Herding sheep
Somewhere out there, lost lambs are baa-ing to return to the fold, and a group of scholarly Bo Peeps is ready to shepherd them home. The...
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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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Deborah Yaffe
Oct 1, 2017
SOS for Chawton's horses
Although the Shire horses of Chawton House Library have been dispersed to new homes, the local campaign to reverse that decision...
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Deborah Yaffe
Sep 17, 2017
Chawton Kremlinology
The ongoing saga of Chawton House Library’s beloved Shire horses – likely casualties of the Austen site’s cost-cutting campaign – is...
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Deborah Yaffe
Sep 6, 2017
Goodbye to Chawton's horses
When Silicon Valley multimillionaire Sandy Lerner opened Chawton House Library in 2003, the new Janeite landmark in Hampshire, England,...
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Deborah Yaffe
Jul 19, 2017
The Austen ice bucket challenge
There are many things I would be willing to do to secure the future of Chawton House Library, one of the Austen world’s great treasures....
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Deborah Yaffe
May 28, 2017
Holiday break in Austen country
Any plans late next month? No? Then head over to the web site of Jane Austen 200 – the clearinghouse for events scheduled this year in...
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Deborah Yaffe
Apr 30, 2017
Jane lies in Winchester
Now that this Austen bicentenary year is in full swing, the announcements of commemorative events pegged to the July 18 anniversary of...
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Deborah Yaffe
Mar 9, 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...
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Deborah Yaffe
Nov 7, 2016
Lerner leaves Chawton House
Unless Queen Elizabeth II is a secret Austen fan, the richest living Janeite is probably Sandy Lerner, the co-founder of Cisco Systems...
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Deborah Yaffe
Sep 18, 2016
Women's work, international edition
When I was a girl – yes, back when dinosaurs roamed the earth – I was a dab hand at needlepoint. I stitched plastic canvas into keepsake...
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Deborah Yaffe
Aug 24, 2016
Austen must-sees
I am, of course, aware that online listicles with titles like “22 Places in the UK That Are a Must-See for Jane Austen Fans” are silly...
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Deborah Yaffe
Dec 3, 2015
Austen's living room
Looking for a good place to curl up with your battered copy of Emma, celebrating its bicentennial in two weeks? If you happen to be in...
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