New issue of “Persuasions Online” posted
The Winter 2004 issue of Persuasions Online has been posted on the JASNA Web site with a good selection of articles. We are certain that you Mr. Darcy fans (you know who you are) will be delighted to read “‘One has got all the goodness, and the other all the appearance of it’: The Development of Darcy in Pride and Prejudice” and there are several articles for us Persuasionites as well. Those of us who enjoy reading books about and inspired by Jane, as well of those bemused by her continuing popularity, will be fascinated by Barry Roth’s annual Jane Austen Bibliography.
In other JASNA news, the topic of the 2005 Essay Contest has been posted: “Jane Austen’s Letters in Fact and Fiction,” probably not coincidentally the topic of the 2005 Annual General Meeting in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The contest is open to high school, undergraduate and post-graduate students. The 2004 essay contest winners have been posted on the Web site, and you can read the winning essay as well.
