There was a great deal of needlework to be done

There was a great deal of needlework to be done

There was a great deal of needlework to be done, by Pamela Whalan The young people of Mansfield Park are not deliberately unkind to Fanny Price, but they are so absorbed in their own frivolous lives that they do not consider how great a burden of responsibility and...
Edward Taylor: Jane Austen’s First Love

Edward Taylor: Jane Austen’s First Love

Edward Taylor: Jane Austen’s First Love by Syrie James Renowned author, Syrie James discusses her critically acclaimed novel Jane Austen’s First Love and her research which uncovered a wealth of previously unknown information about the real-life Edward Taylor, heir to...
Fathers in Jane Austen

Fathers in Jane Austen

Father’s in Jane Austen: A Zoom Study Day The fathers in Jane Austen’s novels generally play a key role in the destinies of their daughters, often leaving them dependent upon their individual foibles and character. The failures and weaknesses displayed by these...
Such different accounts of you

Such different accounts of you

‘Such different accounts of you’ – Representations of Darcy on Screen, by Harriet Jordan When Colin Firth’s Mr Darcy emerged from a lake in 1995, membership of Jane Austen Societies across the world skyrocketed. Then, in 2005, Matthew Macfadyen’s Darcy flexed his...
Jane Austen’s False Friends

Jane Austen’s False Friends

Jane Austen’s False Friends: Isabella Thorpe, her Precursors and her Successors by Prof Peter Sabor Jane Austen had a special gift for portraying reprehensible characters, male and female. Her false friends form a special female subset. This paper will focus on...
Jane in Spain

Jane in Spain

Jane in Spain: How Austen Changed my Life – presented by Miguel Angel Jordan Twenty years ago Miguel’s eye was caught by the cover of a library book – it featured Gwyneth Paltrow holding a cup of tea. He’d seen that picture on a movie poster, so decided to give the...
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