Mrs. Churchill, Mary Musgrove, and other Austen characters are hypochondriacs. What did doctors believe about their malady and its treatment?
Hypochondriacs in Jane Austen and Regency Medicine: Mrs. Churchill of Emma
Category: Austen’s Novels
A Valetudinarian Old Man—Mr. Woodhouse in Emma
Was Austen's Mr. Woodhouse a hypochondriac, or an old man with valid concerns about everyone's health?
Churches, Chapels, Abbeys, and Cathedrals in Northanger Abbey
A church, a chapel, an abbey, and a cathedral: What's the difference? And which ones would Catherine Morland of Northanger Abbey have seen in Bath?
Rules of Engagement: Honor and Shame in Sense and Sensibility
Regency Courtship and Engagement, with honor . . . or not
Sense and Sensibility and the Church, Part 4: The Clergyman’s Life
Reading prayers and publishing the banns of marriage . . .
Sense and Sensibility and the Church, Part 3: Livings for Sale
Church livings to buy or borrow!
Sense and Sensibility and the Church, Part 2: Getting a Church Living
Edward Ferrars had "not the smallest chance" of getting a living; but he did!
Sense and Sensibility and the Church, Part 1: Becoming a Clergyman
The church was "not smart enough" for Edward's family.
Faith, Science, Joy, and Jane Austen 