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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

On this day in 1816. . .

One hundred and second in an occasional series of excerpts from Jane Austen's letters. The letter Jane Austen wrote to her 23-year-old...

Deborah Yaffe

Jun 23

Some five years ago, my local chapter of the Jane Austen Society of North America sponsored a discussion of Jane Austen at Home , the...

Deborah Yaffe

Mar 17

Sixty-fourth in an occasional series of excerpts from Jane Austen’s letters. No author – not even Jane Austen -- is immune to the charm...

Deborah Yaffe

Jun 14, 2021

Sixty-third in an occasional series of excerpts from Jane Austen’s letters. Jane Austen was perfectly capable of writing a sensitive...

Deborah Yaffe

May 31, 2021

Sixtieth in an occasional series of excerpts from Jane Austen's letters. The record of Jane Austen’s thoughts, feelings, and opinions is...

Deborah Yaffe

Jan 14, 2021

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 16, 2017

England is a wonderful country. Its history is rich, its democracy is a model for the world, its literature is second to none. Its food...

Deborah Yaffe

Dec 29, 2016