Deborah YaffeJun 19, 2023Using up the leftoversBefore leaving on vacation, I always try to clean out my refrigerator—no point in coming home to sour milk and moldy vegetables. Since I...
Deborah YaffeJun 8, 2023Eliza's harpJane Austen’s extended family was largely composed of respectable clergymen, naval officers, and landowners, along with their equally...
Deborah YaffeApr 15, 2021Cross-channel connectionsJane Austen is usually thought of as a quintessentially English writer, what with all those landed estates, rural rectories, and mannerly...
Deborah YaffeAug 8, 2018Fascinating PhiladelphiaJane Austen’s paternal aunt Philadelphia Austen Hancock (1730-92) is one of the most fascinating and understudied characters in the...
