Deborah YaffeApr 30, 2017Jane lies in WinchesterNow that this Austen bicentenary year is in full swing, the announcements of commemorative events pegged to the July 18 anniversary of...
Deborah YaffeApr 26, 2017Refighting the winning battleBarely is the metaphorical ink dry on my recent blog post lamenting all the great UK Jane Austen bicentenary events that we American...
Deborah YaffeApr 16, 2017Bicentenary envyThe year 2017 brings two severe trials for American Janeites. The first is our inevitable sadness at marking the bicentenary of Jane...
Deborah YaffeMar 15, 2017Austen's eyesWhen the whole world is gobbling down a giant ice cream sundae, it can be hard to come along and insist we all switch to spinach. But...
Deborah YaffeJan 2, 2017A whirlwind new year for JaneitesHappy new year, Janeites! For us fans of Jane Austen, 2017 is a big year, the biggest since – well, since 2013, when we celebrated the...
Deborah YaffeJan 11, 2016A big anniversary, one year earlyThis past weekend saw the kickoff of Jane Austen 200, the Hampshire, England, commemoration of the bicentennial of Jane Austen’s death....
Deborah YaffeMay 3, 2015Cassandra's griefCassandra Austen gets a bad rap from Janeites. As I’ve noted before, many of us just can’t forgive her for burning who-knows-how-many of...
Deborah YaffeApr 26, 2015On this day in 1817. . . Fourth in an occasional series of excerpts from Jane Austen’s letters The letter-like document that Jane Austen addressed to her sister,...
Deborah YaffeJul 16, 2014The sun of our livesTomorrow marks the 197th anniversary of Jane Austen’s death, at 41, in a rented house at 8 College Street, Winchester, England....
