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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

International (mis)understanding

With their film adaptations and their fanfics and their Austen societies, residents of the Indian subcontinent seem to love Jane Austen...

Deborah Yaffe

Aug 1, 2018

For the Jane Austen world, it qualifies as blockbuster news: Revered screenwriter Andrew Davies, the man behind the iconic 1995 BBC...

Deborah Yaffe

Jul 11, 2018

It’s been quite a while since I last discussed the unfortunate phenomenon of faux-Jane Austen quotes, usually originating in Jane Austen...

Deborah Yaffe

May 20, 2018

I like to think that I am not a complainer, but I have to admit that I've done a lot of complaining on this blog. Some of my moans are...

Deborah Yaffe

Aug 2, 2017

Screenwriter Andrew Davies, who turned 80 this past Tuesday, is a Janeite demigod, the man who brought us not only the beloved 1995...

Deborah Yaffe

Sep 21, 2016

It’s time again for one of my favorite pastimes: Making Fun of the Internet – Jane Austen Edition. Today’s episode includes two entries: ...

Deborah Yaffe

Mar 7, 2016

See, this is why it’s a problem -- as I’ve written so many, many times before (for instance: here, here and here) – that the Internet is...

Deborah Yaffe

Nov 16, 2015

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

Was it just last month that I was pointing out the folly of banging my head against the brick wall of inaccurate Austen quotation? Yes,...

Deborah Yaffe

Sep 10, 2014

I suppose I should just stop banging my head against the same old brick wall. But really: if you’re going to go to the trouble of...

Deborah Yaffe

Aug 24, 2014

Look, it’s fine with me if your knowledge of Jane Austen is based on the movies, not the books. No problem. I love (many of) the movies...

Deborah Yaffe

Dec 19, 2013