By Elizabeth Jewell opening with accessibility Co-Regional Coordinator Sara Tavela opened with a brief discussion of the work of the Accessibility group and read the Accessibility Statement. It, and further details, are available here on the JASNA-NC website. Comments and accessibility requests from members are welcome. talking about heyer and controversy Nancy Young led our discussion of The Grand Sophy…
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RLT’s P&P: A Mixed Bag
By Karin Wiberg On Sunday, October 2, 2022, fifteen members and guests of JASNA-North Carolina attended a matinee of Pride and Prejudice at Raleigh Little Theatre. While an enjoyable outing, I found the production itself a mixed bag. (I can only speak for myself, but I suspect many of the attendees shared at least some of these views.) Script The…
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A Rousing Discussion of the AGM: “Sense and Sensibility in the City of Gardens”
On October 23, JASNA-NC met to hear all about this year’s AGM: “Sense and Sensibility in the City of Gardens” that was hosted in Victoria, BC. The talk that remained most prominent in attendees’ minds, in-person and virtual alike, was Robert Morrison’s “’Deeper in a Life of Sin’: The Regency Romance of Sense and Sensibility.” Morrison’s explorations of the ambiguities and innuendos in…
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Austen Adventures: Jane and Me
By Dan Read Grandson Vinny had been running around all day and had taken two messy poops. So, it was bath time after dinner. I ran the bath and gave him some cups to play with and got him in the water. We washed up in a few minutes, and then I asked him if he was ready to get…
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Women of the Regency
By Elizabeth Jewell For the September 18, 2022, JASNA-NC meeting, 34 members and visitors convened via Zoom for fellowship and a presentation by Robert Morrison, author of The Regency Years. His talk was entitled “The Women of the Regency: A Revolution . . . Almost Beyond Expression.” Morrison organized the talk in three parts—first, a traditional view of the Regency;…
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