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 →

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 →

Save the date! RSVP quick!

Join Central New Jersey JASNA on Saturday, February 20, 2010 at The Morgan Library and Museum, 225 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016 to experience “A Woman’s Wit: Jane Austen’s Life and Legacy. JASNA CNJ plans to have a guided tour by a Museum Educator tailored for our organization and refreshments at The Morgan Cafe. … Continue reading Save the date! RSVP quick! →

{On this date…}

January 7, 1807 In a letter to Cassandra, Jane Austen writes that Charlotte Lennox's The Female Quixote "makes our evening amusement."

Happy New Year!

It is New Year's Eve, so we would like to wish you a Happy New Year!"Kind love and good wishes for a Happy New Year to you all."--Jane Austen to Althea Bigg, January 24, 1817

Happy Christmas!

"You cannot but have a cheerful and at times even a merry Christmas."--Jane Austen to Cassandra Austen, Dec. 9, 1808 Illustration by Kate Greenaway

{bit of a holiday respite}

Central New Jersey JASNA would like to wish everyone a Happy Christmas and Happy New Year!We'll be taking a little bit of a holiday respite and will return in the New year with more of all things Austen! Enjoy the holiday season! Thanks to Jane Austen's World for the cool graphic.

What really killed Jane Austen?

An article recently featured on CNN Entertainment explores the cause of Jane Austen's death. Here is the whole article:By Richard Allen Greene, CNNDecember 2, 2009 5:37 p.m. ESTLondon, England (CNN) -- It is a truth universally acknowledged -- or nearly so -- that Jane Austen, the author of "Pride and Prejudice," died of a rare … Continue reading What really killed Jane Austen? →

NYU class on Jane Austen

EXPLORING ENGLAND IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF JANE AUSTEN (X09.9263)NYU School of Continuing and Professional Studies (SCPS)Sect. 1: Thursdays 11:00am--12:40pm, Feb. 11--Apr. 22 (10 sessions; no class March 18), $430Meets at NYU Midtown Center at 11 West 42nd StreetFrom stately mansions to medieval cities, many of England's most historic places are uniquely associated with Jane Austen. … Continue reading NYU class on Jane Austen →

Celebrate Jane Austen with CNJ-JASNA!

Please join JASNA Central New Jersey for a birthday toast to Jane Austen at the Cranbury Inn, 21 South Main Street, Cranbury, New Jersey on Saturday, December 5, 2009 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. We will celebrate Austen’s 234th birthday, plan and discuss the year’s upcoming programs together, and share our love of all … Continue reading Celebrate Jane Austen with CNJ-JASNA! →