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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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Picking favorites
When I’m asked which Jane Austen novel is my favorite—and if you write a book about Jane Austen fandom, you will be asked this question...
Deborah Yaffe
Apr 7
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Choose wisely
“Name your favorite Jane Austen character”--along with its offshoots (favorite hero, favorite bad boy, Which Jane Austen Heroine Are...
Deborah Yaffe
Apr 3
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Reading Jane Austen in a vacuum
We Janeites never tire of pointing out all the qualities that make Austen special. We’re not wrong to do so--few writers are as good as...
Deborah Yaffe
Mar 24
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Catering to the kids
Do Kids These Days need to be coaxed into picking up a book? What with their new-fangled BookTok and #bookstagram, they seem to be doing...
Deborah Yaffe
Feb 10
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On this day in 1799. . .
Ninety-eighth in an occasional series of excerpts from Jane Austen's letters. Exactly 226 years ago today, the 23-year-old Jane Austen...
Deborah Yaffe
Jan 9
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Jane Austen's fingerprints
In these days of standardized computer fonts and software-assisted editing, one writer’s manuscript probably looks much like another’s....
Deborah Yaffe
Dec 9, 2024
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The sound of silence
Ah, Thanksgiving traditions: Turkey , mashed potatoes , pumpkin pie —and brutal political arguments among loved ones! With this year’s...
Deborah Yaffe
Nov 28, 2024
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Crossover artist
Jane Austen is the ultimate crossover artist, with an unchallenged position in both literary studies and popular culture. (Hey, didn’t...
Deborah Yaffe
Nov 21, 2024
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On this day in 1813. . .
Ninety-seventh in an occasional series of excerpts from Jane Austen's letters. What tribute does a friend owe to a published author?...
Deborah Yaffe
Nov 7, 2024
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Center of celebration
If next year’s celebration of the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth has an epicenter, it would surely be Jane Austen’s House , the...
Deborah Yaffe
Oct 24, 2024
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Creepy Lizzy
The newest Lizzy Bennet is a peculiar creature. True, her Regency-appropriate curls are lovely, and her dark eyes might pass for fine,...
Deborah Yaffe
Sep 23, 2024
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Love among the stacks
Is Jane Austen a romance novelist? Discuss. Or, if you’re not interested in revisiting your test-taking days, you could just travel to...
Deborah Yaffe
Sep 19, 2024
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