by jasnasouthwest | Aug 1, 2019 | Featured, News
The mini-series Sanditon—based on the unfinished novel Jane Austen was working on shortly before her death in 1817—is being brought to life by award-winning screenwriter Andrew Davies, who has already adapted Pride and Prejudice (1995), Sense and Sensibility (2008),...
by jasnasouthwest | Aug 1, 2019 | Events, Featured, News
Registration is now open for our Sept. 14 event, Jane Austen Meets Mary Shelley, to be held at Chapman University. We hope to see you there! Details are on our registration page.
by jasnasouthwest | Jul 6, 2019 | In Memory, News
Gerda Kilgore was born in what was then West Germany. While studying English, she discovered Jane Austen. She met the man who would become her husband during college. After they married, they came to the United States, where she worked as a teacher at a private K-12...
by jasnasouthwest | Jul 6, 2019 | Events, Featured, News
More than 180 members and guests attended “It’s All Relative: Relationships in Austen” on June 1 at The Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens, making this one of the largest turnouts ever for a JASNA Southwest regional meeting!...
by jasnasouthwest | Jun 2, 2019 | In Memory, News
Longtime JASNA member and Southwest board member Jaye Scholl Bohlen (pictured above, right, with Jan Fahey) passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on May 4, 2019. She is survived by her husband, Charlie, and children Avis, Charles III and Peter. She played many roles...
