Here are my musings about our dear Jane, as I was pondering what to post.  I thought that she wrote some things other than her novels.  ...

I have been coughing since late February (!), on and off because of the weather and pollution where I live... so I've been irritating ma...

This week I have chosen the quote from Tom Lefroy's memoirs, part 8, page 345. He is writing this in the context of the christian...

My favorite novel is Persuasion, so I wanted to dwell on that this week. What I found is a "passionate passage" amongst those I...

Please forgive the late instalment of this weekend. I was trying to find something from the Memoir of Chief Justice Lefroy, and – with my bu...

Sorry this is early but I will be unable to post this weekend. This quote is in honour of strong, "rational" women. It was our dea...

The Jane Austen Centre newsletter has made us aware of an exclusive auction now on ebay of original costumes from some of Jane Austen's ...

I have been bombarding myself with ‘Downton Abbey’ lately, including the basic circumstances that required Lord Grantham to invite Matthew C...

My quote for Jane will be a melancholy remembrance because a very dear Aunt of mine passed away two days ago. I go to attend her funeral on...

One of our blog readers has emailed us wanting to share her fantastic song about Jane. Holly Christina dedicates her song to Jane Austen fan...

When in doubt of what to chose for a quote to post I always turn to Sense and Sensibility for inspiration . The relationship between Elinor ...

Lily Miceli of 'InBetween The Music' has a radio show on a community frequency off of a WPR/NPR station in Wisconsin. Her shows are...

I never cease to be amazed "how things never change." Every time that I think we have made some progress and things are "new...

For this weekend, I choose a quote from the Memoir of Chief Justice Lefroy which reminds me of simple but important things: family and...

We made a post a month ago ( view here ) which proposed that the new portrait found and owned by Dr Paula Bryne is actually Jane Austen. I h...

This weeks quote is in honour of Valentines Day which is fast approaching us, next Tuesday 14th February. You know that we, here at t...

In November of last year I made a quote about a wonderful organisation called Gone Reading, You can read the post here. They have Austen the...

A couple of weeks ago I got 'hooked' on the subject of LOVE in "Mansfield Park", so now I will continue there in Chapter...

I wanted to find a Tom quote that would reflect the birthday of our lovely Linda, who will be 71 years old tomorrow Monday. From the Memoir ...

I chose a part of Pride and Prejudice that I love - chapter 43 when Elizabeth sees Pemberley for the first time. It triggers the beginning o...