Deborah YaffeOct 20, 2022Drinking gameThis fall and winter, every Janeite workweek starts with “Austen Monday”—the evening on which the Rosenbach, Philadelphia’s museum and...
Deborah YaffeJul 11, 2022Janeites in conversation“It is such a happiness when good people get together--and they always do,” Miss Bates exults in chapter 21 of Emma. In context, she is...
Deborah YaffeFeb 8, 2021Among the greatsFor college professors, accustomed to lecturing to captive audiences of sometimes disengaged undergraduates, it’s a badge of honor to...
Deborah YaffeNov 5, 2020Good timingThis weekend, time zones are friendly to Janeites with an appetite for online convening. On paper, it looks like you’d have to choose how...