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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
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Another chance at completion
Less than a year ago, a rich person with excellent taste snapped up a complete set of Jane Austen first editions at a New York auction....
Deborah Yaffe
Nov 12, 2020
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Breaking news!
Mark your calendars, Janeites! The day we’ve barely dared to imagine in our most fervid fantasies is nearly here! On October 28, we’ll...
Deborah Yaffe
Oct 1, 2020
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Beautiful books, glamorous provenance
When valuable editions of Jane Austen’s novels come up for auction, the selling point is usually something about the books themselves:...
Deborah Yaffe
Sep 10, 2020
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Masked and Austentatious
The proliferation of face masks in every conceivable style, color, fabric, and design is either an encouraging sign of inexhaustible...
Deborah Yaffe
Aug 3, 2020
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Completist completes
Apparently, I’m not the only Jane Austen completist out there. Last week, as blog readers will recall, the New York auction house Swann...
Deborah Yaffe
Feb 27, 2020
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The price of perfection
I was born with a completist gene. I like to finish things up – books, TV series, leftovers. I like to own full sets of things. I abhor...
Deborah Yaffe
Feb 13, 2020
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Midwinter diversion
“I have just learnt to love a hyacinth.” “. . . . So much the better. You have gained a new source of enjoyment, and it is well to have...
Deborah Yaffe
Jan 20, 2020
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What would Jane Austen say?
“Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance,” I texted my husband. I was not providing dampening commentary on our nearly...
Deborah Yaffe
Dec 12, 2019
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Lydia the leopard
I really should cease being surprised by how indiscriminately purveyors of goods and services slap the name “Jane Austen” onto items with...
Deborah Yaffe
Oct 31, 2019
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Color-coordinated Austen
It’s been clear for a while now that Jane Austen has evolved from revered writer into lifestyle brand: FamousJane, bringing you Classy...
Deborah Yaffe
Aug 26, 2019
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Travelin' on
Two years ago, Dutch journalist Karin Quint ran an admirably efficient Kickstarter campaign that ultimately raised more than $17,000 to...
Deborah Yaffe
Jun 13, 2019
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Pop v. popular
Jane Austen is popular, but is she pop? This pressing question presented itself irresistibly when, just in time for Valentine’s Day, I...
Deborah Yaffe
Feb 11, 2019
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