The Toronto Region welcomes you to Jane Austen's World : Artistic, Domestic, Political, Social, a period which was both controversial and elegant, as well as corrupt and courtly — and the theme of the 2002 Annual General Meeting and Conference of the Jane Austen Society of North America (JASNA) October 11 to 13, 2002 at the Hilton Hotel, Toronto, Canada.

Our theme was borrowed from the title of the book written by our keynote speaker, Maggie Lane, one of the most knowledgeable and well-known Janeites, who — along with other diverting and intriguing speakers — will put the 50-year period, from the 1770s to the 1820s, under a microscope at the 24th annual general meeting of JASNA.

Starting with circumstances which happened shortly before Jane's birth in December of 1775, to just after her death in 1817, the topics will examine events — artistic, domestic, political and social — which impacted on her life, whether or not these were reflected in her novels.

Our intent is to let her many admiring readers know more about the world which Jane Austen inhabited.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS CONFERENCE IS OPEN TO JANE AUSTEN SOCIETY MEMBERS ONLY.

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We hope you plan to join us for a holiday in Toronto!