Letters 8/11

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

On this day in 1809. . .

Thirty-fifth in an occasional series of excerpts from Jane Austen's letters As a novelist, Jane Austen was one of the greatest writers...

Deborah Yaffe

Jul 26, 2018

On this day in 1799. . .

Thirty-fourth in an occasional series of excerpts from Jane Austen's letters. The story of Jane Austen fandom has been told more than...

Deborah Yaffe

Jun 11, 2018

On this day in 1813. . .

Thirty-third in an occasional series of excerpts from Jane Austen's letters. Although Jane Austen was, famously, not a big fan of Bath,...

Deborah Yaffe

May 24, 2018

On this day in 1809. . .

Thirty-second in an occasional series of excerpts from Jane Austen's letters. Publishers jerk authors around. This is not exactly news,...

Deborah Yaffe

Apr 5, 2018

On this day in 1814. . .

Thirty-first in an occasional series of excerpts from Jane Austen's letters. Two centuries ago, Jane Austen had spent her day...

Deborah Yaffe

Mar 8, 2018

On this day in 1813. . .

Thirtieth in an occasional series of excerpts from Jane Austen's letters. Two centuries ago, Jane Austen was brimming over with the joy...

Deborah Yaffe

Jan 29, 2018

On this day in 1815. . .

Twenty-ninth in an occasional series of excerpts from Jane Austen's letters. It’s an occupational hazard of the writing life that people...

Deborah Yaffe

Dec 11, 2017

On this day in 1814. . .

Twenty-eighth in an occasional series of excerpts from Jane Austen's letters. Only six of Jane Austen’s letters to her oldest niece,...

Deborah Yaffe

Nov 20, 2017

On this day in 1815. . .

Twenty-seventh in an occasional series of excerpts from Jane Austen's letters. Jane Austen’s books contain few young children, and those...

Deborah Yaffe

Oct 30, 2017

On this day in 1813. . .

Twenty-sixth in an occasional series of excerpts from Jane Austen's letters. Janeites often wonder how Jane Austen would feel about her...

Deborah Yaffe

Sep 25, 2017

On this day in 1813. . .

Twenty-fifth in an occasional series of excerpts from Jane Austen's letters. Jane Austen wrote for money. Not only for money, of course...

Deborah Yaffe

Jul 3, 2017

On this day in 1808. . .

Twenty-fourth in an occasional series of excerpts from Jane Austen's letters. The letter Jane Austen began writing to her sister,...

Deborah Yaffe

Jun 15, 2017