Jane Austen's World

Hillsdale College offers six 29- minute course lectures about Jane Austen and her first novel: Northanger Abbey.

“Her first novel—published shortly after her death—was Northanger Abbey, which parodies the romanticized fiction popular in Austen’s day. A close study of Jane Austen’s ebullient writings reveals timeless truths about human nature and illuminates the beauty of everyday life.”

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The neglected tombstone found in an overgrown burial ground said:

“Sacred to the memory of His Excellency C.J. Austen, Esq.,

Champion of the Most Honorable Military Order of the Bath,

Rear Admiral of the Red and Commander-in-Chief of Her Majesty’s Naval Forces on the East India and China Station,

Died off Prome, the 7th October 1852, while in command of the Naval Expedition on the river Irrawady against the Burmese Forces, aged 73 years.”

The grave after restoration

Read the full article in The Sunday Times. June 27, 2021.

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“My idea of good company…is the company of clever, well-informed people, who have a great deal of conversation.” – Jane Austen, Persuasion

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Vic Sanborn, founder of this blog, is supported by a team of talented and knowledgeable writers about Jane Austen and the Regency era. They are:

• Tony Grant,
• Brenda Cox, and
• Rachel Dodge.

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In addition, we thank the many experts and authors who frequently contribute their posts and opinions, and who continue to do so freely or at our request.

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