Deborah Yaffe2 days agoCrossover artistJane Austen is the ultimate crossover artist, with an unchallenged position in both literary studies and popular culture. (Hey, didn’t...
Deborah Yaffe5 days agoThrillerAre you feeling sad that you won’t be able to join the Jane Austen 250th Birthday festivities in England next year? Fear not! You can...
Deborah YaffeNov 14Sacred spaceJane Austen breathed her last on July 18, 1817, in rented rooms at 8 College Street in the English cathedral city of Winchester. For...
Deborah YaffeNov 4Winning ribbonsIn chapter 27 of Emma , sweet but dim Harriet Smith dithers over her shopping, while Emma Woodhouse tries “with all the force of her own...
Deborah YaffeOct 28Jane Austen studied hereJane Austen’s formal education was brief. Between the ages of seven and ten, she spent a little over two years attending two different...
