Deborah YaffeAug 14WallpaperingMy husband, an aspiring rock god, owns a T-shirt reading, “How many guitars do I really need? Just one more.” Many Janeites harbor...
Deborah YaffeJul 13PodlifeThe universe of Jane Austen podcasts is hardly underpopulated. You can choose from titles like AustenTherapy, Bonnets at Dawn, First...
Deborah YaffeMay 25How P&P came to beIt’s a great time for programming at Jane Austen’s House, the cottage in Chawton, Hampshire, where Austen wrote or revised all six of her...
Deborah YaffeMay 22Listening pleasureIt’s been a sadly long time since I strolled through the garden at Jane Austen’s House, the cottage in Chawton, Hampshire, where Austen...
Deborah YaffeApr 10A controversial rarityBecause Jane Austen’s letters are such rare and precious gems, it’s semi-big news whenever one of the extant 160(ish) turns up on...
Deborah YaffeDec 5, 2022Treasures of the collectionA year after a priceless nineteenth-century literary collection was rescued from the auction block and donated to public institutions...
Deborah YaffeSep 12, 2022Jane Austen in love . . . maybeNine months have passed since we learned the happy news that a cache of priceless books and manuscripts, including two Jane Austen...
Deborah YaffeJun 6, 2022On this day in 1811. . .Seventy-sixth in an occasional series of excerpts from Jane Austen's letters. Jane Austen’s novels famously contain few detailed...
Deborah YaffeApr 14, 2022One of UsFor a long time, we have known that at least one* Janeite lives barely a heartbeat away from the British throne: Seven years ago,...
Deborah YaffeApr 4, 2022What lies beneathIn popular culture, Jane Austen is the avatar of buttoned-up romance – love stories featuring heroines concealed under long skirts and...
Deborah YaffeFeb 24, 2022Women's letters, women's livesTexts and emails have much to recommend them, but it’s hard not to wonder how much their prevalence will handicap future biographers....
Deborah YaffeFeb 3, 2022MouthwateringAusten-influenced crafts come in many forms. There are knitting patterns. There are board games. There are tote bags and jewelry and...