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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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Celebrating S&S
Over the past decade-plus, as Jane Austen’s novels reached their publication bicentennials, writer and scholar Sarah Emsley invited...
Deborah Yaffe
Jun 27, 2024
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Bringing up the rear
Six months ago, author and scholar Sarah Emsley launched a blog series dedicated to the two Austen novels marking their bicentenary this...
Deborah Yaffe
Jun 28, 2018
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Another Austen anniversary
The year marking the bicentenary of Jane Austen’s death is almost over, but one more major Austen anniversary lies ahead of us: 2018 is...
Deborah Yaffe
Dec 14, 2017
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The Austen Catch-Up Project: Sarah Emsley
Perhaps because Jane Austen’s writing feels so fresh and modern, it’s tempting to imagine her as a contemporary who shares our...
Deborah Yaffe
Sep 29, 2016
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Emma as imaginist
Emma marked its publication bicentennial in December, and celebrations are still underway across the Janeite world. I’m happy to announce...
Deborah Yaffe
Mar 10, 2016
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The worst Christmas ever?
Despite the New York Times’ efforts to persuade us otherwise, Jane Austen is not a Christmassy writer. It’s true that the word...
Deborah Yaffe
Dec 24, 2015
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Happy birthday to Emma
This Wednesday – the bicentennial of the publication of Emma – also marks the kickoff of “Emma in the Snow,” a blog series hosted by...
Deborah Yaffe
Dec 21, 2015
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Austen, ambition, and Emsley
Jane Austen wrote daily, revised her work, recycled material from unused drafts, negotiated with publishers both directly and through an...
Deborah Yaffe
Jun 8, 2015
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What I heard at the AGM
I’m back home after four whirlwind days at the Jane Austen Society of North America’s Annual General Meeting – held this year in Montreal...
Deborah Yaffe
Oct 13, 2014
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My share in the conversation
The writer and blogger Sarah Emsley is two months into “An Invitation to Mansfield Park,” her year-long series of weekly guest posts...
Deborah Yaffe
Jul 10, 2014
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Pop the champagne corks for Mansfield Park's 200th
Tomorrow is Mansfield Park’s two hundredth birthday, and what’s a birthday without a party? Our host is the writer and blogger Sarah...
Deborah Yaffe
May 8, 2014
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Among the Janeites roundup: international edition
Over the past few weeks, a number of venues, both print and digital, have noticed Among the Janeites. I’m so grateful to all the readers...
Deborah Yaffe
Oct 24, 2013
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