One of the most beautiful new books available for Jane Austen fans this year is the Jane Austen: Visual Encyclopedia by French authors Claire Saim and Gwen Giret. With sumptuous artwork throughout...
As we continue our investigation into Jane Austen’s irresistible romantic themes and plots, we now come to one of my favorite Austen novels, Persuasion. In this series, we’ve looked at “Enemies to...
While the reader is focused on Anne and Captain Wentworth, Austen slips in clues about Mr. Elliot and Mrs. Clay’s relationship. Mrs. Clay clearly wants to walk with Mr. Elliot,...