Why were curates in Austen's England poor and despised?
Nothing But a Country Curate: Charles Hayter in Persuasion
Category: Persuasion
Reflection: Balance and See-Saws
Does my life look like a balance or a see-saw? How can I balance between different responsibilities? And how did Jane Austen and her characters do it?
Women of Science: Mary Anning
A poor, uneducated girl became a pioneer of paleontology with her amazing discoveries of fossils in Austen's Lyme Regis.
Jane Austen Faith Word: Duty, and Anne Elliot
Anne Elliot's "duty" guided her through life's trials.
Jane Austen Faith Word: Serious, and Fanny Price
In Jane Austen, "serious" has a deeper meaning than we use for it today.
Gout and the Waters of Bath, Part 2
Did the waters of Bath really help the gout?
Gout and the Waters of Bath, Part 1
What is the gout, why did people go to Bath for it, and did the waters of Bath help?
Faith, Science, Joy, and Jane Austen 