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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 9

R.I.P. Quackers

Let me say up front that I understand that the death of a beloved pet—like the death of a newborn baby --is no laughing matter. And yet,...

Deborah Yaffe

Apr 22

Snooze

Earlier this year, I had the occasion (read: an excuse) to rewatch several of the feature-film adaptations of Emma. I reconfirmed the...

Deborah Yaffe

Feb 29

Stocking stuffer

What do you get for the Janeite who has everything? You’d think it would be easy to buy for people whose fandom has spawned an ocean of...

Deborah Yaffe

Nov 14, 2022

Passages

The years 1995-96 yielded a bumper crop of filmed versions of Jane Austen’s novels, designed for both big and small screens. The...

Deborah Yaffe

Aug 25, 2019

Color-coordinated Austen

It’s been clear for a while now that Jane Austen has evolved from revered writer into lifestyle brand: FamousJane, bringing you Classy...