Deborah YaffeNov 18, 2021Another mansion for saleOnce again, it’s time for every Janeite’s favorite sport: eying up palatial real estate with tangential Jane Austen associations. Today’s...
Deborah YaffeOct 25, 2021Selling Scarlets, againWe Janeites would kill to live in an Austen-linked stately home. That goes without saying. But – is it possible that such properties are...
Deborah YaffeOct 14, 2021Listening in on Chawton HouseLast summer, the pandemic programmers of Chawton House, the Elizabethan manor once owned by Jane Austen’s brother Edward, revived the...
Deborah YaffeOct 4, 2021Not In Jane's BackyardBetween her father’s death in January 1805 and her move into Chawton cottage in July 1809, Jane Austen was . . . not homeless, certainly,...
Deborah YaffeSep 30, 2021Autumn footstepsWandering around the English countryside in early autumn while talking about literature: sounds idyllic, no? And so I sighed enviously as...
Deborah YaffeSep 9, 2021Balls in the airAh, the passive voice. It conceals a multitude of sins. The other day, I happened across one of my favorite genres of newspaper story:...
Deborah YaffeAug 16, 2021Silt and sensibilityAs we Pride and Prejudice readers know, Mr. Darcy’s responsible stewardship of his beautiful grounds at Pemberley is an important factor...
Deborah YaffeJun 3, 2021Road tripIf you’re a bit stir-crazy after fifteen months’ home confinement, the Four Seasons luxury hotel chain has a suggestion for you: drive...
Deborah YaffeMay 27, 2021Austen-linked fixer-upperBy now, I’m used to reading real estate listings that hype every tiniest link to Jane Austen: An oast house on a farm where her father...