This weekend’s quote was taken from Jane Austen’s letter in 1808 which was written for Cassandra Austen. It was a simple, no-brainer quote ...

Since it seems to be the season for birthdays, I thought a quote from our own Tom Lefroy in “The Memoir of Chief Justice Lefroy” about his n...

In light of Icha's quote last week and the fact that it was International Women's Day last tuesday (8th March 2011), I would like to...

This week’s quote is taken from Persuasion, chapter 23 on the conversation between Capt Harville and Anne Elliot (Wentworth was writing THE ...

Sorry for the belated posting; I was a bit under the weather last week (and Maria sent it on 27 Feb!). But thanks a lot Maria! 1680x1050 px ...

In Chapter 14 of Emma we find Emma mentally berating Mr. Elton in a very long paragraph, but in the very next paragraph we find her thoughts...

The quote I have chosen represents Tom's dedication to his religious faith and how it comforted him in times of need. The following wa...

There is an exciting new quiz on The Jane Austen Centre website for you to try. There are 10 questions and the theme is Love. Your results ...

Thanks a lot Maria! You are so valuable here!

I have been meaning to post this one, but I kept forgetting it. Last January, Jane Austen Centre of UK adopted one of our old articles abou...

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This week I ventured into Sense & Sensibility again to find anything for tomorrow's Valentine's Day. I found this passage and I...

To match the wonderful header, Maria has also produced a stunning calendar for this month. I can only apologise that we are already 7 days i...

Thank you so much Maria for taking the time to produce such a wonderful new header.

This quote is so very appropriate for this season’s weather conditions that I simply had to use it! From Emma, chapter 13: " What an e...

I hope she does not mind telling our readers but Linda is celebrating a very special birthday today. Happy Birthday Linda!! I have picked a...

This week's quote is taken from Jane Austen's Letters (Le Fay 1995), p. 305. Letter 132(D). To James Stanier Clarke Monday 11 Dece...

My Tom quote this week comes from a footnote explaining the Lefroy lineage in Chapter 1 of the Memoir of Chief Justice Lefroy : "Anto...

Happy New Year to you all. I was reading chaper 31 of Sense and Sensibility and I have chosen a couple of quotes. In this chapter Elinor an...

I've been aware of this news for at least a month now, but just kept forgetting to post it. Anyway, yes Ladies and Gents: the Jane Auste...