I’ve an interview up at Jane Austen Prequels and Sequels. If you would like to know more about my thoughts on Austen and her work, please visit! 1) Your own favorite Austen character and why? Patrice: My favorite Austen character changes with the book I’ve read most recently, so Read more…
Two articles in the New York Times, and news of a (new to me) portrait of Jane Austen, continue to shed light on the author most recently known as “not as good a writer as V.S. Naipaul.” The portrait is interesting; I had only ever seem the one of her Read more…
So I’ve been rereading Jane Austen and I have been completely absorbed in her writing. I am on Emma now, and just finished Persuasion. Jane Austen is known for the elegance of her language, her precise understanding of human nature, and her ability to pinpoint the foibles and motives of Read more…