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How do you update Austen for the 21st century? This creator knows.
“Mansfield Park” may be 201 years old, but its story is timeless. Just ask Kimberley James, the show runner of the Web series “From...

Jennifer Abella
Nov 11, 2015


Happy Austen-inspired Halloween!
Halloween is a few days away and if you’re going to (or chaperoning) a Halloween party or need to take the kids trick-or-treating — or...

Jennifer Abella
Oct 28, 2015


The modern ‘Mansfield Park’
You can add “Mansfield Park” to the list of Jane Austen’s novels adapted into web series alongside “Lizzie Bennet Diaries” and“Emma...

Jennifer Abella
Oct 7, 2015


‘Mansfield Park,’ in the cloud
By Jennifer Abella Word clouds are a great way to visualize the frequency of key words in text. We copied “Mansfield Park” into a world...
Jane Austen Summer Program
Sep 23, 2015


Radio Jane: Tunes to listen to as you pack for the program
It’s almost time, ladies and gentlemen! Soon you’ll be hopping in the car/plane/train/bus (… or donkey if you’re Mrs. Elton) and heading...

Jennifer Abella
Jun 10, 2015


The real deal(er): Meet our ‘Gaming Club’ leader
A new event at this year’s Jane Austen Summer Program is a Regency gaming night. If you don’t know whist from Speculation, you won’t be...

Jennifer Abella
May 28, 2015


Yes, there’s an ‘Emma’ for that
By Jennifer Abella Jane Austen might have written a heroine that readers may not much like, but Emma has been brought to life on screens...

Jennifer Abella
Apr 1, 2015


The crafty Janeite: A roundup of DIY projects
The Jane Austen Summer Program will be here before you know it (I know — we’re excited too!), so if you’re at all crafty — or just want...

Jennifer Abella
Feb 25, 2015


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