Devoney Looser

American literary scholar of Jane Austen and women's writing; professor of English at Arizona State University; author of The Making of Jane Austen, Sister Novelists and Wild for Austen (2025).

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Two lines in an 1808 Austen letter may refer to treating period pain.

One theory I float is that two lines from an 1808 letter might be Austen’s reference to treating period pain.

devoney.substack.comSaid 14 Mar 2026This on korrents
Austen's line 'Pictures of perfection make me sick & wicked' sums up what is most remarkable in her craft and philosophy.

It’s just one line from Austen’s pen, in a private letter musing about heroines of novels. But it might serve as an abridgment of what’s most admirable and remarkable about her craft and philosophy, in its unconventional—and dare I say wild?—aspects.

devoney.substack.comSaid 16 Dec 2025This on korrents

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Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein is a worthwhile, provocative adaptation of Mary Shelley's novel.

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I only recently saw Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein, which I’d recommend as a revisionary, provocative adaptation of Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel.

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Two lines in an 1808 Austen letter may refer to treating period pain.

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One theory I float is that two lines from an 1808 letter might be Austen’s reference to treating period pain.

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16 December 2025

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Austen's line 'Pictures of perfection make me sick & wicked' sums up what is most remarkable in her craft and philosophy.

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It’s just one line from Austen’s pen, in a private letter musing about heroines of novels. But it might serve as an abridgment of what’s most admirable and remarkable about her craft and philosophy, in its unconventional—and dare I say wild?—aspects.

The Latest from Devoney and Wild for Austendevoney.substack.com

27 November 2025

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The BBC's 1995 Pride and Prejudice is a better adaptation than Joe Wright's 2005 film.

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I admit it’s not my first-choice P&P adaptation. (That will probably always be the BBC 1995 version.)

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2 August 2025

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Jane Austen is the greatest novelist in English.

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I do hope I’ll get to see you and celebrate together during this milestone 250th year for the great—our greatest!—novelist in English.

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3 August 2024

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Southampton's Dolphin Hotel, where Austen danced, should have been preserved.

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Sadly (to my mind) calls to preserve its Dolphin Hotel, where Austen danced on her 18th birthday, have failed.

The Latest from Devoney (August 2024)devoney.substack.com
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A 'tranquil domestic setting' is not a fitting frame for Jane Austen.

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I have no problem with the statue itself, but the mention of its “tranquil domestic setting” being a fitting one for her makes me sick and wicked. Which scenes could they be thinking of?

The Latest from Devoney (August 2024)devoney.substack.com

17 July 2017

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Jane Austen in Context

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A lot of the chapters in Todd’s Jane Austen in Context take that kind of approach: here are the debates.

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  One theory I float is that two lines from an 1808 letter might be Austen’s reference to treating period pain.
  
  The Latest from Devoney and Wild for Austen (March 14, 2026) Said 14 Mar 2026
  
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- Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein is a worthwhile, provocative adaptation of Mary Shelley's novel.
  
  I only recently saw Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein, which I’d recommend as a revisionary, provocative adaptation of Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel.
  
  The Latest from Devoney and Wild for Austen (March 14, 2026) Said 14 Mar 2026
  
  Full record — everyone who holds this →
- Austen's line 'Pictures of perfection make me sick & wicked' sums up what is most remarkable in her craft and philosophy.
  
  It’s just one line from Austen’s pen, in a private letter musing about heroines of novels. But it might serve as an abridgment of what’s most admirable and remarkable about her craft and philosophy, in its unconventional—and dare I say wild?—aspects.
  
  The Latest from Devoney and Wild for Austen Said 16 Dec 2025
  
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The BBC's 1995 Pride and Prejudice is a better adaptation than Joe Wright's 2005 film.

I admit it’s not my first-choice P&P adaptation. (That will probably always be the BBC 1995 version.)

The Latest from Devoney & Wild for Austen (US Thanksgiving edition) Said 27 Nov 2025

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Jane Austen is the greatest novelist in English.

I do hope I’ll get to see you and celebrate together during this milestone 250th year for the great—our greatest!—novelist in English.

The Latest from Devoney (2 August 2025) Said 2 Aug 2025

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A 'tranquil domestic setting' is not a fitting frame for Jane Austen.

I have no problem with the statue itself, but the mention of its “tranquil domestic setting” being a fitting one for her makes me sick and wicked. Which scenes could they be thinking of?

The Latest from Devoney (August 2024) Said 3 Aug 2024

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Southampton's Dolphin Hotel, where Austen danced, should have been preserved.

Sadly (to my mind) calls to preserve its Dolphin Hotel, where Austen danced on her 18th birthday, have failed.

The Latest from Devoney (August 2024) Said 3 Aug 2024

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  A lot of the chapters in Todd’s Jane Austen in Context take that kind of approach: here are the debates.
  
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