Emma, by Jane Austen, is a novel about the perils of misconstrued romance. The novel was first published in December 1815. As in her other novels, Austen explores the concerns and difficulties of genteel women living in Georgian-Regency England; she also creates a lively 'comedy of manners' among her characters.Before she began the novel, Austen … Continue reading Getting ready for Emma: a summary
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Monmouth Battlefield State Park
Our next event, August 21 1-2:30pm, is at the historic Monmouth Battlefield State Park on Rt 33 in Freehold/Manalapan. Click here for the link to the parks website. Our final destination will be published in the newsletter available to members of our organization. If you are not yet a member of our organization, membership is … Continue reading Monmouth Battlefield State Park
Book Suggestion: Blue and White
A Passion for Blue & White by Carolyne Roehm Style-setter Carolyne Roehm showcases her favorite color combination in more than three hundred glorious photographs in this private tour of her homes. From the time Roehm rented her first one-bedroom apartment in New York in her twenties until today (she now owns a magnificent duplex in … Continue reading Book Suggestion: Blue and White
Hold the date!
Put it in your calendar---Box Hill Picnic at the Monmouth Battlefields in Monmouth County, NJ on Aug 21. Bring your own lunch and favorite passage of Emma, dessert will provided. More details to follow shortly.Photo: by Kecky on Etsy
Murder at Mansfield Park
Next week MURDER AT MANSFIELD PARK by Lynn Shepherd will be hitting bookstores nationwide. In this ingenious new twist on Austen’s Mansfield Park, Shepherd combines genuine Austen characters with a classic scenario for a murder mystery—an isolated setting, with passions running high and motives aplenty. With the same characters, and the same episodes, but each … Continue reading Murder at Mansfield Park
Learning to Write
Even though most of us spend the majority of our day banging away at keyboards, there’s nothing quite like a handwritten note. We seem to be far removed from the time when that ornamental penmanship, now reserved for weddings, was once a common characteristic of an educated individual. But even if most of us can’t … Continue reading Learning to Write
Book Suggestion: Inspired Gardens
The Inspired Garden: Twenty-Four Artists Share Their VisionThis book offers a tour of 24 private gardens in New England along with interviews with the artists who designed them. Wonderfully picturesque, The Inspired Garden explains the artistic principles that not only underlay arts like painting and sculpture but also garden design. Highly informative about garden creation, … Continue reading Book Suggestion: Inspired Gardens
Living in Young Victoria
Amy Merrick is a designer who often takes movies and finds all the delightful things associated with them so that we can find ourselves imagining living in one of the movies. This week however, one of her protege, Amy Elizabeth from Williamsburg, Brooklyn might pinch hit with Young Victoria! I’ve had Young Victoria in my … Continue reading Living in Young Victoria
Vintage coaches, silver fork novels and 18th century spectacles: the 2010 Jane Austen Society Annual General Meeting
Catherine Delors of Versailles and More attended the JASA AGM and here is her take:“O that he had sprained his ancle in the first dance!” exclaims an exasperated Mr. Bennet in Pride and Prejudice. Well, the intended recipient, Mr. Bingley, escaped that curse in Jane Austen’s novel. Instead it fell upon me, two centuries later. … Continue reading Vintage coaches, silver fork novels and 18th century spectacles: the 2010 Jane Austen Society Annual General Meeting
London Calling on Chawton
Tony Grant on his London Calling blog has posted on “Why do we want to visit Chawton” with a wonderful photograph of the staircase from the second story – search “Jane Austen” on his blog and you will find a variety of other Austen-related posts. Tony is also writing a weekly column for the Jane … Continue reading London Calling on Chawton
Jane Austen Society of North America - New Jersey Region 