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Marry for Love, Jane Austen Said— Did She?The Marriage of Miss Jane Austen resolves the mystery of Austen’s life during the “missing years” of her twenties:
Why the enduring rumors of a lost love or tragic affair? Why, afterward, did the vivacious Jane put on the “garb of middle age” and retire to write her books? Why did her beloved sister destroy her letters and journals from this period?READ MOREVOLUME I -
Jane Austen Lived a Quiet, Single Life— Or Did She?Marriage leads to a series of awakenings in her personal life and her engagement with the outside world. She grows emotionally through her deepening relationship with her husband, accepts the moral challenges of the biggest issue of the day, and undergoes the shifting emotions of a pregnant woman preparing for the birth of her child.READ MOREVOLUME II
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The Agonizing Trials of Life
And War Determine Jane’s FateIn the moving conclusion, Jane and her husband struggle with the illness of their son, confront a bitter relationship with one-time friends, and face the horrific prospect of war. The momentous events of the Regency era and the agonizing trials of their personal lives test Jane’s courage and moral convictions.READ MOREVOLUME III
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Friends, Let me provide an end-of-year thanks to all my subscribers. I hope during these very difficult times my thoughts on Jane Austen, the Regency era, and other related issues may have offered a small but welcome diversion from the pandemic and hard times and isolation that a lot of people are experiencing. Many of you have ...
read moreGiving Thanks with Austen
This blog originally appeared last year. With my blog now scheduled on the fourth Thursday of each month—Thanksgiving in the U.S.—I decided to reprise it. (And then a technical glitch delayed email two days. ) Thanksgiving makes me wonder whether there was any formal giving of thanks in Jane Austen’s work. The November U.S. holiday has spread ...
read moreWhat Reflection Brings the Thoughtful Writer–and Her Heroine
Last month, we examined Henry Austen’s comment about his sister Jane: “In composition she was equally rapid and correct.” We learned that Jane was probably neither. The somewhat limited evidence shows that she wrote at the average writerly pace of about 500 words a day. What she was, was a tireless reviser during all the ...
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