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A Lively Discussion of Robert Morrison’s The Regency Years

JASNA-NC met for its May Virtual Book Club; this month’s nonfiction selection was Robert Morrison’s The Regency Years, with the…
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Britain’s Black Past with Gretchen Holbrook Gerzina

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Our April 24th meeting featured acclaimed author Gretchen Holbrook Gerzina, professor at Vassar, Barnard College of Columbia University, Dartmouth, and,…
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“Nothing But a Country Curate”: Clergy in Jane Austen’s Novels, JASNA-NC’s March 2022 Meeting

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By Laine Wood JASNA-NC hosted speaker Brenda S. Cox, from JASNA-GA, for the March meeting to discuss the clergy in…
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Group Outing to JC Raulston Arboretum: April 2, 2022

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Calling all nature lovers and lovers of Austen! Join JASNA-NC on April 2nd at 2 p.m. for a chance to…
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Notes on the JASNA-NC’s February Virtual Book Club: Jane West’s A Gossip’s Story

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By Nancy Martin-Young The Author shows she has actually read the assigned book and listened attentively to the discussion. The…
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Letters in Jane Austen’s Novels: From Lovers to Villains to Fools

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By Cassandra Chambers Wagner JASNA-NC met virtually on January 23, 2022 with 41 attendees to enjoy a reading of “Letters…
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February 16, 2025 – Virtual Book Club: Phillis Wheatley’s WritingsJoin JASNA-NC for a discussion of our Austen contemporary selection, Phillis Wheatley’s writings. Wheatley is a transatlantic contemporary of Austen’s, and her experience as a black enslaved person ties in with Jane Austen and her family’s interest and participation in abolition. We’ll explore Wheatley’s poetry and contemplate connections between Austen’s writing and Wheatley’s. It’s sure to be a fascinating discussion!What to read -We will focus on these five poems for discussion:“On being brought from Africa to America““An Hymn to the Morning““To the Right Honourable William, Earl of Dartmouth, His Majesty’s Principal Secretary of State for North-America, &c.““To S.M., a young African Painter, on seeing his Works““A Farewell to America. To Mrs. S.W.“The DetailsWhat: Virtual Book Club: Phillis Wheatley’s WritingsWhen: February 16, 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/february-16-2025-virtual-book-club-phyllis-wheatleys-writings/About the BookIn 1761, a young girl arrived in Boston on a ship of enslaved people, was sold to the Wheatley family, and given the name Phillis Wheatley. After studying English and classical literature, geography, the Bible, and Latin, Phillis published her first poem in 1767 at the age of 14, winning much public attention and considerable fame. When Boston publishers who doubted its authenticity rejected an initial collection of her poetry, Wheatley sailed to London in 1773 and found a publisher there for Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral.This volume collects both Wheatley’s letters and her poetry: hymns, elegies, translations, philosophical poems, tales, and epyllions–including a poignant plea to the Earl of Dartmouth urging freedom for America and comparing the country’s condition to her own. With her contemplative elegies and her use of the poetic imagination to escape an unsatisfactory world, Wheatley anticipated the Romantic Movement of the following century. The appendices to this edition include poems of Wheatley’s contemporary African-American poets: Lucy Terry, Jupiter Harmon, and Francis Williams.About The Virtual Book ClubThe Virtual Book Club takes place quarterly with the typical following rotation: a contemporary of Austen, nonfiction work, an Austen selection, and a fanfiction work. Our members Mary Jane Curry, Nancy Martin Young, and Sara Tavela serve as our primary book club facilitators and help coordinate our book selections. ... See MoreSee Less

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February 16, 2025 – Virtual Book Club: Phillis Wheatley’s WritingsJoin JASNA-NC for a discussion of our Austen contemporary selection, Phillis Wheatley’s writings. Wheatley is a transatlantic contemporary of Austen’s, and her experience as a black enslaved person ties in with Jane Austen and her family’s interest and participation in abolition. We’ll explore Wheatley’s poetry and contemplate connections between Austen’s writing and Wheatley’s. It’s sure to be a fascinating discussion!what to readWe will focus on these five poems for discussion:“On being brought from Africa to America““An Hymn to the Morning““To the Right Honourable William, Earl of Dartmouth, His Majesty’s Principal Secretary fo State for North-America, &c.““To S.M., a young African Painter, on seeing his Works““A Farewell to America. To Mrs. S.W.“The DetailsWhat: Virtual Book Club: Phillis Wheatley’s WritingsWhen: February 16, 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 from our web page: jasnanorthcarolina.org/events/february-16-2025-virtual-book-club-phyllis-wheatleys-writings/About the BookIn 1761, a young girl arrived in Boston on a ship of enslaved people, was sold to the Wheatley family, and given the name Phillis Wheatley. After studying English and classical literature, geography, the Bible, and Latin, Phillis published her first poem in 1767 at the age of 14, winning much public attention and considerable fame. When Boston publishers who doubted its authenticity rejected an initial collection of her poetry, Wheatley sailed to London in 1773 and found a publisher there for Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral.This volume collects both Wheatley’s letters and her poetry: hymns, elegies, translations, philosophical poems, tales, and epyllions–including a poignant plea to the Earl of Dartmouth urging freedom for America and comparing the country’s condition to her own. With her contemplative elegies and her use of the poetic imagination to escape an unsatisfactory world, Wheatley anticipated the Romantic Movement of the following century. The appendices to this edition include poems of Wheatley’s contemporary African-American poets: Lucy Terry, Jupiter Harmon, and Francis Williams.About The Virtual Book ClubThe Virtual Book Club takes place quarterly with the typical following rotation: a contemporary of Austen, nonfiction work, an Austen selection, and a fanfiction work. Our members Mary Jane Curry, Nancy Martin Young, and Sara Tavela serve as our primary book club facilitators and help coordinate our book selections. ... See MoreSee Less

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Sunday, January 12, 2025 – Telling and Sharing Our Jane Austen StoriesTo kick off the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth year, we’re looking to share joyful conversation and storytelling at our January meeting! We’ll be telling and sharing our Jane Austen stories: how we first were introduced to or fell in love with Jane Austen’s writings. We’ll also be sharing some “show & tell” time: please have with you your favorite or most meaningful item from your Jane Austen collection. We’ll take time in small groups to have sufficient time to share, and please come ready with your favorite Austen-related item, as well as tea and nibbles should you so choose. Go here for more details and to register jasnanorthcarolina.org/events/january-12-2025-telling-and-sharing-our-jane-austen-stories/The DetailsWhat: Telling and Sharing Our Jane Austen StoriesWhen: January 12, 2025 from 2:00-3:30 p.m.Where: In the comfort of your home via Zoom.Bring: Your favorite item from your Jane Austen collection. ... See MoreSee Less

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