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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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Yankee Doodle Darcy?
In the past two centuries, Jane Austen has been called many things. Her fans have called her brilliant, witty, and insightful. Her...
Deborah Yaffe
Jul 29, 2024
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Freedom
The arrival of Independence Day has reminded me of the worst writing advice I ever got. Bear with me as I explain the connection. Long,...
Deborah Yaffe
Jul 4, 2024
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Celebrating S&S
Over the past decade-plus, as Jane Austen’s novels reached their publication bicentennials, writer and scholar Sarah Emsley invited...
Deborah Yaffe
Jun 27, 2024
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Acquired taste
Mansfield Park’s status as the most polarizing of Jane Austen’s novels is by now well-established. It’s the black-olives-and-anchovy...
Deborah Yaffe
Jun 6, 2024
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Not so historical
Jane Austen’s novels make it onto a lot of best-of lists, and I am usually happy when they do. But not last month, when both Pride and...
Deborah Yaffe
Apr 11, 2024
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On this day in 1816. . .
Ninety-third in an occasional series of excerpts from Jane Austen's letters. Just when you think it’s safe to go back in the water. . ....
Deborah Yaffe
Apr 1, 2024
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On this day in 1814. . .
Ninety-second in an occasional series of excerpts from Jane Austen's letters. Those of us who spend a lot of time thinking about Jane...
Deborah Yaffe
Mar 21, 2024
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Kiddie lit
Back when I was young and stupid, I didn’t think much of Jane Austen’s Juvenilia, the short sketches and fragments she wrote between the...
Deborah Yaffe
Jan 29, 2024
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Noted
When my children were in grade school, their English teachers often required them to annotate their reading: For each chapter, students...
Deborah Yaffe
Jan 18, 2024
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Headline magic
If you read the UK media, you might be forgiven for thinking that no story about British real estate is complete without a link to Jane...
Deborah Yaffe
Jan 8, 2024
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Jane-talk, sponsored
Back in the summer of 2022, TikTok kicked off its inaugural book club with a group reading of Persuasion. Allegedly, the TikTok Book Club...
Deborah Yaffe
Jan 4, 2024
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Digging in
It’s December 25! Time for everyone’s favorite Christmas tradition: A trip to the movies, followed by a delicious dinner of steamed...
Deborah Yaffe
Dec 25, 2023
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