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Dec 16, 2022

Registration is Open!

Registration for JASP 2023 is OPEN! Register now to join our four-day Austen extravaganza discussing Austen's Teenage Writings!

Dec 14, 2022

Happy Birthday, Miss Austen!

Jane Austen was born on December 16th, 1775. How did young Jane celebrate her birthday?

Nov 30, 2022

Know Before You Go: Emma By Kate Hamill

Emma by Kate Hamill is not your classic Jane Austen adaptation by any stretch of the imagination. PlayMakers Repertory brings it to life!

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 9, 2022

Austen's 'Dear Dr. Johnson'

Austen refers to Samuel Johnson in her work, both juvenile and mature. Do his Dictionary definitions shed light on her novel?

Oct 26, 2022

Halloween Special: Mummies! Unwrapping Napoleon’s Egyptian Campaign

Jane Austen would not have had Halloween festivities as a child, but that doesn't mean she didn't know mummies!

Oct 19, 2022

No Loitering?

Jane Austen came from a family of writers and story-tellers, like her older brother James Austen, author of The Loiterer and comic prologues

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)!