Imelda The Hon·Sep 16, 2025Which Jane Austen heroine would win in a cage fight?Too bad we are limited to heroines, because I would not want to bet against Caroline Bingley in the cage!
Imelda The Hon·Sep 14, 2025Why is Jane Austen famous?Jane Austen is a kind of bridge between the 18th century writers she read and whom modern readers mostly no longer read (like Fanny Burney…
Imelda The Hon·May 25, 2020Persuasion: Why was Captain Wentworth, an experienced naval officer, so discombobulated by Louisa…We find the solution to this puzzle, I believe, in Captain Wentworth’s emotional state, a state to which he was quite unaccustomed. But we…A response icon1A response icon1
Imelda The Hon·Apr 30, 2020How would you describe the friendship of Harriet Smith and Emma Woodhouse in Jane Austen’s novel…Emma Woodhouse is one of the leading citizens of her town, Highbury, in Surrey.
Imelda The Hon·Apr 24, 2020In Pride and Prejudice, why did Wickham run away with Lydia?Because she was willing to go.
Imelda The Hon·Apr 16, 2020The Lust of Fitzwilliam DarcyIn Pride and Prejudice, how big of a factor did lust play in Darcy’s feelings for Elizabeth Bennet?A response icon4A response icon4
Imelda The Hon·Mar 30, 2020Mansfield Park: Did Henry Crawford really love Fanny Price?Yes and no. Or, rather, no, and then yes.A response icon2A response icon2
Imelda The Hon·Mar 25, 2020In the midst of a pandemic, a moment to be giddy with happinessMark Hamill liked my Tweet.
Imelda The Hon·Dec 7, 2017I consider Roy Moore a pedophile. I think Louis C.K. and Matt Lauer are sick fucks.But I didn’t want Al Franken to resign.
