A common Janeite fantasy goes like this: You meet Jane Austen. Naturally, she finds you interesting and delightful. You get her take on,...

It’s Independence Day here in the United States. What better occasion to consider the question of how soon our computer overlords will...

The white supremacist sympathizer assigned to read Pride and Prejudice will now have enough time to get through all six of Jane Austen’s...

Back in my school days, we eager young grade-grubbers used to trade advice on which teachers marked harshly and which were more...

Kids! Always leaving their homework to the last minute! Last summer, as blog readers will recall, a British judge sentenced a young man...

Last week, a British judge imposed an unusual sentence on a young man convicted of possessing terrorism-related materials. "Have you read...

For Austen fans everywhere, it’s a burning question: WWJD (What Would Jane Do) in the time of coronavirus quarantine? Luckily, we now...