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Journalist and author
The Line of Thought
. . . to dream over books and loiter at street corners and let the line of thought dip deep into the stream.
--Virginia Woolf, A Room of One’s Own
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On this day in 1816. . .
Ninety-ninth in an occasional series  of excerpts from Jane Austen's letters.  As we Janeites never tire of pointing out, Jane Austen...
Deborah Yaffe
3 days ago
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A wrecking ball for Ashe Park House
The material traces of Jane Austen’s life are so scarce that devoted Janeites—or people seeking to profit off Janeite devotion--tend to...
Deborah Yaffe
Apr 10
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Delayed snark
Some five years ago, my local chapter of the Jane Austen Society of North America sponsored a discussion of Jane Austen at Home , the...
Deborah Yaffe
Mar 17
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Branding exercise
A few weeks ago, I ran across a 2011 article in which the wonderful Scottish novelist Ali Smith explained why she seldom grants...
Deborah Yaffe
Feb 3
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On this day in 1799. . .
Ninety-eighth in an occasional series  of excerpts from Jane Austen's letters.  Exactly 226 years ago today, the 23-year-old Jane Austen...
Deborah Yaffe
Jan 9
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On this day in 1798. . .
Ninety-seventh in an occasional series  of excerpts from Jane Austen's letters.  Mary Lloyd was a friend of Jane and Cassandra Austen...
Deborah Yaffe
Dec 2, 2024
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Thriller
Are you feeling sad that you won’t be able to join the Jane Austen 250th Birthday festivities in England next year? Fear not! You can...
Deborah Yaffe
Nov 18, 2024
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On this day in 1808. . .
Ninety-sixth in an occasional series  of excerpts from Jane Austen's letters. Janeites do not always take Jane Austen at her word when it...
Deborah Yaffe
Oct 7, 2024
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On this day in 1814. . .
Ninety-fifth in an occasional series  of excerpts from Jane Austen's letters.  Jane Austen was a patriotic Briton, and during her...
Deborah Yaffe
Sep 2, 2024
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On this day in 1813. . .
Ninety-fourth in an occasional series of excerpts from Jane Austen's letters. Only about two years of Jane Austen’s childhood were spent...
Deborah Yaffe
May 20, 2024
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On this day in 1816. . .
Ninety-third in an occasional series of excerpts from Jane Austen's letters. Just when you think it’s safe to go back in the water. . ....
Deborah Yaffe
Apr 1, 2024
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On this day in 1814. . .
Ninety-second in an occasional series of excerpts from Jane Austen's letters. Those of us who spend a lot of time thinking about Jane...
Deborah Yaffe
Mar 21, 2024
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