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On this day in 1801. . .

Seventy-first in an occasional series of excerpts from Jane Austen's letters. Moving out of one house and into another is a stressful,...

Eternal verities

Despite the strangeness of this year, some eternal verities remain. Snowflakes. Evergreens. Misquoting Jane Austen. A few highlights of...

Giving credit where credit is due

Those of us who set ourselves up as arbiters of correctness in matters of Jane Austen quotation never run short of opportunities to...

Austen math

Remind me: How many novels did Jane Austen write, again? Just kidding! Yes, of course, the answer is six. But if you didn’t know that...

Keeping up with the Kambridges

Trendy fashion accessories come and go. One year, it’s thigh-high red boots and black berets; the next it’s purple shoes and tiny...

Keeping up with the Janeites, Part II

In September, we suspected. We hoped. We crossed our fingers. And now it’s confirmed. In perhaps the least likely household on Planet...

Midwinter diversion

“I have just learnt to love a hyacinth.” “. . . . So much the better. You have gained a new source of enjoyment, and it is well to have...

Forty years and counting

It’s that time again, Janeites: The Jane Austen Society of North America is holding its Annual General Meeting (AGM) over the next four...

Greatest Hits, Part II

As I have pointed out rather often, most recently earlier this week, the Internet is filled with quotes from filmed adaptations of Jane...

Too darn hot

The dog days of summer are approaching, and perhaps that’s why the amount of Stupid Jane Austen Stuff coming my way seems to have ramped...

Bringing up the rear

Six months ago, author and scholar Sarah Emsley launched a blog series dedicated to the two Austen novels marking their bicentenary this...

On this day in 1809. . .

Thirty-second in an occasional series of excerpts from Jane Austen's letters. Publishers jerk authors around. This is not exactly news,...