Austen’s world was in a process of transformation, and two leaders of the changes were the church and science.
Welcome to Faith, Science, Joy, … and Jane Austen!
Christian Austen Variations 7: Happy Endings for Charlotte Lucas by Laura Hile and Amanda Kai
In sequels to Pride and Prejudice, Laura Hile and Amanda Kai give Charlotte Lucas very different happy endings.
Lady Botanists and the Chawton House Virtual Garden Festival
The Chawton House Garden Festival offers refreshing tours of their gardens. They highlight A Curious Herbal, a groundbreaking book about plants in the eighteenth century, written by a lady botanist in an era where women were discouraged from studying science.
The Joy of Stitching Jane Austen Projects
I'm finding joy in cross-stitching Jane Austen projects right now. These are my favorites; what are yours?
Feeling Trapped: “‘I cannot get out,’ as the starling said,” in Jane Austen’s Mansfield Park
Do you feel trapped right now? Maria Bertram also felt trapped, in Mansfield Park. What happened when she tried to escape?
Book Review: A Jane Austen Education
The man who wrote A Jane Austen Education shares some powerful life lessons he learned from Austen's novels.
The Jane Austen Sampler: The Mystery Unraveled
Finally, what appears to be a definitive answer on who stitched the "Jane Austen sampler."
Where There is Love: Six Historical Novels by Donna Fletcher Crow
A series of six historical novels explore exciting events in the church of Austen's England.
Emma. Review of the 2020 Movie
The 2020 movie version of Emma is beautiful and fun to watch. Where does it differ from the novel and from the 1996 version?
Personality Types in Jane Austen: The Enneagram
The Enneagram is a traditional way to describe our motivations and ways we can grow. We find all the Enneagram types in Austen's novels.
Personality Types in Jane Austen (and Charlotte Bronte): The Highly Sensitive Person
Fanny Price, and Jane Eyre, are perfect examples of the "Highly Sensitive Person," or HSP.
