Jane Austen's World
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This Jane Austen blog brings Jane Austen, her novels, and the Regency Period alive through food, dress, social customs, and other 19th C. historical details related to this topic.
Jane Austen's World
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As we continue our month-by-month journey through Jane Austen’s novels, letters, and lifetime, we find ourselves in the lovely month of April! If you’re just jumping on the bus, you can find previous articles in this series here: January, February, and March. Let’s see what we find as we explore April in Jane Austen’s World! First ..read more
Jane Austen's World
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Inquiring Readers, In early March, I reviewed Gillian Dooley’s book, She played and sang: Jane Austen and music, published by Manchester University Press. While I knew some information about the Austen family’s collection of music books from the Internet Archive and several JASNA articles, none were as comprehensive as Dr. Dooley’s book. Her book now ..read more
Jane Austen's World
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A Review by Brenda S. Cox The idea suddenly came to Mrs. Breckyn Wood that JASNA needed a podcast. Breckyn says, “My main goal is to attract a whole new generation of JASNA members–younger Jane Austen fans who maybe have read a book or two or seen one of the adaptations, but who didn’t know there ..read more
Jane Austen's World
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For years, I’ve loved the Penguin Random House “Puffin in Bloom” editions of Anne of Green Gables, Heidi, Little Women, and A Little Princess. I typically purchase these gorgeous books as gifts for my bookish friends and their daughters. Now, the Puffin in Bloom line has expanded to include three of Jane Austen’s novels as well! Delectable Classic ..read more
Jane Austen's World
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How did Mr. and Mrs. Bennet end up getting married? Playwright Emma Wood speculates in the play Mr. Bennet's Bride ..read more
Jane Austen's World
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Inquiring readers, Since 2007, this blog has published a number of posts regarding Steventon, the village where Jane Austen and her parents and siblings lived until the parents and sisters moved to Bath in 1801. Austen was 26 years old. It is said that upon hearing of her parents’ plans to leave Steventon, she fainted. ..read more
Jane Austen's World
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Austen Chat Podcast Brenda Cox, a writer for this blog, steered me to these wonderful podcasts offered by JASNA (Jane Austen Society of North America). Brenda’s discussion is featured in the second podcast on August 2023 entitled Jane Austen & Goodness: A Visit with Brenda Cox. On JASNA’s instagram’s site: “This month we visit with ..read more
Jane Austen's World
3M ago
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 ..read more
Jane Austen's World
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Jane Austen's godfather, Samuel Cooke, was vicar of the Great Bookham church, and Jane Austen visited there several times ..read more
Jane Austen's World
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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 ..read more