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The Power Of Persuasion: Why Lawyers Love Jane Austen
Lawyers love Jane Austen, disproportionately—often rabidly—so. A leading London jurist once memorably quipped of his devotion: “I read all six of Austen’s books every year, because if I didn’t, I ...
Students in Professor Carolyn Dever’s first-year seminar class put together an exhibit honoring author Jane Austen’s works on ...
Keeley Hawes shines as Cassandra Austen in 'Miss Austen,' a PBS Masterpiece limited series adaptation of Gill Hornby's novel ...
This Bafta-award-winning film is based on Austen’s 1817 novel of the same name. From director Roger Michell, it stars Amanda ...
Professors love to analyze the class and gender dynamics of "Emma," "Persuasion," "Sense ... grounds for concern that some Jane Austen fans have never read the books. But if the films are a ...
Sure, you're familiar with Cassandra Austen, but what about Mary, Isabella, or Eliza? Here's how everyone's connected in the ...
Because Austen's prose is so elegant and clear ... cries Isabella, regarding Anne Elliot, the heroine of Jane's "Persuasion," which Cassandra has been reading aloud. "Is that the only outcome ...