Book Review: The Real Jane Austen: A Life in Small Things, by Paula Byrne Not too long ago there was an uproar in Jane Austen circles at the discovery of a drawing that was labeled Jane Austen, depicting an Read More »
EVELINA and a Sense of History I was rereading Fanny Burney’s first novel, Evelina, recently. It had been a while; I’d retained a memory of a boring central romance surrounded by vivid Read More »