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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

Deborah Yaffe

Sep 21, 2016

Janeite demigod turns 80

Screenwriter Andrew Davies, who turned 80 this past Tuesday, is a Janeite demigod, the man who brought us not only the beloved 1995...

Deborah Yaffe

Mar 7, 2016

Getting it wrong, again

It’s time again for one of my favorite pastimes: Making Fun of the Internet – Jane Austen Edition. Today’s episode includes two entries: ...

Deborah Yaffe

Nov 16, 2015

Mis-Remembrance

See, this is why it’s a problem -- as I’ve written so many, many times before (for instance: here, here and here) – that the Internet is...

Deborah Yaffe

Oct 4, 2015

Fun! Inspirational! But not Jane Austen!

Those of you who’ve been reading this blog for awhile may stop here. You’ve heard what I’m going to say: They’re misquoting Jane Austen...

Deborah Yaffe

Sep 10, 2014

Another brick in the wall

Was it just last month that I was pointing out the folly of banging my head against the brick wall of inaccurate Austen quotation? Yes,...

Deborah Yaffe

Aug 24, 2014

Pet Austen Peeve #83: Movie Quotes Aren't Book Quotes

I suppose I should just stop banging my head against the same old brick wall. But really: if you’re going to go to the trouble of...

Deborah Yaffe

Dec 19, 2013

Jane Austen movies: not the same as Jane Austen books

Look, it’s fine with me if your knowledge of Jane Austen is based on the movies, not the books. No problem. I love (many of) the movies...