Virginia Solomon of the Northern California branch of JASNA wrote to tell us about their “Jane Austen’s Birthday” meeting on December 3rd. (Yes, a fortnight early, but I doubt Jane will mind too much!)

The meeting theme is “Persuasion, Pride and Passion in Jane Austen’s Novels” Keynote Address: “You Pierce My Soul”. (Professor Kay Young, English Dept., UCSB) Commenting on the mind/body disconnect that Elizabeth Bennet displays in Pride and Prejudice, this presentation compares her reaction to those of Anne and Wentworth in Persuasion.

For more information, you can also visit their website or shoot an email to RC AT jasnanorcal.org (yes, that is an email address; we’re simply trying to prevent harvesting by those nasty spambots).

As always, we love getting information about JA-related events you’ve attended/planning/heard of in your area.