Women had a difficult time with scientific pursuits in Jane Austen's England. Yewspring and The Apothecary's Daughter tell stories of brave women trying to use their gifts.
These entertaining variations on Mansfield Park add more history and new twists to the story.
Looking for gifts for the Jane Austen fan in your life, or for yourself? Here are some ideas!
Jane and the Year Without a Summer is a fun new addition to Stephanie Barron's Jane Austen Mysteries.
Laura Dabundo's new book, Jane Austen: A Companion, gives many insights into Austen and her world, including faith and science in that world.
This prequel to Persuasion features a Jewish young lady who loves astronomy, and who travels to Argentina.
While women of Jane Austen's England faced many restrictions, many, including Austen herself, still made a great impact on their world.
Science and scientists in Jane Austen's time were very different than they are today. Four men helped to transform how science was seen and practiced.
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.
The Enneagram is a traditional way to describe our motivations and ways we can grow. We find all the Enneagram types in Austen's novels.
Faith, Science, Joy, and Jane Austen 