Author Archives: Ingrid Tieken

Cassandra’s last wishes

Posted on February 4, 2024 by Ingrid Tieken

Cassandra Elizabeth, Jane Austen’s sister (1773–1845), not only left a Will but also a private document in the form of a letter to her brother Charles, in which she specified who were to inherit her most prized personal possessions. The contents … Continue reading →

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Jane Austen on the death of her sister Cassandra. Huh?

Posted on January 15, 2024 by Ingrid Tieken

Looking up Jane Austen in Amy Froide’s book Never Married: Singlewomen in Early Modern England (OUP, 2005), I encountered a somewhat bizarre reference. The author quotes from a letter by Jane Austen addressed to a niece. The niece was Fanny … Continue reading →

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Special issue on Third-Wave Historical Sociolinguistics

Posted on December 28, 2023 by Ingrid Tieken

If you’re looking for anything to read during the Christmas recess period, here is something you’ll find interesting: a special issue of the International Journal of English Studies (23/2) entirely devoted to studies within the fairly new and burgeoning field … Continue reading →

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On Intra-writer Variation

Posted on December 7, 2023 by Ingrid Tieken

Earlier this year, a book was published, edited by Markus Schiegg and Judith Huber, called Intra-Witer Variation in Historical Sociolinguistics (Lausanne etc.: Peter Lang, 2023). In includes a substantial number of papers on a variety of different languages and on … Continue reading →

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Frances Austin – a pioneer in historical sociolinguistics

Posted on October 30, 2023 by Ingrid Tieken

Last week, we received an uncharacteristically early Christmas card from Frances Austin. But the card was not to wish us a merry Christmas: it was accompanied by a note from her nephew to say that she had died on 30 … Continue reading →

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Workshop on Late Modern English (polite) letter writing

Posted on April 12, 2023 by Ingrid Tieken

For those readers interested in LModE letter writing, sign up for this online masterclass: The (polite) letter writing in Late Modern Times. Registration is free!

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A virtual tour of Jane Austen’s letters

Posted on October 6, 2020 by Ingrid Tieken

In their autumn news letter, Jane Austen’s House Museum announced a virtual exhibition of Jane Austen’s letters. Great news for anyone not able to travel due to the worldwide COVID-19 restrictions. If you visit their website, you’ll find a piece by Sophie Reynolds on one … Continue reading →

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Het plakboek in het Jane Austen’s House Museum

Posted on August 9, 2019 by Ingrid Tieken

Dat plakboek wilde me maar niet loslaten, want we hebben het erover gehad dat een aantal brieven van Jane Austen werden verknipt en aan fans werden gegeven. Vaak alleen maar de handtekening. Ik heb zelf ooit zo’n stukje brief op … Continue reading →

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Jane & Me

Posted on August 1, 2019 by Ingrid Tieken

Vast van plan om geen boeken over Jane Austen meer te kopen, heb ik me toch laten verlijden door het contact met Jeremy Knight die we in Chawton House hebben ontmoet, om het boek van zijn dochter Caroline Jane te … Continue reading →

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Jane Austen als zakenvrouw

Posted on July 28, 2019 by Ingrid Tieken

Helaas niet meer aan toegekomen, maar belofte maakt schuld, dus hierbij wat ik had willen vertellen over wat volgens mij duidelijk maakt dat Jane Austen een echte zakenvrouw was. Probleem was natuurlijk dat je als vrouw in die tijd, en … Continue reading →

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