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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 6, 2016

Worldwide Janeite partying

As summer weeks go, the week ahead is looking pretty good for Jane Austen fans: * Tomorrow and Saturday, the Janeites of Port Alberni, in...

Deborah Yaffe

May 3, 2015

Cassandra's grief

Cassandra 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 Yaffe

Aug 6, 2014

In charge at the cottage

I just can’t get enough of these Janeite dream jobs. Last year, Cassandra’s Cup, the tea shop across the road from Chawton cottage, the...

Deborah Yaffe

Mar 12, 2014

Another Janeite dream job

Last year, I briefly indulged a Janeite fantasy as I imagined plunking down a cool million dollars to buy Cassandra’s Cup, the teashop...

Deborah Yaffe

Nov 14, 2013

Tiny Regency furniture

I can’t imagine anything more fun than the you-got-your-chocolate-in-my-peanut-butter combination of Jane Austen and dollhouse...

Deborah Yaffe

Aug 21, 2013

Janeite fantasy: Buy Cassandra's Cup

Janeite fantasies don't get much more fantastic than this: Cassandra's Cup, the tea shop located directly opposite Jane Austen's House...