{"product_id":"camp-austen-paperback","title":"Camp Austen: My Life as an Accidental Jane Austen Superfan - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTed Scheinman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eParis Review \u003c\/i\u003eStaff Pick and one of \u003ci\u003eThe Millions\u003c\/i\u003e' Most Anticipated Reads of March\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA raucous tour through the world of Mr. