Catching Up with Devoney Looser

On Jan. 14, the Los Angeles Review of Books published “Jane Austen—Feminist Icon,” an essay on Mansfield Park (among other things) by JASNA-StL member and former University of Missouri—Columbia professor Devoney Looser. In the essay, Looser tackles Austen’s “least appreciated” heroine, “mousy” Fanny Price. Moving from society’s celebration of Pride … READ ON

BBC 1 Trailers for ‘Death Comes to Pemberley’

  The TV adaptation of P.D. James’ “Death Comes to Pemberley” has aired already in Great Britain (over the Christmas holiday, no less). While we await its premier on PBS, here are YouTube links to four BBC 1 trailers for the miniseries. As we reviewed the book at our June … READ ON

A Will, an Opportunity for Study, and a Proposal

  Last week, Linda Dennery and Meg Levin, our faithful New York Region correspondents, passed along three Austen-related items. The first is a story about, and a link to, Austen’s will; the second, an announcement of a summer course on Mansfield Park and Persuasion at Cornell University; and the third, … READ ON

Found: an 1831 Letter from John Murray to Cassandra Austen—Plus Other End-of-Year Items

  Linda Dennery and Meg Levin, our New York Region colleagues, have passed along the following end-of-year tidbits. Of particular interest is the letter from publisher John Murray to Cassandra Austen.   As the centenary of Pride and Prejudice celebration ends, we offers a few items to round out the … READ ON