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Who is the worst parent in Jane Austen’s novels?
“Persuasion’s” Sir Walter isn’t exactly a paragon of parenthood, but he’s just one of Jane Austen’s flawed parental figures. How do they...

Jennifer Abella
Oct 12, 2016


Five fictional ships that have sailed across the page (and the stage)
Frederick Wentworth’s ships, the Laconia and the Asp, aren’t the only vessels in a sea of fiction. Check out these five vessels from...

Jennifer Abella
Oct 5, 2016


The rise and fall of Anne and Frederick (and other baby names)
Do you know a Frederick, Anne or Jane? Statistics from the United States and England and Wales show all three names have waned in...

Jennifer Abella
Sep 21, 2016


Who’s ready for ‘Persuasion’?
… And we’re back! Who’s ready to dive into Jane Austen’s “Persuasion”? We’re already counting down the days to the 2017 Jane Austen...

Jennifer Abella
Sep 14, 2016


The bonnet can make the woman
The Jane Austen Summer Program has started, and the emporium is in full swing. Danielle Perry of Timely Tresses has created lovely...

Jennifer Abella
Jun 16, 2016


Let’s hear it for the musicmakers
A ball without music is — to steal from Jane Austen herself — rather less like a ball. And we couldn’t have a ball without dance master...

Jennifer Abella
May 25, 2016


Dance List for the Mansfield Park Ball
Our partners for the annual ball–the Regency Assembly of North Carolina and Syllabub –have just announced the dance list for our 2016...

Jennifer Abella
May 22, 2016


Austen in the news
Jane Austen’s been in the news a lot in the last few weeks. Here’s why: “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies” has a 43% rating on...

Jennifer Abella
Feb 17, 2016


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