Reading Group Discussion of "What Happened in 1817"
Discussion Leaders: Bill Boyd and Vonnie Alto
Hostess: Lauri Conway
By Vonnie Alto
In July, Lauri Conway hosted our region at her lovely home in Washington!
Bill Boyd and Vonnie Alto debuted as Lord Boyd and Lady Alto in an innovative reading group discussion for a "Conversation with Lord Boyd and Lady Alto on "What happened in 1817 – the Year Jane Austen Died."
The new dynamic duo discussed the Romantic Era and how Jane Austen fits into it, historical events, the mood and atmosphere in England, industry/science/math, fashion, literature and etymology, what Jane Austen read, Jane Austen's daily life, and the last months of Jane Austen’s life.
Handouts were distributed which included a Chronology of Events Surrounding 1817, a Jane Austen Timeline of 1817, Etymology and New Word Usage of 1817, and a Bibliography of 1817. Photocopies of fashion plates and period paintings were distributed to the group for a total immersion in 1817.
Discussion Leaders: Bill Boyd and Vonnie Alto
Hostess: Lauri Conway
By Vonnie Alto
In July, Lauri Conway hosted our region at her lovely home in Washington!
Bill Boyd and Vonnie Alto debuted as Lord Boyd and Lady Alto in an innovative reading group discussion for a "Conversation with Lord Boyd and Lady Alto on "What happened in 1817 – the Year Jane Austen Died."
The new dynamic duo discussed the Romantic Era and how Jane Austen fits into it, historical events, the mood and atmosphere in England, industry/science/math, fashion, literature and etymology, what Jane Austen read, Jane Austen's daily life, and the last months of Jane Austen’s life.
Handouts were distributed which included a Chronology of Events Surrounding 1817, a Jane Austen Timeline of 1817, Etymology and New Word Usage of 1817, and a Bibliography of 1817. Photocopies of fashion plates and period paintings were distributed to the group for a total immersion in 1817.
| 1817_jane_austen_death_timeline.pdf |
| etymology_of_1817.pdf |
| 1817__jane_austen_death_-_selected_biblio.pdf |