Deborah YaffeSep 28, 2015On this day in 1814. . .Eighth in an occasional series of excerpts from Jane Austen’s letters. For those of us fascinated by Jane Austen’s novels, it’s a source...
Deborah YaffeAug 24, 2015On this day in 1805. . .Seventh in an occasional series of excerpts from Jane Austen’s letters. One of the pleasures of reading Jane Austen’s letters to her...
Deborah YaffeJul 9, 2015On this day in 1816. . .Sixth in an occasional series of excerpts from Jane Austen’s letters By all accounts, Jane Austen was an exceptional aunt, and she had a...
Deborah YaffeMay 21, 2015On this day in 1801. . .Fifth in an occasional series of excerpts from Jane Austen’s letters. Reading Jane Austen’s letters – as I do for this occasional blog...
Deborah YaffeApr 27, 2015On this day in 1817. . . Fourth in an occasional series of excerpts from Jane Austen’s letters The letter-like document that Jane Austen addressed to her sister,...
Deborah YaffeMar 26, 2015On this day in 1817. . .Third in an occasional series of excerpts from Jane Austen’s letters. The letter Jane Austen wrote to her eleven-year-old niece, Caroline...
Deborah YaffeFeb 16, 2015On this day in 1813. . .Second in an occasional series of excerpts from Jane Austen's letters: Two hundred and two years ago today, on February 16, 1813, Jane...
Deborah YaffeJan 22, 2015On this day in 1805. . .From time to time – or whenever the spate of weird, annoying or delightful Jane Austen news slows to a trickle – I’ll be offering an...
Deborah YaffeDec 11, 2014The not-so-unseen letterJane Austen loved her sister Cassandra, and so we Janeites must try to do so as well. But that bonfire makes it hard. Cassandra Austen...