Deborah YaffeMar 13, 2019Life imitates Northanger AbbeyThe bitterest pill that Janeites must swallow is the knowledge that Cassandra Austen kept dozens – nay, perhaps hundreds! – of her sister...
Deborah YaffeNov 15, 2018Missing piecesFrom time to time, you happen across a story that makes clear how entirely some people miss the point of Jane Austen. For instance, when...
Deborah YaffeApr 19, 2015Take a letter, Ms. AustenI write letters. Admittedly, I wrote more of them before the advent of email, but I still try to send my oldest friends handwritten...