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Nov 28, 2022

The Austen-Curious Reader: Miss Austen - The Child Prodigy

Ill-behaved heroines, chaotic dinner parties, and farcical correspondence - what is Austen up to in this week's reading?

Nov 23, 2022

A Regency Thanksgiving? Regency Dinner Meals and Traditional Thanksgiving Ones

How are our popular Turkey Day meals different from those at a wealthy Regency family’s formal dinner party? Read on to find out!

Nov 14, 2022

The Austen-Curious Reader – What's a Boy to Do?

What does Austen's depiction of Harley, Mountague, and Sir William suggest about Regency men's roles?

Nov 2, 2022

Which Decade are You?

Fashion changed a lot during Jane Austen’s lifetime. Take our quiz to find out which decade is most like your style!

Oct 31, 2022

The Austen-Curious Reader – “Edgar and Emma” and “Henry and Eliza”

Happy Halloween to all my fellow Jane Austen Juvenilia Enthusiasts! Who is the scariest character from this week's reading? Read on to see!

Oct 24, 2022

Director Meredith McDonough: PlayMakers' New Austen Adaptation Is Not Your Grandmother's 'Emma'

A sneak peek at Playmakers Repertory Company’s new production of "Emma" by Kate Hamill with director Meredith McDonough.

Oct 21, 2022

Swift and Sensibility. . .

What Taylor Swift songs would Austen heroines love? We take an educated guess.

Oct 17, 2022

The Austen-Curious Reader: “Jack and Alice”

Austen's "Jack and Alice" - what makes a hero? Austen's adolescent take on that question are surprisingly naughty (and funny)!