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This week I have been thinking about my experience as an intern at the good ol’ Jane Austen Centre last year, which I miss so much. I might have the good fortune to go back to England during the summer, but I will not know till the end of this month. In thinking about returning... Continue Reading →
Since returning home from my Internship at the Jane Austen Centre in Bath and my travels in England, I have been very fortunate to be invited by my old high school, Saint Mary's School and another high school called St. David's to speak about my Austen travels and Pride and Prejudice to several classes. I... Continue Reading →
It has been a wonderful adventure, but Jane Austen Centre intern Virginia Claire Tharrington reports in for the last time before she departs for home in the US. Please give her a big hand and lots of thank you comments  for her weeks of wonderful commentary and photos that we all have enjoyed during these past three months!... Continue Reading →
Holiday bear display in the Gift Shop window at the Jane Austen Centre The advenure continues as intern Virginia Claire Tharrington reports in on her experience at the Jane Austen Centre in Bath, England. Christmas is coming to the Jane Austen Centre, which as exciting as it is, means that I will be leaving soon.... Continue Reading →
Virginia Claire and brother Buck Tharrington at the Jane Austen Centre, Bath, England The advenure continues as intern Virginia Claire Tharrington reports in on her experience at the Jane Austen Centre in Bath, England. A Brother Comes and learns about Jane My brother Buck came this week to visit me in Bath with our family... Continue Reading →
The advenure continues as intern Virginia Claire Tharrington reports in on her experience at The Jane Austen Centre in Bath, England. Secondary characters in Austen and in life This week has been a slightly crazy one for me again because we have had our second round of papers due for my Jane Austen class. I... Continue Reading →
The advenure continues as intern Virginia Claire Tharrington reports in on her experience at The Jane Austen Centre in Bath, England. Jane Austen goes abroad and comes back to Bath! Last week was on mid-semester break so I was off to Amsterdam and Prague with my friends for the several days. But this week was not spent... Continue Reading →
The ultimate Austen adventure continues with our featured weekly columnist, Virginia Claire Tharrington straight from the trenches of Austen central, The Jane Austen Centre in Bath, England where she is interning until December. Join her every Saturday as she shares with us her incredible adventure that every Janeite, and even Austen's heroine Catherine Morland would... Continue Reading →
 if adventures will not befall a young lady in her own village, she must seek them abroad  Lower Assembly Rooms and Bath Society at Jane Austen's World Discover the Lower Rooms in Bath where Catherine Morland the heroine of Northanger Abbey is introduced by the Master of Ceremonies James King to "a very... Continue Reading →
The ultimate Austen adventure continues with our featured weekly columnist, Virginia Claire Tharrington straight from the trenches of Austen central, The Jane Austen Centre in Bath, England where she is interning until December. Join her every Saturday as she shares with us her incredible adventure that every Janeite, and even Austen's heroine Catherine Morland would... Continue Reading →
At half past twelve, when Catherine's anxious attention to the weather was over and she could no longer claim any merit from its amendment, the sky began voluntarily to clear. A gleam of sunshine took her quite by surprise; she looked round; the clouds were parting, and she instantly returned to the window to watch... Continue Reading →
Virginia Claire Tharrington with friends at Lyme Regis (2008) The ultimate Austen adventure continues with our featured weekly columnist, Virginia Claire Tharrington straight from the trenches of Austen central, The Jane Austen Centre in Bath, England where she is interning until December. Join her every Saturday as she shares with us her incredible adventure that... Continue Reading →
