Mr. Knightley and Emma Woodhouse, from Jane Austen's Emma
Lingua Obscura

Jane Austen’s Subtly Subversive Linguistics

Why are Jane Austen books still so beloved? A linguist argues it has more to do with Austen's masterful use of language than with plot.
Jenny Lind the Swedish Nightingale. Poster from the collection of the University of Sheffield.
Arts & Culture

Superfans in the Nineteenth Century

Americans have long obsessed over their favorite musicians.