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Tea Time with a Janeite: Sue Scott

Tea time with a Janeite

23 Jan

“Tea Time with a Janeite” is a new series that features members of JASNA-North Carolina, digging into their love of Jane (and tea) and letting us get to know them a little bit better. The series is produced by member Mayra Garcia Mastin. Enjoy our inaugural interview! Janeite: Sue Scott Member since: 2002 What is your preferred tea or relaxation…
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Eliza de Feuillide: Jane Austen’s “Outlandish Cousin”

1 Jan

By Laine Wood JASNA-NC met on December 12, 2021, to learn about and discuss a paternal cousin of Jane Austen—Elizabeth Hancock de Feuillide Austen. Chapter members Gisele Rankin and Sue Scott co-hosted the discussion. Eliza’s life story was told through a series of eight themes, all of which were informed by personal letters in the Austen family collection via Dierdre Le…
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Realism and Romance: JASNA-NC Reads Nancy Martin-Young’s Wit and Prattles

Meetings· Virtual Book Club

23 Nov

By Sara Tavela JASNA-NC met on November 14 to discuss the novel Wit & Prattles by Nancy Martin-Young. A great boon was the participation of the author, a member of our chapter! The discussion began with a useful illumination of the differences between a historical and a contemporary regency romance. Authors Georgette Heyer and Barbara Cartland serve as major influences…
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October 24 Debrief on the AGM, “Jane Austen in the Arts”

1 Nov

By Nancy Young “C’mon Janeites, don’t you want to go/To the AGM in my Sweet Home Chicago…” That was the theme song for this year’s Annual General Meeting of the Jane Austen Society of North America, held October 15-17 in Chicago. Two JASNA-NC members attended and shared their experience with 24 other attendees at the JASNA-NC October meeting. Member and…
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JASNA-NC’s Bench Installed at Chawton House

9 Oct

By Gisele Rankin In 2019, seeing the need to replace the old and mismatched benches in its gardens and install additional seating, Chawton House initiated a “Share a Bench with Jane” campaign. A number of JASNA-NC members banded together to sponsor a bench. After disappointing but unpreventable delays, eight of the 30 new benches now grace the grounds of Chawton…
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Our member Carolyn Brown is hosting an online event with JASNA-Mississippi, and we're all invited to attend! Join the Mississippi Region for a Zoom presentation by Laura Jones, a painter from Laurel, Mississippi, whose most recent paintings, titled "Filmscapes," were inspired by the 2005 film version of Pride and Prejudice. Jones will share her art and the story behind it. Her work has been featured in Season 8 of Home Town on HGTV and, in addition to her art, she serves as an executive assistant at Erin and Ben Co.Jones says the collection focuses on the background of the film. She says: "Often overlooked, the setting is not just a location; it becomes a vital, living part of the narrative. It supports the characters, enhances the drama, and sets the stage for their journeys. In this collection, I aim to spotlight these scenes, drawing attention to the environments that shape and influence the story, bringing them into their own moment of focus. These paintings transform the setting from a passive backdrop into a main character, and once they are hung in the homes of their new owners, they will become the background of a new story."Join Zoom Meeting on Wednesday, May 14th at 7 p.m. Central Time (8 p.m. Eastern):us02web.zoom.us/j/83517582795?pwd=PDndsbqMsUCHOmozNWceB52BC6X52V.1Meeting ID: 835 1758 2795Passcode: 745917 ... See MoreSee Less

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What: Virtual Book Club: What Jane Austen’s Characters Read (and Why) by Susan Allen FordWhen: May 4, 2025 from 2:00-3:30 p.m.Where: In the comfort of your home via ZoomRSVP: This event is open to members and interested guests; it is FREE but registration is required. Register for Zoom at jasnanorthcarolina.org/events/may-4-2025-virtual-book-club-susan-allen-fords-what-jane-austens-ch...Accessibility: We have auto-captions available in the Zoom meeting for our conversation and the author Q&A discussion, and accompanying slides with text and images that will be as clear and as high-contrast as possible. If you have accessibility needs we have not addressed here, please let us know.About the BookThe first detailed account of Austen’s characters’ reading experience to date, this book explores both what her characters read and what their literary choices would have meant to Austen’s own readership, both during her life and today.Jane Austen was a voracious and extensive reader, so it’s perhaps no surprise that many of her characters are also readers-from Mr. Collins in Pride and Prejudice to Fanny Price in Mansfield Park. Beginning by looking at Austen’s own reading as well as her interest in readers’ responses to her work, the book then focuses on each of her novels, looking at the particulars of her characters’ reading and unpacking the multiple (and often surprising) ways in which what they read informs our reading. What Jane Austen’s Characters Read (and Why) uses Austen’s own love of reading to invite us to rethink the ways in which she imagined her characters and their lives beyond the novels.About the AuthorSusan Allen FordSusan Allen Ford is Professor of English Emerita, Delta State University, USA. and has been editor of Persuasions: The Jane Austen Journal and Persuasions On-Line since 2006.She has spoken at many AGMs and to many JASNA Regions and has published essays on Austen and her contemporaries, gothic and detective fiction, and Shakespeare. She was a plenary speaker at the 2016 AGM in Washington, D.C., and has served as a JASNA Traveling Lecturer. ... See MoreSee Less

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