Deborah YaffeJan 29Kiddie litBack when I was young and stupid, I didn’t think much of Jane Austen’s Juvenilia, the short sketches and fragments she wrote between the...
Deborah YaffeMay 3, 2020Bummer :-(When Elinor Dashwood learns (as she thinks) that the love of her life, Edward Ferrars, has finally married his longtime fiancée, she is...
Deborah YaffeNov 22, 2018Saint CharlotteThanksgiving Day may seem to be a holiday with no connection whatsoever to the works of Jane Austen. True, her major novels include the...
Deborah YaffeSep 3, 2017Haute couture juveniliaCollecting copies of Jane Austen’s books is a popular Janeite pastime. The wealthy seek out rare and valuable first editions. The...
Deborah YaffeMar 5, 2015Teen JaneJane Austen’s juvenilia, the clever and hilarious short pieces she wrote between the ages of roughly eleven and eighteen, are far less...