This quote jumped out at me this week. It is taken from page 243 of the memoir (part 6)- a letter written on 22nd February 1848. The newspa...

I wish to bring your attention once again to James Austen's periodical "The Loiterer" where we find in No. 36 a letter from a ...

Australian and New Zealand readers, please forgive the rather late instalment for quote of the week. I have just returned from half a day ...

I decided on a funny quote this week. One of the characters I always have held with high regard is Mr Bennet for his wit and gentile nature....

Our focus this week is on Tom Lefroy, so for a very interesting discussion of our Tom and Jane Austen, let me direct your attention to an e...

This week’s quote is from Sense & Sensibility , Volume III Chapter X, Penguin Classics 2003 edition. Elinor and Marianne had returned b...

I have been away from the blog for a while and it is nice to be back. Whilst I was away (in India) I did lots of self reflection as you can ...

We have left behind Tom Lefroy for a while, so it’s time to revisit some of Tom’s personal aspects: gardening. Taken from his son’s (i.e. Th...

My apologies for the near-last-minute instalment of the quote this week. I’ve been inspired by Sense & Sensibility for a few days, hence...

This week's quote in honor of Jon Spence comes from "A Century of Wills from Jane Austen's Family 1705-1806" with introduc...

This week's quote is from "Jane Austen's Brother Abroad" edited by Jon Spence and in Jon's honor. It is from Jon...