March 8, 2018

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Anne Elliot’s Boots

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, saying she doesn’t mind the rain and her boots are the thickest. She thinks rainy days are for romance. Mr. Elliot settles the matter “on appeal” by saying Anne’s boots...

March 8, 2018

Blog/Jane Austen

Captain Wentworth’s Umbrella

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...

March 8, 2018

Blog/Jane Austen

Jane Austen’s Prayers: A History

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...

March 6, 2018

Blog/Jane Austen/Literary

41 Objects: Peacocks in Pride & Prejudice

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...

March 1, 2018

Blog/Faith

I want more.

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...

February 13, 2018

Blog/Jane Austen/Literary

Jane Austen’s Childhood Home: Steventon Rectory

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...

February 9, 2018

Blog/Literary

Book Review: Top 7 Reasons You Should Read Mrs. Oswald Chambers: The Woman Behind the World’s Bestselling Devotional

If you haven’t read Mrs. Oswald Chambers: The Woman Behind the World’s Bestselling Devotional  (or Mrs. OC), you’re in for a treat. Author Michelle Ule and I met through our...