September 26, 2019, Filed Under: Books + Manuscripts, Exhibitions + EventsWhy are some books collected and others merely read? During the latter half of the nineteenth century, cheap and shoddy reprints of Jane Austen’s novels brought her work to the general public.
May 1, 2015, Filed Under: Books + Manuscripts, Research + TeachingMuddy bootprints on Himmler’s copy of Hitler’s Mein Kampf This week marks the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II. I grew up in Holland where the fifth of May is celebrated as “Bevrijdingsdag,” named for the liberation from German occupation that my father, who was 14 years old in 1945 when he stood by the side… read more
February 5, 2013, Filed Under: Authors, Books + Manuscripts, Research + TeachingResearching Austen in Austin: Archival research reveals connections between Jane Austen’s characters and real-life celebrities and politicians Janine Barchas is an associate professor of English at The University of Texas at Austin. Barchas used the Ransom Center’s collections as she conducted research for her book Matters of Fact in Jane Austen: History, Location, and Celebrity, published this past fall by John Hopkins University Press. She writes about… read more
