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Jan 3
3 min

How did Frank Austen Skate?

While Jane Austen’s brother Frank was eager to skate, it seems that the women in his

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Dec 13, 2020
3 min

Like Pulling Teeth

My son is ten and his baby teeth were slow to come in… and they’re slow to fall out. He’s only had a few fall out on their own, even thou...

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Nov 14, 2020
4 min

Isolated Spinster or In-Touch Citizen?

Some think that Jane Austen was a culturally and politically myopic person because her novels are seemingly oblivious to those matters. T...

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Oct 10, 2020
5 min

Music and the Austen Couple

In the Georgian era, female accomplishments were indispensable assets on the marriage market. Like Miss Bingley describes, the ability to...

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Sep 18, 2020
4 min

Twining, Tea, and Jane Austen

Anyone who knows me well knows that I’m a tea drinker. Some might unfairly say tea snob, but I do like my tea, which is kept in double-li...

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Aug 21, 2020
3 min

Wedgwood, Austen, and Elegance

I love dishes. I would use the good china and crystal every night. My favorite is a small Edwardian tea set that belonged to my maternal

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