And while I’m at it, where are the American raconteurs?
Arguably since the death of actor Tony Randall, there are no mainstream American raconteurs anymore. If you’re unfamiliar with the term raconteur, …
There is a presenter gap, and U.S. is on wrong side of it
I watch a lot of documentaries because it’s really the only entertainment on which my husband and I agree. He’s willing to …
Should have been an Austen quote
The current Olympics-themed Smithsonian Magazine has been a treasure trove, but it all pales in significance to this one quote: “He may …
A Tale of Two Cities, Both Called London
This is the best explanation I’ve ever seen about why there is a large metropolitan area called London (that includes Westminster) and …
Update on the Library Passage in Worthing
From Chris Sandrawich, Membership Secretary Jane Austen Society Midlands If you have received this e-mail it means that I have written to …
Mudlarks still exist in present-day London
On the heels of my previous post about dirty jobs, I found another article in the current issue of Smithsonian Magazine (Let …
What I’m reading: Mercy’s Embrace by Laura Hile
Following on Karen Aminadra’s Charlotte Collins, where she rehabilitates one of the less appealing Jane Austen characters, I have found Laura Hile’s …
The Speckled Band
The Speckled Band is one of those Sherlock Holmes stories that’s almost as famous for its bizarre errors as it is for …
Reviews and giveaways
I have such an embarrassment of riches: a five-star review of My Particular Friend at Jane Green Smith’s blog Reading, Writing, Working, …
Worst … job … ever!
Smithsonian Magazine has an article on that ever popular genre, the disgusting, dirty job. Mike Rowe of Dirty Jobs and Tony Robinson …