Program
Meetings
for 2022
Time: 1:30 p.m.
Third Saturday every month (except December and Easter)
WEA, 223 Angas Street, Adelaide
BYO cup for afternoon tea
| Date | Topic | Presenter |
| 19 February |
Favourite villains plus evidence | All |
| 19 March | Jane Austen's favourite poets (cont.) | Steven |
| 9 April |
DVD lecture: Mansfield Park: Silence, Place and Price | Devoney Looser |
| 21 May | Study of Mansfield Park | All |
| 18 June | Continued study of Mansfield Park | All |
| 16 July | Games in Jane Austen | Rosalie |
| 20 August | Jane and the British East India Company | Wendy |
| 17 September | Jane Austen's Houses | Gail |
| 15 October | Topic to be confirmed | Rory Muir |
| 19 November | Jane Austen's Advice to Young Writers | Gillian |
| 10 December 12 for 12.30 |
Jane Austen's Birthday Celebration | Everyone welcome |
Meetings
for 2021
| Date | Topic | Presenter |
| 20 February |
The Law as it Particularly Affected Women in Jane Austen's Time | Judge Gordon Barrett |
| 20 March | Siblings in the novels |
Mary |
| 17 April |
Discussion of Catharine or The Bower; members to read before meeting | Lyn to lead; all share |
| 15 May | The Naval Connection | Joan |
| 19 June | A History of England | Gail |
| 17 July | Most Interesting Siblings in the Novels | All to share |
| 21 August | Captain Wentworth | Lynnaire |
| 18 September | TBA | Eric Parisot |
| 16 October | Trip to Victor Harbour | |
| 20 November | Austen's Favourite Poets / The Picturesque | Steven |
| 11 December 12 for 12.30 |
Jane Austen's Birthday Celebration | Everyone welcome |
2020
Meetings
March,
April, May, June and November meetings cancelled due to COVID
| Date | Topic | Presenter |
| 15 February St Peters Town Hall Complex |
Be Persuaded - Jane Austen
Exhibition "A rare and wonderful Exhibition bringing Jane Austen to life in original fashion of the era" |
Dressing Australia Museum of Costume |
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18 July |
Continue
reading and discussion S & S |
Barbara |
| 15 August | Discussion: the case for sense vs the case for sensibility; does Jane Austen ultimately take sides? | Everyone |
| 19 September |
A More Gentle, Less Dignified, Forgiveness | Gillian & Charles Dufour |
| 17 October | The French Connection (music in Austen's collection) | Concert at Barr Smith Library |
| 12 December 1 for 1.30pm |
Jane Austen's Birthday Celebration | Everyone welcome |
Members discussing Mansfield Park at meeting attended by SA Life magazine.
This was the first of a series on book groups, with our Jane Austen Club.
[Image courtesy SA LIFE]
Meeting Topics 2019
| Date | Topic | Presenter |
| 16 February | Discussion: Persuasion | Barbara |
| 16 March | Reading: cancelled chapters, Persuasion | Everyone |
| 13 April 2nd Saturday |
Jane's music collection and what it tells us about war, revolution and seafaring | Gillian |
| 18 May | A character in Austen: you choose | Everyone |
| 15 June | Jane Austen's engagement with Lovers' Vows in Mansfield Park; from Paula Byrne's The Genius of Jane Austen | Barbara |
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20 July |
Play reading: Lovers' Vows Plus a Jane Austen quiz by Madge |
At 'Estia' 7 Lancelot Drive Daw Park |
| 17 August | Reading/study: Sanditon or The Watsons | Margaret |
| 20 September |
A walk through Jane Austen's England | Mary |
| 19 October | Jane Austen's Poetry | Steven |
| 16 November | Divergent modes of the Gothic in the 1790s and a look at Northanger Abbey | Eric |
| 14 December 12 for 12.30 |
Jane Austen's Birthday Celebration | Everyone welcome |
Members of the Society, with a cake to celebrate the tenth anniversary
of this website.
An Orange Almond Cake, featuring
the number ten.
