by JASNA Greater Phoenix | Jan 16, 2019 | Jane Austen Festival
by Emily Smith “Without music, life would be a blank to me.” – Emma DAY FOUR – Sunday, September 16, 2018 I started my day off by going on a Jane Austen walking tour, and had the opportunity to meet Freddie, the best dressed Regency pooch at the festival. In...
by JASNA Greater Phoenix | Jan 16, 2019 | Jane Austen Festival
by Emily Smith “It is such a happiness when good people get together – – and they always do.” – Emma DAY THREE – Saturday, September 15, 2018 I awoke in the morning and donned the first of the Regency gowns that I made myself for the trip and hiked...
by JASNA Greater Phoenix | Jan 15, 2019 | Jane Austen Festival
by Emily Smith “My idea of good company is the company of clever, well-informed people, who have a great deal of conversation.” – Persuasion DAY TWO – Friday, September 14, 2018 The pre-festival activities were scheduled to start in the afternoon, so I took...
by JASNA Greater Phoenix | Jan 15, 2019 | Jane Austen Festival
by Emily Smith Celebrating 200 Years of Persuasion I first learned about the Jane Austen Festival back in 2013 when I read Mr. Darcy Forever by Victoria Connelly, a modern Sense & Sensibility spin-off. While reading this novel, I was so enthralled with the...
by JASNA Greater Phoenix | Dec 6, 2018 | Past Events
Anne Elliot Abroad Luncheon “If adventures will not befall a young lady in her own village, she must seek them abroad.” Jane Austen (Northanger Abbey) On Saturday, December 8, 2018, JASNA Greater Phoenix members and friends gathered to celebrate the holiday...
