The success of the screen adaptations of Jane Austen’s novels has been attributed to many factors: romantic plots, attractive stars,...

On this holiday of freedom from tyranny, including the tyranny of conventional expectations, it seems appropriate to spend a moment...

Fashion – at least in the practical, everyday, what-are-you-wearing-this-morning sense – is not my thing. However, I like looking at...

Just in case yesterday’s festivities didn’t give you enough of that Valentine’s Day spirit, Biltmore House, the palatial Asheville, N.C.,...

Janeites never tire of speculating about Austen’s appearance (see here and here for examples), despite – or perhaps because of – the...

We Janeites hail our beloved author as a witty social critic, a source of romantic escapism, a harbinger of a more civilized age, a...

I love for people to find inspiration in Jane Austen. Really, I do. But from time to time, I look at something allegedly inspired by...

I spent this past week participating in a most enjoyable Group Read of Among the Janeites at the Republic of Pemberley (it's now...