Deborah YaffeFeb 11, 2021On this day in 1801. . .Sixty-first in an occasional series of excerpts from Jane Austen's letters. Jane Austen communicated nothing particularly remarkable in...
Deborah YaffeJan 14, 2021On this day in 1796. . .Sixtieth in an occasional series of excerpts from Jane Austen's letters. The record of Jane Austen’s thoughts, feelings, and opinions is...
Deborah YaffeDec 28, 2020On this day in 1798. . .Fifty-ninth in an occasional series of excerpts from Jane Austen's letters. When Jane Austen sat down to write a letter to her sister,...
Deborah YaffeNov 23, 2020On this day in 1815. . .Fifty-eighth in an occasional series of excerpts from Jane Austen's letters. Although Jane Austen was a professional writer who spent six...
Deborah YaffeOct 15, 2020On this day in 1813. . .Fifty-seventh in an occasional series of excerpts from Jane Austen's letters. “Only think of Mrs Holder’s being dead!” Jane Austen wrote...
Deborah YaffeSep 14, 2020On this day in 1804. . .Fifty-sixth in an occasional series of excerpts from Jane Austen's letters. The letter that the 28-year-old Jane Austen wrote to her...
Deborah YaffeMay 28, 2020On this day in 1817. . .Fifty-fifth in an occasional series of excerpts from Jane Austen's letters. I recently finished reading my eighth biography of Jane...
Deborah YaffeApr 30, 2020On this day in 1811. . . Fifty-fourth in an occasional series of excerpts from Jane Austen's letters. Some years ago, as I was finishing up Among the Janeites, I...
Deborah YaffeMar 9, 2020On this day in 1814. . .Fifty-third in an occasional series of excerpts from Jane Austen's letters. It’s no secret that Jane Austen’s relatives, while immensely...