• Jane Austen in the News

    Updated: 2024-01-28 19:01:03
    This is the time when new books are published ahead of the spring and summer seasons. One offering from Manchester University Press particularly intrigued me. I also included in this post  my responses to two books I recently purchased in preparation for a post about the Grand Tour. She Played and Sang: Jane Austen and […]

  • Visiting Great Bookham: Church of St Nicolas (and, Box Hill)

    Updated: 2024-01-22 02:44:00
    Jane Austen's godfather, Samuel Cooke, was vicar of the Great Bookham church, and Jane Austen visited there several times.

  • January in Jane Austen’s World

    Updated: 2024-01-12 08:30:00
    Today marks the start of a new series, in which I highlight several important events and details that happened in Jane Austen’s novels, letters, and lifetime during each month of the year. We’ll kick off Jane Austen January (aka “Jane-uary”) by examining passages and situations in each of her novels that occur in January. While […]

Current Feed Items | Previous Months Items

Dec 2023 | Nov 2023 | Oct 2023 | Sep 2023 | Aug 2023 | Jul 2023