Meeting Topics 2018
| Date | Topic | Presenter |
| 17 February | Our Austen Journeys | Everyone |
| 17 March | Music, gender and class in the novels | Gillian Dooley |
| 21 April | Death in the novels | Gillian Dooley |
| 19 May | Younger sons and their careers in Austen's family and in the novels | Rory Muir |
| 16 June | The Jane Austen Money Machine | Gail Abercrombie |
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21 July 10am - 4pm |
Play reading: Austensibility: A Portrait
of Jane Austen; a dramatised reading based on her life and writings
devised by Alan Richardson; plus a Jane Austen quiz by Madge. |
At 'Estia' 7 Lancelot Drive Daw Park |
| 18 August | Austen and Scott in the 19th Century | Graham Tulloch |
| 15 September |
Jane Austen and Zombies | Eric Parisot |
| 20 October | Study and reading of Persuasion | Everyone |
| 17 November | Study and reading of Persuasion | Everyone |
| 8 December |
Jane Austen’s
Birthday Celebration - note second Saturday 12:00 for 12:30 |
Everyone welcome |
Meeting Topics 2017
| Date | Topic | Presenter |
| 18 February | Emma Volume 3 | Everyone |
| 18 March | Emma Volume 3 start debriefing | Everyone |
| 22 April—note fourth Saturday | Continue Emma debriefing—conclusions about the heroine “no one will much like but myself” | Everyone |
| 20 May | Emma the mystery novel | Barbara |
| 17 June | Animal Welfare and our Jane | Faith |
| 15 July | “Immortal Austen” - conference
13-16 July 182 Victoria Square (Flinders CBD site) |
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| 19 August | Quiz | Madge |
| 16 September 10 a.m.-4 p.m. |
All day session - reading to be decided
- Lady Susan or Austensibility 1 and/or 2 |
At "Estia" 7 Lancelot Drive, Daw Park |
| 21 October | Jane’s Names | Joan |
| 18 November | View of Jane Austen | Madge |
| 9 December - note second Saturday 12:00 for 12:30 |
Jane Austen’s Birthday Celebration—bring food to share plus your own cutlery wine glass and cup |
Meetings for 2016
| Date | Topic | Presenter |
| 20 February |
Northanger Abbey-finish reading | Everyone |
| 19 March | Northanger Abbey-discuss themes | Everyone |
| 16 April | Jane and Matthew Flinders | Lynnaire |
| 21 May | Jane and Anthony Trollope | Nigel Starck |
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| 18 June | Jane Austen, Walter Scott and their responses to Waterloo | Prof Graham Tulloch |
Wednesday 13 July: Love and Friendship Members and their friends were guests of Mr Zeynep Smith of Tracey Mair Publicity at a preview of the new film based on Jane Austen’s “Lady Susan”. What a refreshing film it was. While not entirely true to the novella (like all the others?), it retained its mood and context. The novella ends abruptly so the director/writer felt free to augment the ending; there were different views on the success of this. The settings, costumes and performances were all very good. And there were many good laughs all based on and/or extending Austen’s humour. Many thanks to Mr Smith for giving us the opportunity to see the film. |
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| 16 July | My Fanny: A heroine no one but myself will much like: Jane Austen & her heroines in the Chawton novels. | Gillian Dooley |
| 20 August | John Bayley and Jane Austen | Helen H. |
| 17 September | Jane Austen Quiz
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Madge |
| 15 October | Reading Emma | all day at Estia? |
| 19 November | Conclude Emma | Everyone |
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10 December second Saturday |
Jane Austen's Birthday Celebration- bring food to share plus your own cutlery, wine glass and cup. |
Everyone |
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Meetings
2015
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| Date | Topic | Presenter |
| 21 February 12 midday |
We will be joined by Penny Ashton, star of "Promise and Promiscuity" | Everyone, share our ideas and food |
 At our meeting with guest Penny Ashton in February |
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| 21 March | Fathers and Daughters in the novels | Everyone |
| 18 April | The Gothic Novel | Lynnaire |
| 16 May |
Emma at the State Library of South Australia at an earlier time - 1pm in Bray Room 1 |
Helen Z. |
| 20 June | Jane Austen, Sir Walter Scott and the Gothic | Prof Graham Tulloch |
| 18 July | Jane Austen Quiz | Madge |
| 15 August | Cocoa, Coffee and Tea |
Joan |
| 19 September | Servants in the novels and the times
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Margaret |
| 17 October | Discussion on a novel | Everyone |
| 21 November | A Novel Discussion | Everyone |
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12 December second Saturday |
Jane Austen's Birthday Celebration- Lunch
at the German Club, 223 Flinders Street |
Everyone |
 Celebrating Jane Austen's Birthday |
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Meetings
2014
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| Date | Topic | Presenter |
| 15 February | Brothers in the novels-all share | Everyone |
| 15 March | Obituaries in Austen's time |
Dr Nigel Starke
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| 12 April, the second Saturday |
