Caricatures of Christmas

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Wishing you all a festive and worshipful Christmas!

The Stereotype of the Self-Indulgent Clergyman (Rowlandson’s Parsonage)

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Thomas Rowlandson's satirical cartoon, The Parsonage, shows one stereotype of the clergy in Austen's England.

The Joy of Jane Austen Embroidery: Making a “Housewife” Sewing Organizer

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A great Christmas present or source of gift ideas, Jane Austen Embroidery is full of beautiful projects based on patterns from Austen's time.

Exploring the Arts at the JASNA AGM in Chicago

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Faith, Science, and Joy at the JASNA 2021 AGM in Chicago

A Most Clever Girl

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by Brenda S. Cox "For she had a lively, playful disposition, which delighted in anything ridiculous." From Pride and Prejudice, used to describe Jane Austen herself in A Most Clever Girl Are you looking for a children's book that introduces Jane Austen with gorgeous illustrations, and a deeper look at who she was as a … Continue reading A Most Clever Girl

The Joy of the Reticule

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by Brenda S. Cox When Emma encountered Mrs. Elton visiting Jane Fairfax, “she saw [Mrs. Elton] with a sort of anxious parade of mystery fold up a letter which she had apparently been reading aloud to Miss Fairfax, and return it into the purple and gold ridicule by her side,”—Emma, Volume 3, chapter 16, Cambridge … Continue reading The Joy of the Reticule