During the latter half of the nineteenth century, cheap and shoddy reprints of Jane Austen’s novels brought her work to the general public. [Read more…] about Why are some books collected and others merely read?
Muddy 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 of the road and cheered a stream of Allied tanks and trucks into The Hague, still vividly recalls. [Read more…] about Muddy bootprints on Himmler’s copy of Hitler’s Mein Kampf
Researching 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 working in the collections and how they guided her research.
Did I do a lot of research for my new book Matters of Fact in Jane Austen in the Harry Ransom Center? You bet! [Read more…] about Researching Austen in Austin: Archival research reveals connections between Jane Austen’s characters and real-life celebrities and politicians
