Deborah YaffeSep 2On this day in 1814. . .Ninety-fifth in an occasional series of excerpts from Jane Austen's letters. Jane Austen was a patriotic Briton, and during her...
Deborah YaffeMay 20On this day in 1813. . .Ninety-fourth in an occasional series of excerpts from Jane Austen's letters. Only about two years of Jane Austen’s childhood were spent...
Deborah YaffeAug 5, 2021HousekeepingJane Austen apparently liked to eat – “You know how interesting the purchase of a sponge-cake is to me,” she wrote to her sister in June...
Deborah YaffeNov 29, 2018On this day in 1812. . .Thirty-ninth in an occasional series of excerpts from Jane Austen's letters. Talk about burying the lead. The letter that Jane Austen...
Deborah YaffeJun 10, 2018On this day in 1799. . .Thirty-fourth in an occasional series of excerpts from Jane Austen's letters. The story of Jane Austen fandom has been told more than...
Deborah YaffeDec 29, 2016The Austen Catch-Up Project: The Jane Austen CookbookEngland is a wonderful country. Its history is rich, its democracy is a model for the world, its literature is second to none. Its food...
Deborah YaffeFeb 16, 2015On this day in 1813. . .Second in an occasional series of excerpts from Jane Austen's letters: Two hundred and two years ago today, on February 16, 1813, Jane...
