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Did you miss Jane's 250th birthday party? Don't worry - you can enjoy Carl Johnson's magnificent birthday toast by listening to this recording!

Persuasion Chapters 1-3 Hello Book Clubbers!! As promised, for Persuasion, we will be recording our sessions and posting them here! Please see below for the link to our first installment covering Chapters 1 - 3

BY A LADY | Persuasions #10, 1988 - Pages 5-10 No gangsters, but a city to fall in love with – sweeping views, splendid buildings,...

JASNA AGM Austen at 250 When: Oct 10-12 2025 Where: Baltimore

February 7th | Winter Program “’You Can Get a Parasol at Whitby’s:’ Circulating Libraries in Jane Austen’s Time” May | Spring Gala...

December 6th | Jane Austen Birthday Tea Mary Crawford’s harp is arguably the most famous musical instrument in Jane Austen’s novels. Even...

February 3rd | Winter Meeting "From the Book to the Boards: Staging Pride and Prejudice". Panel: Kristin Leahey, Resident Dramaturg,...

February 12th | Winter Meeting "Money, Sex, and Power—Austen Style," theme of 2012 JASNA AGM. Panel: Diane Capitani, Garrett Theological...

February 12th | Winter Meeting GCR Readers Theater presents "No Pleasure in London" An exploration of attitudes toward town and country...

February 20th | Winter Meeting Panel presentation and group discussion of Northanger Abbey. William Phillips on Gothic inspirations,...

February 7th | Winter Meeting "Viewing Austen Through Vermeer's Camera Obscura," Slide/talk by Marsha Huff, JASNA President. Afternoon...

February 9th | Winter Meeting "How do you make a film of a life about which you know little?" Discussion of Austen biographies vs. the...

February 10th | Winter Meeting Book Discussion of Emma following lunch at the Parthenon Restaurant 314 South Halsted Street in Chicago....

February 18th | Winter Meeting Following lunch at a Chicago restaurant, member Caryn Chaden led a discussion of Mansfield Park, the theme...

February 18th Lunch & Lecture with Speaker: Dr. Elisabeth Lenckos May 13th GCR - 25th Annual Gala: CELEBRATION August 12th Lunch &...