The Problem of Miss Bates
I think I foresee an obstacle in trying to get my particular friend Lee to read Austen.
Google custom news engines
I’ve added two Google news search engine for Austen and Holmes, which you’ll find in the sidebar of the diary. It took …
New format for links and glossary
The links and references are already outgrowing their space, so I’ve created a new format for the Link/References pages, with subcategories for …
Sherlock Holmes essay contest
The Howard County (Maryland) Library is sponsoring the 2011 Sherlock Holmes Essay Contest. From the library website: Howard County Library, in partnership …
The problem of the green dress
As to the green dress mentioned in the chapter There is dancing: I know that for much of the period, white was …
Adding illustrations to S&S
I am adding the Hugh Thompson illustrations to the online edition of S&S. I’m afraid it is literary heresy, because I will …
The Bevans Family letters
I found the lovely The Bevans Family letters website, a “micro-site” of the Regency Town House site, and I must say it …
The Affair of the Reluctant Bachelor
I begin The Affair of the Reluctant Bachelor, the second full Charlotte House story. Please be advised that I am posting almost …
The problem of the footman
The problem of the footman now appears in My Particular Friend. In the first story, The Poison Pen Affair, I avoided all …
JASNA essay contest
The Jane Austen Society of North America is also sponsoring a contest (as I believe they do most years). From the website: …