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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By Sue Scott Whenever you read about Jane Austen’s life, you’ll see a lot of words like “maybe,” “perhaps,” and “might.” That’s because there are so many holes in our knowledge of Austen. We know the basics. That she was born December 16, 1775, in Steventon, a small town in southern England. We know her father was a clergyman, and…
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By Nancy Young The day Mr. Darcy attended the quarterly meeting of the Jane Austen Society, no one expected anything out of the ordinary. Members gathered in the library’s conference room much as usual, filling out nametags and picking over the assortment of brochures. But all the chatter stopped the moment Darcy’s imposing presence filled the doorway to 202A. He…
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Do you know who Pen Harrington is in Pride and Prejudice? How about Miss Smith—the one in Northanger Abbey? Or Lady Mary Grierson in Persuasion? The Game On January 24, thirty members of the North Carolina region gathered on Zoom for six rounds of Jane Austen BINGO, one for each book. Lisa Brown, regional coordinator of Central and Western New…
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