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The Line of Thought
. . . to dream over books and loiter at street corners and let the line of thought dip deep into the stream.
--Virginia Woolf, A Room of One’s Own
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Time to exhibit
As we approach the last third of this Austen 250 year, the torrent of anniversary-related events shows no sign of abating—especially in...
Deborah Yaffe
Aug 18, 2025
Hatching time
Like periodical cicadas, Austen adaptations come around on a predictable schedule. Every ten or fifteen years, a newly hatched crew of...
Deborah Yaffe
Jul 24, 2025
Frank disappointment
Jane Austen seems to have adored her older brother Francis. In the handful of letters that survive from their correspondence, she...
Deborah Yaffe
May 12, 2025
Here we go again
The first still-extant screen adaptation of Pride and Prejudice , the MGM movie starring Greer Garson and Laurence Olivier as Elizabeth...
Deborah Yaffe
Apr 24, 2025
Picking favorites
When I’m asked which Jane Austen novel is my favorite—and if you write a book about Jane Austen fandom, you will be asked this question...
Deborah Yaffe
Apr 7, 2025
Back in the day
I still remember the first time I watched the BBC’s iconic 1995 adaptation of Pride and Prejudice . At the time, my husband and I lived...
Deborah Yaffe
Jan 30, 2025
New material
In case you feared running short of new Jane Austen-themed television, you can stop worrying: No fewer than three Austenian adaptations...
Deborah Yaffe
Oct 21, 2024
Coming attraction
Apparently, I am not the only person who never tires of romcoms in which a Jane Austen fan’s romantic life starts to mirror Austen’s...
Deborah Yaffe
Sep 5, 2024
The luxury of time
Summer is winding down, but there’s still time to squeeze in some vacation reading. And if you prefer that your books come in beautifully...
Deborah Yaffe
Aug 26, 2024
Not so historical
Jane Austen’s novels make it onto a lot of best-of lists, and I am usually happy when they do. But not last month, when both Pride and...
Deborah Yaffe
Apr 11, 2024
Digging in
It’s December 25! Time for everyone’s favorite Christmas tradition: A trip to the movies, followed by a delicious dinner of steamed...
Deborah Yaffe
Dec 25, 2023
Second chances
July 1997. A lavish birthday party for a controversial royal paramour. Her old flame and current lover, the future king of England, rises...
Deborah Yaffe
Nov 30, 2023
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