9th Annual Jane Austen Festival – Louisville

The Jane Austen Society of North America- Greater Louisville Region is already hard at work on the 9th Annual Jane Austen Festival, which will be held at 1790’s Locust Grove in Louisville, Kentucky. This year, we will be celebrating “Jane Austen’s Legacy, 1775-1817,” and commemorating 200 years since her passing. … READ ON

Seventh Annual Louisville Jane Austen Festival July 18–20

Tea, Workshops, a Regency Dress Record, and More Tea: A Delightful Weekend in Louisville By Mayme Bolt, Metropolitan St. Louis Region Despite a little drizzle on Friday night, July 18, there was Twilight Shopping, which proved a lot of fun. Traditional Kentucky food was served, and the anniversary of Jane … 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

NewsNotes Summer 2013: From Our Regional Coordinator

  Happy summer! As I write this column in late April, it seems as though summer will never come. Our spring has been a wet and cold one, but that has not dampened our spirits. Much has been happening in the world of Jane Austen. In February, members of our … READ ON

Jane Austen on Parade: the 2012 Brooklyn AGM

  When I asked Bettye Dew what the AGM was like, she told me it was hard to describe.  “You’ll see,” she said, mysteriously.  And I did:  the rousing plenary speakers, excellent breakout sessions, and dozens of women (plus a few men), dressed as Austen characters.  An Elizabeth Bennet lookalike … READ ON