I was thrilled to take a drive down to Baltimorerecentlyfor the opening reception for Goucher College Library’s exhibit, celebrating 200 years of Jane Austen’s novel (which actually was published in late 2015, though the title page says 2016) as well as the 200th anniversary of the , also Emma, by Mathew Carey of Philadelphia.

Though I never met her, AlbertaBurke is a personal heroine of mine.

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