Deborah YaffeAug 10Janeite madeleineFor Jane Austen fans, few pieces of music are as instantly recognizable as the Mozart-esque piano concerto that accompanies the credit...
Deborah YaffeJul 27Summer funChawton House, the Elizabethan mansion in Hampshire, England, once owned by Jane Austen’s brother Edward Austen Knight, has had a busy...
Deborah YaffeJun 19Using up the leftoversBefore leaving on vacation, I always try to clean out my refrigerator—no point in coming home to sour milk and moldy vegetables. Since I...
Deborah YaffeJun 8Eliza's harpJane Austen’s extended family was largely composed of respectable clergymen, naval officers, and landowners, along with their equally...
Deborah YaffeJan 11, 2021A song in our heartsIt’s cold outside, and the pandemic still rages. You may not feel like singing a happy tune. But if you’re a Janeite, someone else is...
Deborah YaffeDec 30, 2019Model cityNow this is a community event I can get behind. Over the weekend of January 10-12, the city of Modesto in California’s Central Valley is...
Deborah YaffeNov 7, 2019The sound of (Austen) musicMusic plays intermittent cameo roles in Jane Austen’s novels: think of Mary Bennet delighting us long enough in Pride and Prejudice, or...
Deborah YaffeNov 19, 2018A really accomplished young computerJane Austen’s novels have provided the inspiration for any number of musical treatments, from operas and a classical instrumental suite...
Deborah YaffeOct 4, 2018Emma, live and on filmMusical theater is an expensive art form, and fans on a budget – or those who live far from the major cities where original productions...
Deborah YaffeJul 16, 2018Austen karaokeRecently – OK, it was two weeks ago – I found occasion to mention an old journalists’ joke: that three examples of a phenomenon...
Deborah YaffeJul 2, 2018Trend-spottingWe journalists like to joke that once you have three examples of something – avocado toast! Suburban sex-toy parties! -- you can write a...
Deborah YaffeApr 16, 2018Emma, the (latest) musicalGood news for those of us who can never get enough Jane Austen adaptations: Apparently, theater professionals in London and New York are...