Deborah YaffeOct 20, 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 11, 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 28, 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 19, 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 27, 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:...