Category: Jane Austen

A Captain Went-worthy Love Letter

Captain Wentworth’s letter to Anne Elliot at the end of Jane Austen’s Persuasion has long been heralded as one of the most romantic letters—and moments—in English literature. But does Wentworth’s letter live...

“Lockdown Lizzies”

Somehow I was quoted in The Sunday Times about Jane Austen! The article is titled, “By Georgian! Needlework and piano keep lockdown Lizzies busy” — how fun is that? Such...

A New Beginning at Chawton Cottage

In my article in Jane Austen’s World this month, I consider the reasons Jane Austen’s writing may have slowed so drastically from 1801-1809 and why she suddenly burst forth with creativity once...