The Jane Austen Society of Australia is a member-based association founded in 1989 to bring together lovers and admirers of Jane Austen in this part of the world. We number academics and scholars amongst our members, but we are mostly enthusiastic amateurs who meet to discuss the genius of Austen and to explore the era that gave rise to her.

Although based in Sydney, we have members in all states of Australia and overseas, and we warmly welcome visitors to our events.

We produce regular publications, have a member’s library, and sell Austen-inspired items through our Regency Fair stall at meetings.

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Sydney meeting
“The Scene Enlarged”: Jane Austen’s Education of a Reader
Dr Penny Gay
NOTE: This meeting is also the JASA Annual General Meeting, so there will be various procedural matters before the talk begins.

As Jane Austen was writing, what did she imagine about her characters’ bodies in spaces, in contact with specific objects, speaking, listening, watching, in a moment of time? She is asking us to experience ‘being there’ as the story unfolds – as we are (if lucky) at a theatre. In this talk, Dr Penny Gay […]
15 Feb
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Roseville Hall
7A Lord St, Roseville NSW
$5.00
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