Jane Austen's World

Lady’s Maids and their Upward Career Path to Housekeeper, Part 1 March 9, 2022 - (18)
Introduction Inquiring readers: This is the first of a post on the subject of the upward mobility for two upper servant positions. Part One examines the duties of the lady’s maid, and her motivation for continuing in a position that was hard and demanding, and that required her to be loyal and subservient to her […]
Comical Dr. Syntax and Jane Austen February 28, 2022 - (6)
The Justified Fear of Snow in Jane Austen’s ‘Emma’ February 20, 2022 - (23)
Northanger Abbey’s “Horrid Novels” February 14, 2022 - (13)
Jane and the Year Without a Summer, by Stephanie Barron February 7, 2022 - (10)

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