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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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International (mis)understanding
With their film adaptations and their fanfics and their Austen societies, residents of the Indian subcontinent seem to love Jane Austen...
Deborah Yaffe
Aug 2, 2018
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Time for a mental health day
It’s been quite a while since I last discussed the unfortunate phenomenon of faux-Jane Austen quotes, usually originating in Jane Austen...
Deborah Yaffe
May 21, 2018
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Complaining with Jane
I like to think that I am not a complainer, but I have to admit that I've done a lot of complaining on this blog. Some of my moans are...
Deborah Yaffe
Aug 3, 2017
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Austen en français
Say what you will of Isabelle de Montolieu: The woman had chutzpah. In 1816, de Montolieu, a successful Swiss novelist, published her...
Deborah Yaffe
Mar 6, 2017
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Big eyes, bigger emotions
By now, it’s hardly news that Jane Austen’s stories have inspired adaptations in every conceivable genre and medium: zombie mashup, radio...
Deborah Yaffe
Dec 26, 2016
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Austen fights again
Six summers ago, a faux trailer for a non-existent film titled Jane Austen’s Fight Club went viral, with its hilarious juxtaposition of...
Deborah Yaffe
Sep 5, 2016
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Austen in bedlam
A few months ago, I was lucky enough to see a very enjoyable and ingenious stage production of Sense and Sensibility, performed in New...
Deborah Yaffe
Jun 6, 2016
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On this day in 1811. . .
Twelfth in an occasional series of excerpts from Jane Austen’s letters. In the spring of 1811, Jane Austen stood on the cusp of great...
Deborah Yaffe
Apr 25, 2016
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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.,...
Deborah Yaffe
Feb 15, 2016
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Mis-Remembrance
See, this is why it’s a problem -- as I’ve written so many, many times before (for instance: here, here and here) – that the Internet is...
Deborah Yaffe
Nov 16, 2015
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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...
Deborah Yaffe
Nov 9, 2015
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Fun! Inspirational! But not Jane Austen!
Those of you who’ve been reading this blog for awhile may stop here. You’ve heard what I’m going to say: They’re misquoting Jane Austen...
Deborah Yaffe
Oct 5, 2015
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