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Farley Castle, Somersetshire, from the essay by Janine Barchas in Persuasions No. 32 Huzzah! An Austen Alert for JASNA (Jane Austen Society of North America) members. Watch your mailbox this week. The new issue of JASNA’s journal, Persuasions No. 32, has been mailed to all members. Here is the lowdown from the JASNA website: Persuasions... Continue Reading →
Syrie and Bill James at the Masqued Ball © Austenprose Another early morning after a full day of Janeness at JASNA, Jane Austen and the Abbey: Mystery, Mayhem and Muslin in Portland, for Deb (Jane Austen and Vermont) and me as we rush off to the continental breakfast followed by the second Plenary speaker, Juliet... Continue Reading →
Team Tilney Panel © Austenprose The Friday morning wake-up call came way too early for Deb (Jane Austen in Vermont) and me after a previous full day of travel, registration and evening pre-conference events at the Jane Austen Society of North America’s Annual General Meeting, Jane Austen and the Abbey: Mystery Mayhem and Muslin in... Continue Reading →
I’m here … and Portland is resplendent with Janeites! 650 to be exact! And, I am one of them. So much Janeness in one place it makes me giddy. As I arrive in the Hilton Hotel lobby, one of the first people I see is Mags (Margaret Sullivan) of AustenBlog who introduced me to Heather... Continue Reading →
I am all anticipation! Tomorrow (now today) I will be on my way to the Jane Austen conference in Portland to celebrate three days of total Austen immersion. Jane Austen and the Abbey: Mystery, Mayhem and Muslin in Portland begins officially on Friday, October 29th and runs through Sunday, October 31th. This is my first... Continue Reading →
