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[SOLD OUT] Book-Club | The Ladies of the House of Love: “Horrid Novels”: Gothic Inspirations for Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey | In-Person
May 13, 2025 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
June 3, 2025 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
July 8, 2025 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
September 9, 2025 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
October 14, 2025 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
November 11, 2025 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
December 9, 2025 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
This special book club season of The Ladies of the House of Love will begin with three iconic Gothic works, including one, Ann Radcliffe’s The Mysteries of Udolpho (1794), that Austen heavily satirizes in Northanger Abbey. Then, the club will explore lesser-known books that Austen references as “horrid novels” in Northanger. Finally, on December 9, 2025, just one week before Austen’s 250th birthday, the club will read Northanger Abbey and hold a birthday party for the Authoress. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to immerse yourself in the world of the Gothic as part of a community of fellow book lovers and Janeites!
[SOLD OUT] Book-Club | The Ladies of the House of Love: “Horrid Novels”: Gothic Inspirations for Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey | In-Person
May 13, 2025 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
June 3, 2025 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
July 8, 2025 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
September 9, 2025 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
October 14, 2025 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
November 11, 2025 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
December 9, 2025 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
This special book club season of The Ladies of the House of Love will begin with three iconic Gothic works, including one, Ann Radcliffe’s The Mysteries of Udolpho (1794), that Austen heavily satirizes in Northanger Abbey. Then, the club will explore lesser-known books that Austen references as “horrid novels” in Northanger. Finally, on December 9, 2025, just one week before Austen’s 250th birthday, the club will read Northanger Abbey and hold a birthday party for the Authoress. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to immerse yourself in the world of the Gothic as part of a community of fellow book lovers and Janeites!
Course | Reading Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice with Louise Curran | Virtual
Capping off our year of Jane Austen seminars to commemorate the author’s 250th birthday, we’ll finish with her most beloved novel, Pride and Prejudice, led by Louise Curran from the University of Birmingham, UK.
We will read and discuss Pride and Prejudice in all its simple and complicated glory, thinking about its depiction of courtship and marriage, its structure as the archetypal romantic comedy, and its place within Austen’s literary career.
[SOLD OUT] Book-Club | The Ladies of the House of Love: “Horrid Novels”: Gothic Inspirations for Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey | In-Person (Copy)
May 13, 2025 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
June 3, 2025 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
July 8, 2025 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
September 9, 2025 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
October 14, 2025 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
November 11, 2025 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
December 9, 2025 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
This special book club season of The Ladies of the House of Love will begin with three iconic Gothic works, including one, Ann Radcliffe’s The Mysteries of Udolpho (1794), that Austen heavily satirizes in Northanger Abbey. Then, the club will explore lesser-known books that Austen references as “horrid novels” in Northanger. Finally, on December 9, 2025, just one week before Austen’s 250th birthday, the club will read Northanger Abbey and hold a birthday party for the Authoress. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to immerse yourself in the world of the Gothic as part of a community of fellow book lovers and Janeites!
Behind the Bookcase Tour | Power, Prestige, and Pen Names: Celebrating British Women Novelists in the 18th and 19th Centuries for Jane Austen’s Birthday | In-Person
In celebration of the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth, we honor her alongside the remarkable women novelists of the 18th and 19th centuries who reshaped literature and claimed their place in history.
The Rosenbach Presents | Christmas at Pemberley: A Yuletide Tea with Elizabeth Darcy in partnership with The Winterthur Library | In-Person
This holiday season, help the Rosenbach and the Winterthur Library mark the 250th birthday of Jane Austen with a Pride & Prejudice-themed tea party in the parlor and dining room of the historic Rosenbach townhome on beautiful Delancey Place in Philadelphia!
[SOLD OUT] Book-Club | The Ladies of the House of Love: “Horrid Novels”: Gothic Inspirations for Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey | In-Person
May 13, 2025 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
June 3, 2025 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
July 8, 2025 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
September 9, 2025 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
October 14, 2025 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
November 11, 2025 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
December 9, 2025 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
This special book club season of The Ladies of the House of Love will begin with three iconic Gothic works, including one, Ann Radcliffe’s The Mysteries of Udolpho (1794), that Austen heavily satirizes in Northanger Abbey. Then, the club will explore lesser-known books that Austen references as “horrid novels” in Northanger. Finally, on December 9, 2025, just one week before Austen’s 250th birthday, the club will read Northanger Abbey and hold a birthday party for the Authoress. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to immerse yourself in the world of the Gothic as part of a community of fellow book lovers and Janeites!
Course | Reading Austen’s Mansfield Park with Juliette Wells | Virtual
In this four-week course (Wednesdays, July 16, 23, 30, August 6), we will read and discuss Mansfield Park in relation to key artifacts and documents that shed light on its place in Austen’s literary career.
[SOLD OUT] Book-Club | The Ladies of the House of Love: “Horrid Novels”: Gothic Inspirations for Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey | In-Person
May 13, 2025 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
June 3, 2025 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
July 8, 2025 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
September 9, 2025 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
October 14, 2025 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
November 11, 2025 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
December 9, 2025 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
This special book club season of The Ladies of the House of Love will begin with three iconic Gothic works, including one, Ann Radcliffe’s The Mysteries of Udolpho (1794), that Austen heavily satirizes in Northanger Abbey. Then, the club will explore lesser-known books that Austen references as “horrid novels” in Northanger. Finally, on December 9, 2025, just one week before Austen’s 250th birthday, the club will read Northanger Abbey and hold a birthday party for the Authoress. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to immerse yourself in the world of the Gothic as part of a community of fellow book lovers and Janeites!
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[SOLD OUT] The Rosenbach Presents | Jane Austen Tea Party in the Rosenbach’s Dining Room | In-Person
It is a truth universally acknowledged that rare books and afternoon tea make for a delightful combination! Join the Rosenbach Museum & Library for an unforgettable afternoon voyage into the literary world of Jane Austen.
[SOLD OUT] Book-Club | The Ladies of the House of Love: “Horrid Novels”: Gothic Inspirations for Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey | In-Person
May 13, 2025 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
June 3, 2025 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
July 8, 2025 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
September 9, 2025 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
October 14, 2025 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
November 11, 2025 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
December 9, 2025 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
This special book club season of The Ladies of the House of Love will begin with three iconic Gothic works, including one, Ann Radcliffe’s The Mysteries of Udolpho (1794), that Austen heavily satirizes in Northanger Abbey. Then, the club will explore lesser-known books that Austen references as “horrid novels” in Northanger. Finally, on December 9, 2025, just one week before Austen’s 250th birthday, the club will read Northanger Abbey and hold a birthday party for the Authoress. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to immerse yourself in the world of the Gothic as part of a community of fellow book lovers and Janeites!
Course | Reading Jane Austen’s Persuasion with Paula Byrne | Virtual
Persuasion is often considered Austen’s autumnal novel, her most mature work, and a farewell to her life as a fiction writer. In this course, we will examine the many ways in which she deploys her satire, and we will explore the novel’s themes of heartbreak, hope, personal growth, and second-chance love.