Happy Northanger Abbey/Persuasion publication day to everyone!

Happy publication anniversary to Northanger Abbey! Celebrate by accusing your crush’s dad of murder.

Persuasion was published on this day in 1817. Making it 208 years of every other love letter not being good enough.

Emma Woodhouse’s guide to reading more: Step one: add books to your TBR list Step two: Step three: add more books to your TBR pile

Mary Musgrove:

Mr. Bennet after reading that Mr. Gardiner paid off Wickham:

I’ve missed all of the Austen community! I promise to post more frequently soon. My 2025 was Mr. Elton. Let’s hope 2026 is Colonel Brandon.

I technically weighed in on Jane Austen’s 250th Anniversary in August but it’s time to repost it again. I still hope that Austen fandom will continue to make serious efforts to diversify both who is an Austen fan and the media inspired by her works. www.wgbh.org/tv-shows/dra...

HBD Jane Austen, you would have hated how white women tried to profit off your legacy by pretending you were something you weren’t! Anyway, go read @kerrysinanan.bsky.social’s great piece! theconversation.com/jane-austen-...

Happy 250th birthday, Jane! I hope you all spend it enjoying her writing, watching the movies, and eating a slice of cake before Mr. Woodhouse sees you. Here's how I celebrated Jane Austen this year. janeaustenfirstdrafts.substack.com/p/my-year-in...

Virtual JaneCon is back!

Jane Austen died on this day in 1817. In her too short 41 years on this planet, she wrote six of the greatest novels in the English language, laid the groundwork for the modern romance, and gifted us with some of the best quotes ever. Pour one out for Jane today.

RIP Miss Bates. You would have love the Astronomer CEO Coldplay scandal.

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and Miss Bates was correct far more frequently

“I asked ChatGPT” “I asked Grok” Okay, and? No one asked Miss Bates anything, and she still told everyone everything.

Just jumping on to say hi. I’m recovering from surgery (it went well) so I won’t be active on social media for a couple months. I am receiving excellent care from Mr. Perry, and I will be recovering by the seaside with a bowl of gruel.

Celebrate Jane Austen's 250th Anniversary in Bath! 🗓️ When: April 7-12 or Oct 13-18 📍 Where: Bath, UK ☕️ What: A bespoke Austen experience to celebrate Jane Austen's 250th Anniversary! 🛜 How: Visit StrictlyJaneAusten.com for more info. Use code "Mrs Jennings" when booking!

"There are few people in England, I suppose, who have more true enjoyment of music than myself, or a better natural taste. If I had ever learnt, I should have been a great proficient." - Lady Catherine de Bourgh

Jessica Bull's "Miss Austen Investigates: A Fortune Most Fatal" is full of clever quips, an authentic Regency setting, and complex characters. Mystery readers and Austen fans alike will love this cozy thriller. (Is that a genre? It should be.) Full review: open.substack.com/pub/janeaust...

Friend: I just read this really fun second-chance romance. Me: Persuasion did it better. Friend: It was really cute though. Me: Persuasion did it better. Friend: You don't even know what the book is about... Me: Persuasion. Did. It. Better. Friend: *deletes my contact info*

Celebrate Jane Austen's 250th Anniversary in Bath! 🗓️ When: April 7-12 or Oct 13-18 📍 Where: Bath, UK ☕️ What: A bespoke Austen experience to celebrate Jane Austen's 250th Anniversary! 🛜 How: Visit StrictlyJaneAusten.com for more info. Use code "Mrs Jennings" when booking!

roses are red me to the DOGE guys:

The first set of #RomComBracket polls are up #Romancelandia

Happy Valentine's Day!

There’s still time to join the Clarissa-in-real-time Substack! Introductions today. Lurkers welcome. #clarissa2025 open.substack.com/pub/clarissa...

“It is with great regret that I obey your commands in returning the letters with which I have been honoured from you, and the lock of hair, which you so obligingly bestowed on me.”

Elon: Catch me, Captain Wentworth! Wentworth: JUMP!

Mr. Elton: professes his love to Emma Emma:

If you start Pride and Prejudice 2005 at 11:33, Mr Collins will compliment the potatoes at midnight.

Visit Jane Austen’s home city of Bath for her 250th Anniversary! Book now through strictlyjaneausten.com and use the code ‘Mrs Jennings’ to let them know I sent you! Don’t miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! #JaneAusten

Two tickets to Nosferatu, please.

Happy 207th anniversary to Northanger Abbey! Celebrate by solving a murder that never happened.

Persuasion was published on this day in 1817. Making it 207 years of every other love letter not being good enough.

Celebrating Jane Austen’s birthday with these two

it's Jane Austen's 249th birthday and I hope you'll celebrate by taking a turn about the room, developing a passion for dead leaves, inadvertently falling in love with the last person you could ever be prevailed upon to marry.

If you haven't heard, the nominations for the 2025 #RomComBracket are open. Due to everyone running off to everywhere, I've bumped up the timeline for everything. You have until December 30th to make your nominations!

Happy 249th birthday to Jane Austen!

Happy 249th birthday to the queen of English literature! We love you, Jane!

Visit Jane Austen’s home city of Bath for her 250th Anniversary! Book now through strictlyjaneausten.com and use the code ‘Mrs Jennings’ to let them know I sent you! Don’t miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! #JaneAusten

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Jane Austen’s Spotify Wrapped 2024 just dropped! (Part 1)

Jane Austen’s Spotify Wrapped 2024 just dropped! (Part 1)

Attention! Two of my favorite Austen adaptations, Sense and Sensibility (2008, moody, seaside vibes, Dan Stevens) and Persuasion (1995, searing, intense, perfect) are on Tubi!

Emma Woodhouse:

Hey, guys. I don’t usually ask my followers for help, but my friend is 27 years old with no money and no prospects. She’s already a burden to her parents, and she’s frightened. So any little bit that you can spare would be appreciated. Offers of marriage accepted in lieu of cash.

Re last RT: I am hoping Austen fandom on BlueSky can be better because we don’t give Lady Karens and Nigels attention or decision influencing power. This does mean reducing Adaptation Wars style discourse.

The dog costumer on Wishbone deserved endless awards. The tiny little perfect outfits in every episode 😭

Gentle reminder that Wishbone was also the cutest actor ever to play Raoul in Phantom of the Opera.

Wishbone Darcy is the best Darcy! 🥰