Deborah YaffeJul 27, 2023Summer funChawton House, the Elizabethan mansion in Hampshire, England, once owned by Jane Austen’s brother Edward Austen Knight, has had a busy...
Deborah YaffeMay 23, 2022Many happy returnsThe return of spring brings many pleasures. Flowers! Baby birds! And, of course, a new Jane Austen bobblehead! Back in 2020, the North...
Deborah YaffeApr 8, 2021All the JanesJaneites have a curious affinity for images of Our Author – even though, as I’ve noted before, we’ll never really know what she looked...
Deborah YaffeSep 9, 2020Beautiful books, glamorous provenanceWhen valuable editions of Jane Austen’s novels come up for auction, the selling point is usually something about the books themselves:...
Deborah YaffeJun 10, 2020Tuning in to Chawton HouseEven in quarantine – especially in quarantine? -- Janeites apparently can’t get enough Jane Austen. Or so we might conclude from the...
Deborah YaffeApr 26, 2020Janeite SOSIt’s no secret that the closing of pretty much everything in response to the coronavirus pandemic has hit non-profits and arts...
Deborah YaffeJun 16, 2019FriendsAlthough Jane Austen is a quintessentially British writer, her admirers in North America are legion. Indeed, the Jane Austen Society of...
