Archive - The Austen Connection

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Some of the ‘elegant females’ wield power. Some are downright dangerous.

May 26

Sometimes the best family is the one we create for ourselves.

May 7

Adrian Lukis has had some time to think about Jane Austen bad guys. His ‘Being Mr. Wickham' incorporates Regency history, scandal, and unexpected…

Apr 22

'The Courtship's' heroine is looking for love. The cameras show you she's headed elsewhere. But we trust that like an Austen heroine, she'll find the…

Apr 14

Real romance, the Regency, and flowery fakery

Apr 1

'Bridgerton' is Back. Are you watching? Hello friends, Bridgerton season 2 is here! We’re celebrating spring, rocking spring break, and handing over the mic to you: Are you watching? H…

Mar 25

Rituals, rites, public dramas - so it is in the Regency and in reality TV

Mar 18

They're Byronic, gallant, cash-strapped and capturing hearts

Mar 10

‘I think if there’s a well-enough rendered sense of sexual tension, the reader will read almost anything.” –Sally Rooney, speaking on The Cut podcast

Mar 4

Jane Austen, HEAs, and other complications for an imperfect world

Feb 24

Was it Valentine's Day or Halloween? Love in Austen is such a chamber of horrors that we really don't know - but just like a haunted house, it's fun to…

Feb 17

Have a Happy Valentine's Day

Feb 10

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