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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

Jul 5, 2021

Back in the screening room

Last year, as beloved Jane Austen festivals across the globe moved online, one brand-new event managed an in-person debut, complete with...

Deborah Yaffe

Sep 20, 2020

I scream, you scream. . .

We Janeites love our Jane Austen movies. Can’t get enough of ‘em! Want more! And more! Or so you’d conclude from recent news: * Plans for...

Deborah Yaffe

May 24, 2015

If your Mr. Right is Mr. Darcy

Was Jane Austen’s Mr. Darcy always seen as the quintessential romantic icon, even in that misty prehistoric time known as B.C. (Before...

Deborah Yaffe

Sep 24, 2014

Games Janeites play

It hasn’t quite been Ten Days that Rocked the Jane Austen World, but this past week or so has brought us several memorable Janeite teapot...

Deborah Yaffe

May 21, 2014

Aux armes, citoyens!

We Janeites like to think of ourselves as a community whose shared enthusiasm transcends the artificiality of mere lines on a map,...