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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 ...
In the two centuries or so since her soothing observations of the pains of repeated dinner invitations were unfurled before ...
Students in Professor Carolyn Dever’s first-year seminar class put together an exhibit honoring author Jane Austen’s works on ...
Call it kismet that the growing desire for all of this in 2025 coincides with the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth.
Keeley Hawes shines as Cassandra Austen in 'Miss Austen,' a PBS Masterpiece limited series adaptation of Gill Hornby's novel ...
Sense and Sensibility,” “Persuasion” and “Pride and Prejudice” gave Agathe impossible romantic standards. “I’m not living in the right century,” the Parisian bookseller sighs to her coworker and best ...
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 ...