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Austen Adventures: Virtual Events with Jane Austen’s House

Austen Adventures

2 Aug

A Collaboration between Betty Parker Ellis, Cathy Kawalek, & Sara Tavela Jane Austen’s House in Chawton, England, has been holding virtual book clubs this year, along with other noteworthy virtual events for the international community who love Jane Austen and her writing. We hope that this post will encourage you to participate in future virtual events for Jane Austen’s House…
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Jane Brains Victorious in July Trivia Game

Meetings· Uncategorized

31 Jul

By Nancy Martin Young July sizzled with excitement as 26 eager trivia mavens Zoomed in to test their knowledge of Pride and Prejudice. The event served as preparation for the upcoming AGM, as well as a warm-up for the next book club selection. Undaunted by the challenges of new technology, the July Janeites triumphed over Slido, which might sound like…
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Tea & Miscellany with a JASP Recap

29 Jun

By Bill Gaither On June 25, 2023, members gathered via Zoom for the traditional summer idyll, “Tea & Miscellany,” along with highlights of the recent Jane Austen Summer Program (JASP) in Chapel Hill. Member Summer Plans Members shared their summer plans and named the Jane Austen characters who would be their guiding spirits. Three items were especially noteworthy: We are excited…
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Book Review: Fashionable Goodness by Brenda S. Cox

29 Jun

By Dan Read Clergymen and their professional lives and nonprofessional loves are a large part of all of Austen’s novels. As the daughter of a clergyman and with several clergyman brothers, her own personal well-being depended significantly on family livings and preferments. So this book, subtitled “Christianity in Jane Austen’s England,” was immediately of interest and I bought a copy…
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Discussion of John Mullan’s What Matters in Jane Austen?

Meetings· Virtual Book Club

2 Jun

By Elizabeth Jewell JASNA member Yvonne Tang, who met Professor John Mullan in England, invited him to be our guest for a discussion of his book What Matters in Jane Austen? Professor Mullan noted that he’d received quite a few questions from JASNA members and could not answer them all, but would tackle five or six of them, particularly those that allowed…
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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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1 month ago

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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