Deborah YaffeApr 4Statue warsThe controversy over Winchester Cathedral’s proposed Jane Austen statue is truly the gift that keeps on giving, at least for those of us...
Deborah YaffeMar 25Questionable inspiration?It’s always sad when a fire severely damages a family home, and even more so when the building itself has historic or architectural...
Deborah YaffeJan 8Headline magicIf you read the UK media, you might be forgiven for thinking that no story about British real estate is complete without a link to Jane...
Deborah YaffeDec 21, 2023The sounds of Jane Austen ChristmasEmma Woodhouse’s Christmas holiday is not a good one, as readers of Emma will recall: On Christmas Eve, she fends off Mr. Elton’s...
Deborah YaffeDec 18, 2023AirbnJAJaneites love making pilgrimages to the places where Jane Austen—or at least her relatives--once lived, worked, or ate. But for some...
Deborah YaffeDec 14, 2023Bronzing Jane, againExactly five years ago, Winchester Cathedral proposed erecting a statue of Jane Austen in the Cathedral Close, in tribute to the most...
Deborah YaffeOct 2, 2023Treasure chestChawton House, the Elizabethan mansion in Hampshire once owned by Jane Austen’s brother Edward, is one of the treasures of the Janeite...
Deborah YaffeSep 21, 2023Austen's not-so-secret LondonThe biographical record suggests that Jane Austen was essentially a country girl, much happier during the many years she spent in rural...
Deborah YaffeJul 27, 2023Summer funChawton House, the Elizabethan mansion in Hampshire, England, once owned by Jane Austen’s brother Edward Austen Knight, has had a busy...