Deborah YaffeNov 9, 2015How dare you?It’s not exactly news that we Janeites feel very, very strongly about Jane Austen’s characters. Like, more strongly than we do about most...
Deborah YaffeFeb 2, 2015Not as happy as I deserveAnother year, another round of Let’s Misquote Jane Austen. Back in October, the last time I was overcome by irritation at the general...
Deborah YaffeDec 25, 2014A Jane Austen ChristmasJane Austen is famously careful about the chronology in her stories – Ellen Moody has mined the text to produce working calendars for all...
Deborah YaffeOct 19, 2014Must stop can't stopI really should stop. Don’t torture myself, right? Just surrender my Jane Austen Critical Faculties license, turn in my Janeite Purist...
Deborah YaffeSep 10, 2014Another brick in the wallWas it just last month that I was pointing out the folly of banging my head against the brick wall of inaccurate Austen quotation? Yes,...
Deborah YaffeJul 27, 2014Another Jane Austen movie?Today's quiz question: Which Jane Austen novel does this plot summary suggest? “Ella is touring Italy with her boyfriend, unaware that...
Deborah YaffeNov 28, 2013Giving thanks for Jane AustenAs a concept, gratitude is important to Jane Austen: Elizabeth feels it for Darcy when she learns what he's done for Lydia; Sir Thomas...
Deborah YaffeSep 18, 2013Hey JanePride and Prejudice is Jane Austen’s most popular novel. It’s the one that gets assigned in high school, makes the top-novels-of-all-time...
Deborah YaffeMay 26, 2013Sex in Jane AustenThe British novelist Howard Jacobson has done us all a service by pointing out the sex in Jane Austen. Not the obvious but offstage sex:...
