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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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Signing for Jane
Heaven knows there is plenty of weird Jane Austen merchandise out there. (Though I’m not sure anyone has yet topped the Austen book cover...
Deborah Yaffe
Apr 12, 2017
Austen in toe shoes
Every time you think Jane Austen’s stories have been translated into every conceivable medium – not just the ubiquitous movies, but comic...
Deborah Yaffe
Apr 9, 2017
On this day in 1817. . .
Twenty-second in an occasional series of excerpts from Jane Austen's letters. Devotees of the Victorian novel are familiar with the Will...
Deborah Yaffe
Apr 5, 2017
Tending the Austen flame
Jane Austen’s books feature plenty of quietly competent women going about their work with minimal fuss – and, sometimes, minimal...
Deborah Yaffe
Apr 2, 2017
Jane meets Agatha
Just when you thought everyone had forgotten about the final Jane Austen Mystery Fiver – the still-missing British £5 note engraved with...
Deborah Yaffe
Mar 29, 2017
Jane Austen, trumped
For an American, a British spouse confers certain advantages. Your tea will always be expertly brewed. Your friends will find the accent...
Deborah Yaffe
Mar 26, 2017
Weaving Austen-fabric
Regular blog readers will recall that I find the very concept of “Jane Austen-inspired” smells, flavors, and visuals – as in Austen...
Deborah Yaffe
Mar 22, 2017
Austen comic books 2.0
Given the ubiquity of comic books based on Jane Austen’s novels, I suppose it’s not surprising that we’ve now moved on to Version 2.0:...
Deborah Yaffe
Mar 19, 2017
Austen's eyes
When the whole world is gobbling down a giant ice cream sundae, it can be hard to come along and insist we all switch to spinach. But...
Deborah Yaffe
Mar 15, 2017
On this day in 1817. . .
Twenty-first in an occasional series of excerpts from Jane Austen's letters. Jane Austen: realist or romantic? Cynic or softie? You’ll...
Deborah Yaffe
Mar 12, 2017
On the trail of great writers
Logically, there’s no particular reason we dedicated readers should yearn to visit the houses where our favorite writers were born, grew...
Deborah Yaffe
Mar 9, 2017
Austen en français
Say what you will of Isabelle de Montolieu: The woman had chutzpah. In 1816, de Montolieu, a successful Swiss novelist, published her...
Deborah Yaffe
Mar 6, 2017
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