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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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Hint, hint
Just in case – ahem! – you were wondering what to get me for my birthday, a particularly scrumptious set of Jane Austen editions is...
Deborah Yaffe
Oct 14, 2015
Fun! Inspirational! But not Jane Austen!
Those of you who’ve been reading this blog for awhile may stop here. You’ve heard what I’m going to say: They’re misquoting Jane Austen...
Deborah Yaffe
Oct 4, 2015
Quenching that insatiable desire
Sometimes a headline seems to speak directly to you, as if written not by an anonymous stranger but by a friend with intimate knowledge...
Deborah Yaffe
Sep 30, 2015
That romantic lead-poisoning look
For those of you waiting anxiously for the release of reality TV star Lauren Conrad’s latest fashion line – debuting! Wednesday! at New...
Deborah Yaffe
Sep 6, 2015
Jane Austen inside the lines
I was a dutiful, conscientious child who entirely lacked artistic ability. As such, I was rather a fan of the coloring book, which...
Deborah Yaffe
Sep 2, 2015
Jane Austen, now with tabs
Given the ubiquity of Austen-inspired items, from tattoos to mouse pads, it’s no surprise that she’s conquered the world of paper dolls,...
Deborah Yaffe
Aug 5, 2015
Dollies for Janeites
I was one of those little girls who loves dolls. But none of your affordable Barbie nonsense for me. No, I had the toybox equivalent of...
Deborah Yaffe
May 17, 2015
Say a little prayer for me
It’s commonplace to speak about Jane Austen fandom in terms usually associated with religion. Austen-love is a “cult” filled with those...
Deborah Yaffe
Apr 22, 2015
Austen at your fingertips
The stream of heartfelt yet weird homages to Jane Austen really never stops. Today’s entry: ten replications of the silhouette of Jane...
Deborah Yaffe
Apr 12, 2015
Smells Like Jane Spirit
To paraphrase Mr. Darcy, I have been a verbal being all my life – no affinity for music, hopeless at art, allergic to sports. For me,...
Deborah Yaffe
Mar 15, 2015
It's in the cards
Just in time for Christmas, I’ve become aware of the existence of not one but two new-ish (less than two years old) Jane Austen-related...
Deborah Yaffe
Dec 22, 2014
You really shouldn't have
All across the Net (for instance: here and here and here), you will find long lists of Jane Austen-related holiday gifts for the Janeite...
Deborah Yaffe
Dec 18, 2014
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