Jennifer AbellaDec 7, 2016Looking back at the Jane Austen Summer Program’s first four yearsIn 2013, we started the Jane Austen Summer Program, and it has grown with each passing year. Each session brought a host of memorable...
Jennifer AbellaNov 16, 2016‘Persuasion’ of the future: How Diana Peterfreund gave Austen a dystopian twistLast week we rounded up a few “Persuasion” retellings and updates. This week we look at one of them in depth, with a Q&A with Diana...
Jennifer AbellaNov 9, 2016‘Persuasion,’ remade: How authors are reshaping Austen’s novel for todayWe all know nothing can compare to Jane Austen’s novels, of course. But the fun thing about reading retellings and updates of her novels...
Jennifer AbellaNov 2, 2016What were ships of the line?What kinds of ships did the Royal Navy have at the time Wentworth was in the ranks? Here’s a quick look at the various “ships of the...
Jennifer AbellaOct 26, 2016A wave of Jane Austen linksWe’ve been sharing lots of fun Jane Austen links on our Facebook and Twitter pages, but if you’ve missed them or are just joining us,...