CELEBRATE!
Jane Austen’s 250th Birthday
with Regency Era activities
Saturday Dec. 6, 1–4 p.m.
at the Hawai‘i State Library
478 S. King St., Honolulu
a free event hosted by JASNA Hawai‘i
and the Hawai‘i State Library
About JASNA Hawai‘i
We encourage friendly fellowship and lively discussion about great literature, fan fiction, and popular films related to Jane Austen among residents of the Sandwich Isles. Though not, strictly speaking, connected to the continent, we are part of the Jane Austen Society of North America, and we maintain contact with fellow Janites around the Pacific Rim.
E Komo Mai — Join Us!
“They could all eat; and the beautiful pyramids of grapes, nectarines, and peaches soon collected them around the table.”
— Pride and Prejudice
Activities
Members and their guests enjoy repast, repartee, and spirited games at the annual Jane Austen Birthday tea, as well as visits to tropical gardens, movie outings, and more, both in-person and online
Occasional speaker events provide food for thought, and we share opportunities to participate in online programs hosted by sister regions.
We co-hosted the first-ever Jane Austen in the Pan Pacific Conference virtually in late 2021. View the sessions on YouTube.
“‘The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.’”
—Henry Tilney, Northanger Abbey
Reading Group
Interested JASNA members meet periodically to discuss a work by or about Jane Austen or those she has inspired— most recently: Jane Austen’s letters.
We have examined all six Austen novels, Sanditon, and Teenage Writings. We have also explored Lucy Worsley’s biography Jane Austen at Home; fan fiction like Old Friends and New Fancies, The Other Bennet Sister and the Fitzwilliam Darcy, Gentleman trilogy; adaptations like Ayesha at Last; and imaginings like The Jane Austen Project and our own Bob Newell’s Courting Jane.
“‘My idea of good company is…clever, well-informed people, who have a great deal of conversation; that is what I call good company.’”
— Anne Elliot, Persuasion
Membership
Become a member or renew your membership via the JASNA website. NOTE: High school and college students join free through 2025.
Membership includes subscriptions to the quarterly newsletter (with regional news, informative articles, and book reviews); the annual peer-reviewed journal Persuasions; and membership in one or more regions. Members also receive information about the JASNA Annual General Meeting and access to exclusive England tours tailored specifically for members.
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