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 YaffeAug 24, 2020AKADid Jane Austen want the world to know her name? It’s a complicated question. In January 1796, in a letter to her sister, Cassandra, the...
Deborah YaffeJul 27, 2020RuinsTom Lefroy’s house is crumbling away. To Janeites, this may seem poetic justice for the young Irishman who danced and flirted with the...
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 YaffeMar 23, 2020RestraintI like to think that I do not “rant” about Jane Austen-related error. I merely point it out, in a snarky yet restrained way. At times, it...
Deborah YaffeFeb 20, 2020On this day in 1817. . .Fifty-second in an occasional series of excerpts from Jane Austen's letters. It’s no secret that Jane Austen held a jaundiced view of the...
Deborah YaffeDec 26, 2019On this day in 1798. . .Fiftieth in an occasional series of excerpts from Jane Austen's letters. The holiday season can be difficult for those of us who find...
Deborah YaffeNov 18, 2019On this day in 1798. . .Forty-ninth in an occasional series of excerpts from Jane Austen's letters. For devotees of the Tom-Lefroy-was-the-love-of-Jane-Austen’s...
Deborah YaffeNov 4, 2019Strange bedfellowsBy now, we’ve gotten used to seeing Jane Austen in rather. . . um . . . interesting company. She’s been paired with zombies and sea...