Deborah YaffeJan 23Pride & Prejudice & Real EstateSo many updated versions of Jane Austen’s novels have come my way over the past couple of decades that when I hear of a new one these...
Deborah YaffeDec 31, 2020Goodbye at last, 2020A year ago, I confidently predicted a 2020 filled with the usual array of Austen events: “Teas, balls, fairs, festivals, conferences,...
Deborah YaffeDec 21, 2020No rom, no comThe opening credits of Modern Persuasion, which began streaming Friday on a small screen near you, scroll through a litany of actors,...
Deborah YaffeOct 4, 2020Deck the hallsAfter the year we’ve had, we’re all going to deserve a holiday-season treat. And it looks like the Janeites among us will be getting one....
Deborah YaffeJun 21, 2020The Jane Austen Guide to QuarantineFor many of us, coronavirus quarantine has proved to be the perfect moment to reread Jane Austen. (Although, really, is there ever a bad...
Deborah YaffeOct 13, 2019Second bananasWe Janeites may love Austen’s heroes and heroines, but it’s her secondary characters who make us laugh out loud. Fanny Dashwood’s...
Deborah YaffeJul 29, 2018UnpersuadedPride and Prejudice isn’t just Jane Austen’s most famous and popular novel. Of all her stories, it’s also the best suited to modern-dress...
