Why the Jane Austen Party Will Never Be Over
This month we welcome a new voice, Shaney Lloyd, who writes on all things Austen. In this post, she muses on just what it is that keeps contemporary audiences returning to Jane's Regency world?
Lady Anne Russell goes to Lacock
In this month's Musings our roving reporter, Lady Anne Russell, shares the highlights of a winter season spent in the uplifting company of Strictly Jane Austen Tours' esteemed guests.
Jane Austen’s Emma and the Rise of Detective Fiction
In this month’s Musing, Dr Lucy Andrew reveals the inspirations behind her debut novel, A Very Vexing Murder, which re-imagines Emma as a cosy crime in which Harriet Smith takes centre stage as a feisty-con-woman-turned detective.
Art v Life in Persuasion
In this month’s Musing, our guest writer and expert tour guide Dr Moira Rudolf attempts to get into the mind of the great novelist and the themes which run through her last complete work.
The French Janeites: from early readers to modern devotees
In this month's Musing, Claire Saim, author of (along with Gwen Giret) Jane Austen – L’Encyclopédie Visuelle and co-president of the Société Française Jane Austen, shares her insights into Jane Austen's appeal on the other side of the Channel.