“…you want to hear about the wedding; and I shall be happy to tell you, for we all behaved charmingly.” –Emma My husband and I were invited to a family...
A crowded shop scene in Jane Austen’s Persuasion causes spectacular tension between Anne Elliot and Captain Wentworth on a rainy day in Bath. (It’s worth re-reading here if it’s been a...
Last year, the L.M. Montgomery Institute blog held an Anne of Green Gables read-along; it was so popular that they decided to hold an Emily of New Moon read-along this year. It’s currently in full swing and...
When I think of victory, I usually think of complete, ground-into-powder-under-my-heel types of victories. TOTAL victory. But more and more, I find myself rejoicing in the small victories all around...
When I speak about Jane Austen’s prayers, one of the questions I hear most is this one: Where are the prayer manuscripts and how did they get there? Here’s the...
This beautiful edition of Pride and Prejudice is one of the 41 Objects I saw at Jane Austen’s house museum in Hampshire when I visited last summer. I was curious...
I don’t like being “on the fringe” of most anything. If you’re on the fringe of a group of friends, you’re not really part of the core group; you just...
When I look at this view, with the lane twisting along out of sight, I think, “Jane Austen saw this.” Jane Austen’s childhood home (Steventon Rectory) was torn down long...