Deborah YaffeNov 7, 2022SlushToday, it’s called the slush pile: the tottering heap of unsolicited manuscripts that clog the mailboxes—these days, the email boxes—of...
Deborah YaffeNov 18, 2019On this day in 1798. . .Forty-ninth in an occasional series of excerpts from Jane Austen's letters. For devotees of the Tom-Lefroy-was-the-love-of-Jane-Austen’s...
Deborah YaffeAug 8, 2018Fascinating PhiladelphiaJane Austen’s paternal aunt Philadelphia Austen Hancock (1730-92) is one of the most fascinating and understudied characters in the...
Deborah YaffeJul 20, 2016The oast with the mostJane Austen and real estate: That’s a familiar subject. Whether it’s grand mansions said to be the model for Pemberley, or modest homes...
Deborah YaffeJan 22, 2015On this day in 1805. . .From time to time – or whenever the spate of weird, annoying or delightful Jane Austen news slows to a trickle – I’ll be offering an...
