Adaptations 2/23

The Line of Thought

. . . to dream over books and loiter at street corners and let the line of thought dip deep into the stream.

--Virginia Woolf, A Room of One’s Own

Inferiority complex

In 2007, Colin Firth told the London Sunday Times that he was completely unsuited to his most famous role , which he had played twelve...

Deborah Yaffe

Aug 19, 2024

High flying

The reviews are in for the latest Jane Austen-themed costume drama, and they’re raves: “Completely captivated.” “Work of genius.”...

Deborah Yaffe

Aug 5, 2024

The Shirt, unveiled

Sometimes launching a museum exhibition is a complicated process, as catalogs are researched, international loan agreements negotiated,...

Deborah Yaffe

Jun 13, 2024

Mad about the Regency

The third season of Bridgerton, Netflix’s smash-hit Regency romance series, launches today. To mark the occasion, a professor at...

Deborah Yaffe

May 16, 2024

Snooze

Earlier this year, I had the occasion (read: an excuse) to rewatch several of the feature-film adaptations of Emma. I reconfirmed the...

Deborah Yaffe

Apr 22, 2024

Pemberley-at-sea

Although Jane Austen never set sail, her ties to seafaring, forged through the experiences of her two sailor brothers, were close and...

Deborah Yaffe

Apr 8, 2024

Lady Susan on tour

With their witty dialogue and streamlined storytelling, Jane Austen’s novels have many of the qualities of the best plays. No wonder they...

Deborah Yaffe

Mar 28, 2024

Welcome, Janeites!

Apparently, not everyone in the UK opposes turning their little corner of Britain into Janeite Disneyland. Earlier this month, as...

Deborah Yaffe

Mar 18, 2024

Sold!

Somewhere out there, a Jane Austen fan—perhaps someone you know! Perhaps you yourself!—is clearing space in her trophy cabinet for a...

Deborah Yaffe

Mar 11, 2024

Stocking stuffer

What 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...

Deborah Yaffe

Feb 29, 2024

Playing it safe

Early in the Hallmark Channel’s new adaptation of Sense and Sensibility, the recently bereaved Dashwood women stand on the front steps of...

Deborah Yaffe

Feb 26, 2024

This is your brain on Jane Austen

In the United States, the Food and Drug Administration requires that medications carrying a substantial risk of dangerous side effects...

Deborah Yaffe

Feb 19, 2024