Jane Austen Superfans

By
Deborah Yaffe
The Brian Lehrer Show | Aug 6, 2013

Deborah Yaffe, journalist, self-proclaimed "Janeite" and the author of Among the Janeites: A Journey Through the World of Jane Austen Fandom (Mariner Books, 2013) discusses the passionate world of Jane Austen fans and what it says about fanaticism in general.

Event: Deborah Yaffe will speak about the book at the Princeton Public Library on September 12 at 7 p.m.

→Jane Austen's books on Project Gutenberg

→Jane Austen fansite, The Republic of Pemberley

 

Excerpt: Among the Janeites: A Journey Through the World of Jane Austen Fandom

From the book Among the Janeites: A Journey Through the World of Jane Austen Fandom. Copyright (c) 2013 by Deborah Yaffe. Reprinted by permission of Mariner Books, 2013. All rights reserved.

 

The "Lake Scene" from the 1995 BBC Production of Pride and Prejudice:

 

 

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