Emily Eden’s classic account of her travels in India is full of colonial disdain and hauteur, says William Dalrymple. It’s also waspish and witty – and an album of lithographs based on her drawings is exquisite.One of the great surprises of the Raj was that it produced so little truly great literature. While Russia’s colonial … Continue reading Travel Journal: Among the Savages →

Archaeologists successfully located the remnants of Seneca Village, a 19th century village located in today’s Central Park and New York City’s first community of African-American property owners. The two-month-long excavation was located inside of today’s Central Park between 81st and 89th Streets and 7th and 8th Avenues. It was razed in 1857 to allow for … Continue reading Central Park’s Seneca Village Unearthed →

I really enjoyed doing those weekly finds post, but it got a little hard each week. So I'm trying something new. There's this website that lets you create a paper and I'm creating a paper based on what I share through Twitter and what's shared by a select group of others as well. The Central … Continue reading Trying Something New →

[Minton Tile Design c.1851]Minton, founded in England in 1788 by Thomas Minton, was one of the best-known British manufacturers of porcelain and pottery. The “Minton” name has also been associated with fine ceramic and encaustic tile. In the early 1800s, Thomas Minton’s son, Herbert, developed and patented manufacturing processes to create “encaustic tile” with the … Continue reading Minton Tile in American Buildings →

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While reading The Solider by Grace Burrowes I came across a mention of Mr. Darcy.“You will go directly to bed,” he admonished. “No languishing in the arms of Mr. Darcy or whatever it is you read to soothe you into slumber.”-pg 111The Solider is a Regency period romance novel. It is book 2 of the … Continue reading A Jane Austen Reference →

Clarification from Kerri:We just learned it is the JASNA-Puget Sound Region that we will be helping when we use Bookfair ID# 10577344 if purchasing from Barnes & Noble this week. To quote The Musketeers, "All for one and one for all" We hope this clears up any confusion. Sincerely, Linda Dennery and Meg LevinJASNA - … Continue reading UPDATE ON THE BARNES & NOBLE FUNDRAISER →

I'd like to share this email with you that I recieved from the JASNA - NY Metro Region.------Kerri Spennicchia has alerted us to an opportunity to raise funds for JASNA over the next few days while shopping for books at Barnes and Noble, either in stores or online at http://www.barnesandnoble.comJASNA Bookfair: Help support the Jane … Continue reading Raise Funds for JASNA While Shopping for Books →

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