JASNA-NY announces upcoming events

JASNA-NY's March Regional meeting will be held on Saturday, March 6, 2010 at Manhattanville College's Reid Castle in Purchase, NYThis full day (9:30am to 4:00pm) symposium "Inspired by Austen" will feature speakers, discussions and a S&S musical adaptation preview as well as welcome coffee/tea and lunch.Transportation from New York's Grand Central Station will be available … Continue reading JASNA-NY announces upcoming events →

Happy Birthday P&P

Announced in The Morning Chronicle, London on 28 January 1813, Pride and Prejudice entered into recorded history, and into our hearts. Here are the famous first few lines: It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.

The JASNA International Visitor Program

Those of you who are in the process of researching and/or writing an Austen-related paper or book might be interested in applying for the JASNA 2010 International Visitor Program. The goals of the IVP are (1) to permit a JASNA member to work on a creative or scholarly project that requires study or travel in … Continue reading The JASNA International Visitor Program →

Morgan Update!

Below is a link to the radio program on the exhibition at the Morgan Library and museum here. Thanks JASNA-NY!

Jane Austen event

SAVE THE DATE!3rd Annual JANE AUSTEN FESTIVAL-JULY 10 & 11, 2010HISTORIC LOCUST GROVE LOUISVILLE, KYhttp://www.locustgrove.org/Sponsored by: Greater Louisville Region, JASNAhttp://www.jasnalouisville.com/REGENCY EMPORIUMJANE AUSTEN BALLAUTHOR KIM WILSON "IN THE GARDEN WITH JANE AUSTEN" AND "TEA WITH JANE AUSTEN"FOUR COURSE AFTERNOON TEA SERVED BOTH DAYS!TUSSIE MUSSIE WORKSHOPWatch the website for new developments. Reservations for tea, ball and workshops … Continue reading Jane Austen event →

Emma on the Telly

On Sunday evening, January 24th, PBS begins its broadcast of the new BBC production of EMMA, starring Romola Garai and Jonny Lee Miller. You can learn more about the program at the Masterpiece Theatre website, which also includes an "Ask the Expert" section featuring JASNA's own Joan Ray (past president) as well as a section … Continue reading Emma on the Telly →

More Morgan Updates

The Morgan Library is featuring Jane Austen's Wit and Wisdom. Here is a schedule of events:Tuesday January 26, 2010 6:30 PM "From Gothic to Graphic: Adapting Jane Austen Novels" JASNA member and favorite speaker, Juliette Wells will be moderating the discussion.This event is co-sponsored by our region. Wednesdays January 27, February 10 and 24 3-4:30 … Continue reading More Morgan Updates →

New Book: Precipitation by Helen Baker

Are you, dear Jane Austen enthusiast, as well acquainted with Miss Caroline Bingley as you ever wish to be? Do you deplore her duplicity from which the Bennet family suffered for so long? When you explore my latest novel, you will discover that she struggled again difficulties which make Lizzie Bennet's vulgar relations appear trivial. … Continue reading New Book: Precipitation by Helen Baker →

Personalized Pride and Prejudice

The Signals website is offering (back ordered at this point) a personalized Pride and Prejudice book. According to their blurb, "These innovative, unexpected books lets you substitute up to six names as characters in much-loved stories, creating an addictive read and a completely original present, bound in a beautiful classic-style cover. " This announcement is … Continue reading Personalized Pride and Prejudice →

Dancing with Mr. Darcy

The latest issue of "Jane Austen's Regency World" (www.janeaustenmagazine.co.uk) has a review of Dancing with Mr. Darcy on p. 58. If you remember, JASNA's own Elsa Solender has a short story in this book. The reviewer, Joceline Bury, says of Elsa's story, "There is Elsa A. Solender's achingly moving account of Jane Austen's sleepless night … Continue reading Dancing with Mr. Darcy →