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Happy birthday, Jane Austen!
Happy birthday, Jane Austen! Two hundred forty-one years ago, our favorite author was born. How will you celebrate today? We have a few...

Jennifer Abella
Dec 16, 2016


8 times Wentworth and Anne made us hold our breaths
Who doesn’t wait with bated breath whenever Anne and Wentworth meet? Here are the top moments: When they first meet again after all those...

Jennifer Abella
Dec 14, 2016


Looking back at the Jane Austen Summer Program’s first four years
In 2013, we started the Jane Austen Summer Program, and it has grown with each passing year. Each session brought a host of memorable...

Jennifer Abella
Dec 7, 2016


‘Persuasion’ of the future: How Diana Peterfreund gave Austen a dystopian twist
Last 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 Abella
Nov 16, 2016


‘Persuasion,’ remade: How authors are reshaping Austen’s novel for today
We 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 Abella
Nov 9, 2016


What 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 Abella
Nov 2, 2016


A wave of Jane Austen links
We’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,...

Jennifer Abella
Oct 26, 2016


What Jane Austen has to say about music
It’s clear that Jane Austen was a music lover. Want proof? The Austen family’s collection of sheet music — featuring more than 600 songs...

Jennifer Abella
Oct 19, 2016


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