In this virtual presentation, Jill Ottman will join us from the Wyoming Region to reprise her talk on "The Year Without a Summer." The Indonesian stratovolcano Tambora erupted in 1815, resulting in serious disruption of Earth's climate. How did the "Year Without a Summer" affect people—and possibly Jane Austen herself? This meeting is for JASNA […]
Austentacious Study Group - What Jane Austen's Characters Read and Why - Susan Allen Ford All members of JASNA Greater Sacramento will receive a Zoom link and discussion questions prior to the meeting. If you are not a member, but wish to attend please contact Nancy Kleinert at jasna.grsac@gmail.com and a zoom link will be […]
Mansfield Park (1999) 4:00 pm and 7:00 2508 Land Park Dr, Sacramento At 10, Fanny Price, a poor relation, goes to live at Mansfield Park, the estate of her aunt's husband, Sir Thomas. Clever, studious, and a writer with an ironic imagination and fine moral compass, she becomes especially close to Edmund, Thomas's younger son. […]
Jane Austen's Table Find a recipe in the book, Jane Austen's Table by Robert Tuesley Anderson and share on screen.
Emma. (2020) 4:00 pm and 7:00 pm 2508 Land Park Dr, Sacramento Jane Austen’s beloved comedy about finding your equal and earning your happy ending, is reimagined in this delicious new film adaptation of EMMA. Handsome, clever, and rich, Emma Woodhouse is a restless queen bee without rivals in her sleepy little town. In this […]
Miss Austen Regrets (2007)
Pride and Prejudice (2005) 4:00 pm and 7:00 pm 2508 Land Park Dr, Sacramento In this adaptation of Jane Austen's beloved novel, Elizabeth Bennet (Keira Knightley) lives with her mother, father and sisters in the English countryside. As the eldest, she faces mounting pressure from her parents to marry. When the outspoken Elizabeth is introduced […]
Professor of English at Sacramento State University Jason Gieger will introduce us to the Gothic literary genre that was the inspiration for Jane Austen's novel Northanger Abbey. Zoom information will be sent to members prior to the program.
Austentacious Study Group - Northanger Abbey All members of JASNA Greater Sacramento will receive a Zoom link and discussion questions prior to the meeting. If you are not a member, but wish to attend please contact Nancy Kleinert at jasna.grsac@gmail.com and a zoom link will be sent to you.
Northanger Abbey (2007)