Today we enjoy more of Hugh Thomson's lovely illustrations, and find out more about dancing, and about the militia, in Austen's England. How could partners chat while doing complex dances? And why were some of the militia "wolves in sheep's clothing"?
In Austen's England, people sat in box pews with their families, surrounded by walls. Why did they do that, and what was it like?
"Covering screens" was one of the accomplishments of young ladies in Jane Austen's England. What did that mean?
A new devotional by Natasha Duquette gives us joyful reflections from Jane Austen's writings each morning.
Hugh Thomson's illustrated Peacock edition of Pride and Prejudice is a delight for the eyes and the heart.
A popular cartoon of Austen's time exposes some of the problems of the church and clergy in Austen's England.
Miss Austen: A Novel by Gill Hornby reimagines Cassandra Austen's life, and shows us the choices made by clergymen's daughters in Austen's England.
In sequels to Pride and Prejudice, Laura Hile and Amanda Kai give Charlotte Lucas very different happy endings.
The Chawton House Garden Festival offers refreshing tours of their gardens. They highlight A Curious Herbal, a groundbreaking book about plants in the eighteenth century, written by a lady botanist in an era where women were discouraged from studying science.
I'm finding joy in cross-stitching Jane Austen projects right now. These are my favorites; what are yours?
Faith, Science, Joy, and Jane Austen 