#JASNA of NorCal is offering a free virtual meeting on, “How Happy Are Jane Austen’s Endings Anyway?” The event is on March 24 and starts at 4:30 p.m. EST (1:30 p.m. PST). You can register here:
#JASNA Pittsburgh is presenting a virtual tea on Saturday March 23 at 1:30 p.m. EST The event features two talks about #JaneAusten inspired fan fiction and retellings, originally presented at the 2023 national annual meeting. The event is free.
Here is a list of over two dozen virtual talks and presentations happening this spring. Check the events' websites for more information and to register.
Tonight on Chilliteracy, Lucy is back with the next part of Jane Austen's classic, 'Pride and Prejudice'! Head yourself on over to https://www.twitch.tv/Chilliteracy to get settled and cosy before the start of the stream!
For the latest issue of the #JaneAusten and #Bronte newsletter, I list Austen and Bronte #podcasts for your listenig pleasure. If I'm missing any, let me know and I'll update the list!
In honor of International Women's Month and British Science Week, Chawton House presents the virtual event, "Ladies of Science" with a new 30 minute daily video about women in science during 18th and 19th C. The event costs £10 ($13) for the entire event and runs from March 11 to 16th. The videos will be available until end of 2024. For more information, visit
Love and Marriage in the Age of Jane Austen by Rory Muir
Rory Muir uncovers the excitements and disappointments of courtship and the pains and pleasures of marriage, drawing on fascinating first-hand accounts as well as novels of the period.
NorCal #JASNA is offering a free virtual meeting on, “How Happy Are Jane Austen’s Endings Anyway?” The event is on March 24 and starts at 4:30 p.m. EST (1:30 p.m. PST). You can register here:
Which Jane Austen heroine would make the best detective? For CrimeReads, Jessica Bull ranks all six protagonists from worst to best, and makes the case that Austen's works are essentially mysteries.
I'm a German native speaker, but for about 25 years I read books in English, if that's the original language.
So far I've mostly stuck to "modern" books - but now I took on "Pride and Predjudice". Oh my, English has certainly changed a lot in the last 200 years. (Not that I should be surprised, reading German literature from 200 years ago is also difficult).
I've more of Austen's books, but I think I need a break.
Premise: “A period adaptation of Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility. After a change in circumstances, Marianne is torn between two men, while Elinor longs for a man beyond reach.”