Deborah YaffeDec 23, 2021Stocking stuffersChristmas is almost here, but I have no sugar plums or partridge-equipped pear trees with which to gift my blog readers. Instead, I will...
Deborah YaffeApr 21, 2019Back in Winchester. . .The cathedral city of Winchester, England, seems to have a love-hate relationship with Jane Austen. Or so we might assume from the odd...
Deborah YaffeFeb 28, 2019Enough alreadyIs it possible to have too much Jane Austen? Apparently, the good citizens of Winchester, England, think it is. Last fall, Winchester...
Deborah YaffeDec 20, 2018An embarrassment of Austen statuesEighteen months ago, not a single statue of Jane Austen was on public display anywhere in the world. And now, it appears, we will soon...
Deborah YaffeJul 22, 2018The price of Austen tourismLast summer, not long after the July 18 bicentenary of Jane Austen’s death, officials in the English town of Basingstoke announced that...
Deborah YaffeAug 2, 2017Complaining with JaneI like to think that I am not a complainer, but I have to admit that I've done a lot of complaining on this blog. Some of my moans are...
Deborah YaffeMay 28, 2017Holiday break in Austen countryAny plans late next month? No? Then head over to the web site of Jane Austen 200 – the clearinghouse for events scheduled this year in...
Deborah YaffeApr 30, 2017Jane lies in WinchesterNow that this Austen bicentenary year is in full swing, the announcements of commemorative events pegged to the July 18 anniversary of...
Deborah YaffeApr 23, 2017Debuting the Austen tennerJane Austen spent years living in straitened circumstances and earned only modest sums from her work, completely missing the giant...
Deborah YaffeAug 24, 2016Austen must-seesI am, of course, aware that online listicles with titles like “22 Places in the UK That Are a Must-See for Jane Austen Fans” are silly...
