In 1852, a Boston Janeite named Eliza Susan Quincy sent a fan letter to Austen’s brother Francis. “For many years her talents have brightened our daily path, and her name and those of her characters are familiar to us as ‘household words,’ " wrote Quincy, daughter of a former president of Harvard University. Then she … Continue reading JASNA-NJ meeting, July 19: Austen at Sea, by Natalie Jenner →