Deborah YaffeJun 13The Shirt, unveiledSometimes launching a museum exhibition is a complicated process, as catalogs are researched, international loan agreements negotiated,...
Deborah YaffeMay 9Growth spurtBack in the 2010s, when I first started reading Jane Austen fanfic, the typical example of the genre was a romance novel, either Regency...
Deborah YaffeMay 6Seven paragraphs to read if you want toI should probably spend less time thinking about stupid clickbait listicles that mention Jane Austen. My mental health would improve. My...
Deborah YaffeApr 18Playing aroundFor certain kinds of Janeites, nothing beats dressing up in Regency costume and—to paraphrase Mr. Bennet—exposing themselves in some...
Deborah YaffeApr 11Not so historicalJane 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 YaffeMar 25Questionable inspiration?It’s always sad when a fire severely damages a family home, and even more so when the building itself has historic or architectural...
Deborah YaffeMar 18Welcome, Janeites!Apparently, not everyone in the UK opposes turning their little corner of Britain into Janeite Disneyland. Earlier this month, as...
Deborah YaffeMar 11Sold!Somewhere out there, a Jane Austen fan—perhaps someone you know! Perhaps you yourself!—is clearing space in her trophy cabinet for a...
Deborah YaffeFeb 29Stocking stufferWhat do you get for the Janeite who has everything? You’d think it would be easy to buy for people whose fandom has spawned an ocean of...