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Riddles & Games in Jane Austen's "Emma"
Adam McCune provides an overview of the card & word games played by characters in"Emma" and connects them to the social maneuvers of those characters.
Sisters, Sisters": Historical Context for Sororal Relationships in "Pride and Prejudice"
Emily Sferra explores sisterly relationships in Austen's life to shed light upon Austen's depiction of the Bennet sisters.
Eighteenth-Century Masquerades and the People Who Hated Them
Allison Palisoul provides a short history of the masquerade ball and explores its connection to the Gothic novel.
Entailment 101
Eric Bontempo explores the structure of financial inheritance that greatly affects the lives of the Bennet sisters.
Motherhood
Katherine Stein explores the contradictions and paradoxes involved in the role of mothering in the Regency world.