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  June 22, 2015 I spent this past week-end at the Jane Austen Summer Program at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, where I ate a great many scones; learned some things I didn’t know (at what times of … Continue reading →

June 15, 2015 My dissertation advisor at Johns Hopkins sneered at the “Janeites,” women (and of course, they were women) who read Austen’s novels for the love stories rather than the biting social commentary, who believed in the Victorians’ version of … Continue reading →

June 8, 2015 From the people who brought us the Jane Austen Bandages come what Austen readers have been clamoring for —  temporary tattoos.  I found mine at the elegant little museum shop adjacent to the historic Gadsby’s Tavern in Alexandria, … Continue reading →

June 1, 2015 “There will be very little merit in making a good wife to such a man as Mr. Weston,” says Emma’s former governess about her easy-going, affable new husband.  While Austen does acknowledge the role of temperament and character … Continue reading →

  May 25, 2015 Death Comes to Pemberley ­ —  didn’t read it.  Pride and Prejudice and the Zombies –one page.  Joanna Trollope’s Sense and Sensibility, Alexander McCall Smith’s  Emma – ain’t gonna read them even though I adore Johanna … Continue reading →