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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
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Deborah Yaffe
May 8, 2016
Eligible: Skyline chili and marshmallow fluff
In the 1940 film adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, Lady Catherine de Bourgh, played by the great comic actress Edna May Oliver, turns...
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Deborah Yaffe
Apr 10, 2016
Talking Jane Austen fanfiction
My next book-related event is scheduled for this Wednesday, April 13, in Princeton, NJ: I’ll be speaking at our lovely independent...
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Deborah Yaffe
Mar 7, 2016
Getting it wrong, again
It’s time again for one of my favorite pastimes: Making Fun of the Internet – Jane Austen Edition. Today’s episode includes two entries: ...
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Deborah Yaffe
Feb 18, 2016
Charlotte's bargain
In preparation for an upcoming discussion with my local chapter of the Jane Austen Society of North America, I just reread Pride and...
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Deborah Yaffe
Feb 15, 2016
Wedding season
Just in case yesterday’s festivities didn’t give you enough of that Valentine’s Day spirit, Biltmore House, the palatial Asheville, N.C.,...
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Deborah Yaffe
Feb 8, 2016
Meme-ing of Jane
Janeite creativity, while most obvious in the groaning shelves of fanfiction based on Austen’s novels, isn’t confined to any one medium:...
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Deborah Yaffe
Feb 4, 2016
On this day in 1813. . .
Tenth in an occasional series of excerpts from Jane Austen’s letters. Today our world is awash in writers talking about their Intentions,...
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Deborah Yaffe
Jan 25, 2016
Re-leash Mr. Darcy, please
The life of a Jane Austen video completist is not easy. Yes, it’s true that in the service of her mission – to see and, ideally, to own...
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Deborah Yaffe
Jan 14, 2016
It was (exactly) twenty years ago today. . .
People who were alive in November 1963 like to reminisce about the moment they learned that JFK had been shot. American Janeites who were...
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Deborah Yaffe
Dec 10, 2015
The twelve-word Austen
This weekend, New York City Janeites will gather to celebrate The Birthday with a presentation by Jack Wang, half of the duo behind the...
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Deborah Yaffe
Nov 9, 2015
How dare you?
It’s not exactly news that we Janeites feel very, very strongly about Jane Austen’s characters. Like, more strongly than we do about most...
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Deborah Yaffe
Nov 2, 2015
Famous non-friend likes Austen
It’s always nice to find Austen fans in semi-unexpected places. Today’s entry comes from this recent interview with Joshua Malina, a star...
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