Dining and food
in Austen's time  Blancmange
and other foods |
Margaret |
| 17 May | Aspects of the Regency era in Mansfield Park | Barbara to lead discussion |
| 21 June | Jane Austen Quiz | Madge |
| 19 July |
Wit in Jane Austen's letters. |
Helen Z |
| 16 August | The Legitimacy of the Detective Novel after Jane Austen | Lynnaire |
| 20 September | The Well-Read Heroine | Joan |
| 18 October |
Having a Ball: discussion of DVD | Everyone |
| 15 November |
Jane Austen, Walter Scott
and the Gothic. Card game Jane Austen's Sweethearts. |
Prof. Graham Tulloch |
| 13 December second Saturday |
12:00 for 12:30 Jane Austen's
Birthday Celebration- bring food to share. Bring your own cutlery,
wine glass and cup. |
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Meetings
2013
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| Date | Topic | Presenter |
| 16 February | Jane Austen home library | share books, DVDs, etc from our home library |
| 16 March | Joan's Project |
Joan Ting
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| 20 April | Fashion in Jane Austen's Time | Kay Inverarity at Kay's home |
| 18 May | Music in Jane Austen's Time | Gillian Dooley |
| 15 June | Jane Austen Quiz | Madge |
| 20 July | Landscape Gardeners | Joan |
| 17 August | Jane Austen: Happily Ever After | Lynnaire |
| 21 September | Sir Walter Scott and Jane Austen | Prof. Graham Tulloch, Flinders University |
| 19 October |
Mr Darcy: Sex & the Single Man About Town | Helen Z. |
| 16 November |
DVD: Jane Austen's Society | Lee/ Margaret |
| 14 December second Saturday |
12:00 for 12:30 Jane Austen's
Birthday Celebration- bring food to share. Bring your own cutlery,
wine glass and cup. |
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2012 Meetings
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| 18 February | Share: Marriages in the novels | Everyone |
| 17 March | Share: favourite Austen heroine(s) |
Everyone
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| 21 April | The gardens that Jane knew and loved | Joan |
| 19 May | Surprise | Joan |
| 16 June | Jane Austen Quiz | Madge |
| 21 July | Dances from Jane Austen II | Wendy |
| 18 August | Discussion: Emma | Barbara |
| 15 September | Fathers in Jane Austen's novels | Helen Halstead |
| 20 October |
What people wore in the Regency period | Kay Inverarity, Victoriana Society |
| 17 November |
Something Special | Tom Burton |
| 8 December second Saturday |
12:00 for 12:30 Jane Austen's
Birthday Celebration- Bring food to share, your own cutlery, wine glass and cup |
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2011
Meetings
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| 19 February | Share: our three best reads | Everyone |
| 19 March | Women Writers 1880-1900 |
Lynnaire
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| 16 April | Dances in Jane Austen's Novels | Wendy |
| 21 May | Money, Money, Money | Joan |
| 18 June | Jane Austen Quiz | Madge Mitton |
| 16 July | Jane's Juvenilia | Everyone |
| 20 August | Spin-offs from Jane Austen | Everyone |
| 17 September | Mothers | Madge Mitton |
| 15 October |
Jane Austen in India | Gerritt Stafford |
| 19 November |
Sense and Sensibility | Tom Burton |
| 10 December 12:00 for 12:30 |
Jane Austen's Birthday Celebration- food to share plus byo cutlery and cup |
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2010
Meetings
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| 20 February | please share a passage about any male character | Everyone |
| 20 March | Aunts in the novels |
Madge
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| 17 April | A fling at the slave trade |
Joan |
| 15 May | 19th century critiques of Jane |
Margaret |
| 19 June | Jane Austen Quiz | Madge |
| 17 July | The Watsons-discussion | Barbara B. |
| 21 August | The Times of Jane Austen | Ann G. |
| 18 September | (topic to be announced) | |
| 16 October |
Anne Elliot | Tom Burton |
| 20 November |
Mary Crawford-a defence | Barbara B. |
| 11 December 12:00 for 12:30 |
Jane Austen's Birthday Celebration- food to share plus byo cutlery and cup |
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 2009 Birthday celebration |
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2009
Meetings
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| Date | Topic | Presenter |
| 21 February | please share a passage you enjoy which shows a character exposing themselves(!) | Everyone |
| 21 March | Shoes Jane wore | G& G Treloar |
| 18 April | Men love P&P too | M Heysen-Clark |
| 16 May | The Education Division-male and female and Jane's education | Joan |
| 20 June | Let's go to Antigua | Peggy |
| 18 july | What you've never heard about life in Jane's time: some real history | Lynnaire |
| 15 August | Jane Austen Quiz-fun for all! | Madge |
| 19 September | Professor Tom Burton on Fanny Price (likes her!) | Tom Burton |
| 17 October | Sanditon-discussion (please read) | Barbara Baldock |
| 21 November | A Jane biography (hopefully illustrated) | Barbara Baldock |
| 12 December 12:00 for 12:30 |
Jane Austen's Birthday Celebration- byo cutlery and cup |
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