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Manners and Miss Austen: What Jane Austen’s Novels Can Teach Us About the Importance of Custom and Courtesy
Who's the greatest British writer of all time? According to a 2022 poll of 2,000 Brits, the answer is Jane Austen. While we may debate the correctness of this poll’s ...
April 24, 2023
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New Year, Old Ideas
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January 11, 2023
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Jane Austen’s Unintended Life Lessons for 21st-Century Americans
Many readers and critics regard Jane Austen (1775–1817) as the greatest of all female novelists, so much so ...
October 25, 2022
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T.S. Arthur’s Short Story: ‘Dressed for a Party’
Just as a mirror reflects how we see ourselves, so what we wear signals to others how we ...
August 8, 2022
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Kate Chopin’s Short Story ‘A Matter of Prejudice’: Problematic Preconceptions
Our judgments and opinions affect our actions and emotions and, whether they are favorable or unfavorable, lead us ...
July 30, 2022
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Kate Vidimos
Film Review: ‘Persuasion’: Rookie Director Carrie Cracknel’s Hit-or-Miss Take on Jane Austen
PG | 1h 49min | Drama, Comedy, Romance | 15 July 2022 (USA) Although there have been close to 90 non-stage adaptations of Jane Austen’s ...
July 14, 2022
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Michael Clark
Let Me Persuade You to Read Something About Prudence and Kindness: Jane Austen’s ‘Persuasion’
A book can’t be judged by its cover, true, but it should be revealed by its title. Jane ...
June 11, 2022
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Paul J. Prezzia
Timeless Lessons From Jane Austen’s ‘Pride and Prejudice’
I recently re-read Jane Austen's “Pride and Prejudice” and was surprised at how much it teaches us about ...
June 21, 2020
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Madalina Hubert
In the Footsteps of Jane Austen
WINCHESTER, England—When Jane Austen was buried in Winchester Cathedral in 1817 in Hampshire, England, the inscription on her ...
July 22, 2019
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Wibke Carter
Is Marital Happiness in ‘Pride and Prejudice’ a Matter of Chance or Character?
Finding a spouse has long been among the most commonplace activities and yet, at the same time, shrouded ...
July 2, 2019
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Susannah Pearce
The ‘Sense and Sensibility’ in Jane Austen’s Novel
Everyone knows a drama queen. In Jane Austen’s “Sense and Sensibility,” Marianne Dashwood happily plays the role, and ...
December 28, 2018
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Lorraine Ferrier
Insights From ‘Persuasion,’ Jane Austen’s Last Novel
Jane Austen’s last completed novel, “Persuasion,” was published in 1817, less than six months after her death. Austen ...
December 17, 2018
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Lorraine Ferrier
Jane Austen’s ‘Emma’: Beyond the Love Stories
They look like romances at first sight, and indeed you’d be forgiven for thinking so; the movies attest ...
November 8, 2018
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Lorraine Ferrier
Theater Review: ‘Pride and Prejudice’
NEW YORK— Adapted from Jane Austen's noted novel of the same name, actor/playwright Kate Hamill's version of "Pride ...
December 17, 2017
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Diana Barth
Theater Review: ‘Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley’
“Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley,” the world premiere centers on a family well-known to Jane Austin fans: the ...
November 28, 2016
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Sharon Kilarski
Theater Review: ‘Sense & Sensibility’
Would Jane Austen recognize her “Sense & Sensibility” in the Bedlam theater adaptation now playing at the Gym ...
July 20, 2016
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Diana Barth
Movie Review: ‘Love & Friendship’
Director Whit Stillman tackles Jane Austen’s early novel “Lady Susan” by highlighting the characters’ desire to dish.
May 11, 2016
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Joe Bendel
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