By Laine Wood On June 13 JASNA-NC met to learn about Bath in Dr. Sheila Hwang’s presentation “Becoming Bath: How Storytelling Shaped the Spa.” Dr. Hwang discussed the history of Bath, starting with its establishment by the Romans, who took full advantage of a natural hot spring in the area. The Romans built baths and a temple in the valley…
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By Karin Wiberg On May 16, JASNA-NC met for our quarterly Virtual Book Club to discuss Claire Tomalin’s Jane Austen: A Life. The book will be featured at June’s Jane Austen Summer Program and we took the opportunity to get a head start. Many of us were still making our way through the book, but some clear themes emerged in…
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By Karin Wiberg On April 25 JASNA-NC met to view Jim Nagle’s video from the 2019 AGM “The British Army: Its Importance to Regency England and to Jane Austen” and then have live Q&A with him. We had a great turnout of about 35 members and guests, and the group was so engaged we forgot to get a screenshot of…
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By Karin Wiberg An enthusiastic 36 people attended JASNA-NC’s March meeting with Deb Barnum’s presentation “200 Years of Illustrating Persuasion.” The 1821 French version was the first version illustrated. Because Persuasion often appears with Northanger Abbey, that often affects the illustrations, e.g., Northanger Abbey is often on the cover. Or the number of illustrations per book may be more limited….
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By Karin Wiberg Twenty-six members of JASNA-NC gathered on February 21 for our Virtual Book Club’s discussion of Evelina by Frances Burney, skillfully led by facilitator Erin Handly. To start, Erin was kind enough to provide a synopsis for those of us who hadn’t managed to get through the book or who needed a reminder of the plot and characters….
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