Deborah YaffeNov 6AdaptableIn the two centuries since Jane Austen’s death, her novels have proved almost infinitely adaptable, transmuted into stage plays, radio...
Deborah YaffeOct 30It's that time againSigns of autumn: Falling leaves. Halloween pumpkins. And the Annual General Meeting of the Jane Austen Society of North America, which...
Deborah YaffeOct 23In the mind's eyeJane Austen’s physical descriptions of her characters are famously sparse. But if you ask me, Anne Elliot, Emma Woodhouse, and Elizabeth...
Deborah YaffeOct 2Treasure chestChawton House, the Elizabethan mansion in Hampshire once owned by Jane Austen’s brother Edward, is one of the treasures of the Janeite...
Deborah YaffeSep 25Dress-up for grownupsAs blog readers will recall, the Library of Congress hosted its first-ever Literary Costume Ball earlier this month. Since then, I’ve...
Deborah YaffeAug 31Calling all bookish cosplayersQuick! Waste no time! You have until today at noon (US Eastern) to enter the lottery for free tickets to the Library of Congress’...
Deborah YaffeJul 27Summer funChawton House, the Elizabethan mansion in Hampshire, England, once owned by Jane Austen’s brother Edward Austen Knight, has had a busy...
Deborah YaffeJul 20Semi-native daughterJane Austen’s stays in the southern English port of Southampton were short-ish and not especially happy. As a seven-year-old, she...
Deborah YaffeJun 19Using up the leftoversBefore leaving on vacation, I always try to clean out my refrigerator—no point in coming home to sour milk and moldy vegetables. Since I...
Deborah YaffeJun 8Eliza's harpJane Austen’s extended family was largely composed of respectable clergymen, naval officers, and landowners, along with their equally...
Deborah YaffeMay 25How P&P came to beIt’s a great time for programming at Jane Austen’s House, the cottage in Chawton, Hampshire, where Austen wrote or revised all six of her...
Deborah YaffeApr 27Austen in the dreamscapeAustralians may have a complicated relationship with Britain, their one-time mother country, but no such ambivalence seems to pervade...