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June 3, 2017 by Vic

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Vic’s tribute to Jane Austen in the corner of her living room: a facsimile of Jane’s chair and writing table.

This blog has lain idle for a little over a year, but I plan to resurrect it. For the time being, I’ll add one or two posts per month until I am able to devote more time to my favorite author again. I am pleased to announce that this year’s first post (by Rachel Dodge on Regency manners and greetings) will be published tomorrow.

I am also in the process of updating the links in the pages that sit on top of the blog. These updates should be completed by mid-summer.

With much affection and gratitude for your patience, Vic

Posted in Jane Austen's World | Tagged Blogging, Hello from Vic | 38 Comments

38 Responses

on June 3, 2017 at 22:08 thejaneaustenproject

You’ve been missed!
on June 3, 2017 at 22:17 LordBeariOfBow

Welcome back Vic, brought a smile to my dial when I got the message. :D
on June 3, 2017 at 22:33 ellc

I’m so happy to see that you’re blogging again.
on June 3, 2017 at 22:55 hlc

I missed you. So happy you’re back!
on June 3, 2017 at 23:08 Renard Moreau

[ Smiles ] I do hope that we get regularly posted articles this time around.

Have a great week!
on June 3, 2017 at 23:16 Lucile Barker

Glad you have returned!
on June 3, 2017 at 23:23 Amy B.

Thank you for coming back. Have missed this!
on June 3, 2017 at 23:24 Lilyane Soltz

I’ve missed you – very happy to have you back and look forward to reading whatever you write whenever you write.
on June 3, 2017 at 23:47 Florence Stasch

I am delighted that you are back!! Life is good!!
on June 4, 2017 at 00:20 bevmayo

Finally….:-) Happy dance!
on June 4, 2017 at 00:23 Kathern Blair

I have so missed your columns. I’ll be looking forward to reading them in the future.
on June 4, 2017 at 00:37 Michele

So glad you have returned! You’ve been sorely missed and we’re delighted to find out it wasn’t something we’d done–whew! 😉
on June 4, 2017 at 01:12 Lynne

So glad to see you’re back, Vic! Your wit and wisdom regarding Jane has been missed!
on June 4, 2017 at 01:38 Polly

Huzzah! I was delighted to see this in my in-box.
on June 4, 2017 at 03:39 Paul Benson

I discovered the novels of Jane Austen very late in my life. It was in 1995 after seeing Emma Thompson’s wonderful screenplay of Sense and Sensibility on the large screen. I read the novel immediately afterwards and that was it my heart was captured. I wish I had found Jane much earlier I would have had many more years to be captivated by her writings. But, in reflection perhaps I wasn’t ready. Through life our thoughts change and our appreciation for all varieties of stimuli to our senses alters over the years. Perhaps 1995 was the right year for me to discover Jane. I was 42 then, now I am approaching 64 and Jane Austen has remained in my life over those years, and always shall. I have visited Anne Bronte’s grave on every visit I make to Scarborough, Yorkshire. Will it affect me the same when I visit Chawton for the first time this year in August and Winchester Cathedral? I think it will.
- on June 4, 2017 at 10:32 Lilyane Soltz
  
  Hard to see the words “late in my life” because I’m older than you. But my story is similar – I discovered Jane after watching the famous (or infamous) Firth “Pride and Prejudice”. Life hasn’t been the same since. My husband cannot build bookshelves as quickly as I devour all of the Austen and related literature.
  
  Lovely to have Vic back to give us even more Jane.
  
  I have been to Winchester Cathedral and, yes, it will.
- on June 5, 2017 at 01:25 Lynne
  
  Like Lilyane , I have you beat by a few years, Paul, but fell in love with Jane many years ago. When you get to Winchester Cathedral you will think you’ve died and gone to heaven…at least I hope so. Not just because of Jane but because it is the most magnificent and inspiring building.
on June 4, 2017 at 04:01 Sophia Rose

Yay! Glad you’re coming back, Vic!
on June 4, 2017 at 04:33 Montaine

Wonderful to read you again.
Montaine
on June 4, 2017 at 06:07 Lise Rodgers

welcome back, as we approach such a momentous anniversary, it’s a pleasure to have your input
on June 4, 2017 at 06:15 Darlene

Pleased to see you back. If you need a guest post, I have one about visiting Jane’s cottage on a motorcycle if you would like. Thanks!
on June 4, 2017 at 07:49 Lydia

Yay! I’m so glad you’re back. I’ve really missed your posts.
on June 4, 2017 at 09:22 Kevin Lindsey

So glad to have the blog back, it has been missed. Thanks for all your work on it, it is very much appreciated!
on June 4, 2017 at 09:38 Barbara A Hayes

I missed you! I was thrilled to see you’re back!! The historical notes are always so informative! Looking forward to your insights. Thanks for returning!
on June 4, 2017 at 12:33 Lauren Gilbert

I’m very glad to see you back, Vic. You’ve been missed!
on June 4, 2017 at 12:57 Lesleykluchin

I look forward to reading this blog. Jane Austen is my all time favorite author!! Elizabeth Bennett gave me the courage to forge ahead ahead and change the world since the summer of 1966 when I first read “Pride and Prejudice”. I have felt a kinship with her creator since my teens, during my 36 years as an educator, and now as a grandmother and protesting granny for progressive change. I can’t wait to read and meet Vic!!!
on June 4, 2017 at 14:27 Beryl Burko

I was new to this blog and then it seemed dormant – hope I had nothing to do with that!! So glad you’re back to bring a little gentle sanity back to this crazy world!!
on June 4, 2017 at 16:02 Diane H. Morris

You made me happy today, Vic, for whenever I need information about Jane Austen and the Regency era, yours is the first website I check. Welcome back.
on June 4, 2017 at 16:46 Cynthia

Great news!
on June 4, 2017 at 17:05 songbirdalicia

What a joy to hear that you will be resuming your entries to this site. My fondest memories are of when you began your weekly reviews of my beloved “Downton Abbey”. Your slightly irreverent reviews made me laugh and want more. They also gave me an opportunity to “share with the world” of “Janites” my allegiance to Lady Mary, who in the end graciously accepted Lady Edith’s happy ending.

Looking forward to more on the subject of Jane Austen, my favorite author! (We share the same birthday!)
on June 4, 2017 at 21:32 MrsSchuby

Just what I need! Thank you.
on June 4, 2017 at 22:59 Angela Sweby

Yay, welcome back. You have been missed indeed but what an auspicious time to return, a little over a month before the 200 years recognition of Jane’s death.
I’m so looking forward to reading your posts.
on June 5, 2017 at 08:08 redleaf13

Happy that you’re back!
on June 5, 2017 at 09:26 Monica Guitart

Dear Vic, I’ve missed you. A couple of days ago I went to the blog thinking how many important things I’ve learned from J. A. thanks to you. And then, your email, and a smile in my face. Janeites, we are connected. Aren’t we?
on June 7, 2017 at 17:55 dholcomb1

glad you’re back to writing the blog
on June 9, 2017 at 11:04 Lisa Marie Théresé Magoch

Thank you for returning. I know how it is to get sidetracked by life. I am in need of updating my own blog this summer. Look forward to reading more.
on June 11, 2017 at 01:37 allthingsja

Ohhhh such happy news, Vic!!!! Thank you!!!! All the best!
on June 16, 2017 at 20:37 Jean | DelightfulRepast.com

Vic, that is such good news! I really wasn’t expecting this when I visited your World today!

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