Join JASNA-NJ 11/18 at 2pm to Discuss Lover’s Vows and the Role of Theater in Mansfield Park

Join JASNA-NJ for a discussion of the play Lover’s Vows over Zoom on Saturday, November 18th at 2pm. You can register here. Mrs. Siddons as the Tragic Muse by Sir Joshua Reynolds Lover’s Vows—the play that scandalized Mansfield Park—was a real play and very popular in Austen’s day. You can read it at Project Gutenberg here. The play was … Continue reading Join JASNA-NJ 11/18 at 2pm to Discuss Lover’s Vows and the Role of Theater in Mansfield Park

Join JASNA-NJ Saturday, 10/21 at 2pm to discuss Belle: The True Story of Dido Belle by Paula Byrne

In October, JASNA-NJ will take a look at some events and people who may have helped inspire facets of Mansfield Park by hosting a discussion of Paula Byrne's biography of Dido Belle. Please join us over Zoom on October 21st at 2pm EDT to share your thoughts on Belle: The Slave Daughter and the Lord Chief Justice (also known as Belle: … Continue reading Join JASNA-NJ Saturday, 10/21 at 2pm to discuss Belle: The True Story of Dido Belle by Paula Byrne