Deborah YaffeDec 29, 2022Dinner timeA common Janeite fantasy goes like this: You meet Jane Austen. Naturally, she finds you interesting and delightful. You get her take on,...
Deborah YaffeJan 24, 2022Pride and penitentiaryThe white supremacist sympathizer assigned to read Pride and Prejudice will now have enough time to get through all six of Jane Austen’s...
Deborah YaffeJan 10, 2022Pop quizBack in my school days, we eager young grade-grubbers used to trade advice on which teachers marked harshly and which were more...
Deborah YaffeDec 9, 2021Crunch timeKids! Always leaving their homework to the last minute! Last summer, as blog readers will recall, a British judge sentenced a young man...
Deborah YaffeSep 6, 2021Required readingLast week, a British judge imposed an unusual sentence on a young man convicted of possessing terrorism-related materials. "Have you read...
Deborah YaffeMay 6, 2018P&P for foodiesJane Austen’s mature novels are not, by and large, very foodie. Although important scenes occur over meals – think Mary Crawford’s...
