In a letter dated February 4, 1813, Jane Austen told her sister that she believed her new novel, Pride and Prejudice, was “too light and bright and sparkling.” She added, “It wants shade; it wants to ...
Stepping into the library at The Rosenbach in Philadelphia feels a bit like stepping into another century. There are leather reading chairs and portraits in carved frames with gilding. And of course, ...
In September, the Book Review Book Club will read and discuss Jane Austen’s classic, about the tortured romance of two people frazzled by miscommunications and assumptions. By MJ Franklin MJ Franklin ...
Few novelists can match the level of devotion inspired by a long-ago English writer who died at age 41 with just six books to her credit. Though 2013 marks 200 years since the publication of her ...
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