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To My Dear Mother Mrs. Bennet

To Mrs Bennet,  My dear mother, I can hardly write such words to you; however, upon this festive occasion, I shall honor your motherly graces with a few lines of prose duly praising your efforts in my growth and development. I need not pamper your poor nerves with exaltations concerning your maternal nature towards me. [...]

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Who’s the Dreamiest Austen Hero?

If you blurted out “Darcy!” then you might be a Darcyholic…

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Janeite or Austenite?

Janeite or Austenite?

It seems a silly question at first. You most emphatically stated your answer the moment you read the title, but was it the right one?

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Tea for Two

Tea for Two

Dark paneled wood, lush carpet, soft Christmas music surrounded us as we walked into the O’Henry Hotel.

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Jane Austen and the Supernatural Sensibility

Jane Austen and the Supernatural Sensibility

It is with great pleasure that we introduce Vera Nazarian who shares with us how she brings out the darkness in the world of Jane Austen.

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Jane Austen Is a Bit Like a Favorite Dress

Jane Austen Is a Bit Like a Favorite Dress

We are pleased to bring you today’s special guest author Kate Dana, who shares with us her love of and the enduring influence of Jane Austen.

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Activated With Austen

Activated With Austen

Today’s guest post is from member Mary C.M. Phillips. Sometimes we just need to disconnect from technology and connect with Jane Austen.

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Blindsided by Jane

Blindsided by Jane

Today we are pleased to introduce Steve Hockensmith, who comes to share how Jane Austen hit him with a roundhouse kick to the side of the head.

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Jane Austen, An Influential Lady

Jane Austen, An Influential Lady

Today we are please to introduce writer Susan Krause as she shares how her love of Jane Austen began with an unlikely reading suggestion from her father.

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Elizabeth Darcy and Barbara Tiller Cole Discuss More About Jane Austen

Elizabeth Darcy and Barbara Tiller Cole Discuss More About Jane Austen

Dark Jane Austen Book Club would like to welcome Barbara Tiller Cole, who has been interviewed several times by Elizabeth Darcy and has once again graciously agreed to allow another interview to shared here with us.

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Walking Where Jane Walked

Walking Where Jane Walked

Today’s guest post follows where our beloved Jane walked, lived, and her abiding influence upon, Nancy Kelley.

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