Deborah YaffeApr 15Not In Jane's Backyard, Part IIJane Austen died without finishing Sanditon, her novel about a developer trying to turn a sleepy small town into a bustling seaside...
Deborah YaffeMay 25, 2023How P&P came to beIt’s a great time for programming at Jane Austen’s House, the cottage in Chawton, Hampshire, where Austen wrote or revised all six of her...
Deborah YaffeMay 22, 2023Listening pleasureIt’s been a sadly long time since I strolled through the garden at Jane Austen’s House, the cottage in Chawton, Hampshire, where Austen...
Deborah YaffeOct 4, 2021Not In Jane's BackyardBetween her father’s death in January 1805 and her move into Chawton cottage in July 1809, Jane Austen was . . . not homeless, certainly,...
Deborah YaffeJan 31, 2019A house in Austen countryAs regular blog readers know, I find few pursuits more enjoyable than the ogling of Jane Austen-related real estate. This week’s...
Deborah YaffeDec 20, 2018An embarrassment of Austen statuesEighteen months ago, not a single statue of Jane Austen was on public display anywhere in the world. And now, it appears, we will soon...
Deborah YaffeJun 20, 2018A statue for ChawtonThe Hampshire village of Chawton is the mecca of the Janeite faith: the community where Austen spent the last eight years of her life,...
Deborah YaffeNov 23, 2015A very (expensive) Jane Austen ChristmasIf you are a Janeite with no 2016 Christmas plans – and a whole wad of cash left over from this year’s gift shopping – the New York Times...
Deborah YaffeJun 17, 2015Celebrating Austen in ChawtonJane Austen festivals are a dime a dozen by now, but Jane Austen Regency Week, the nine-day Austen festival that begins this Saturday,...
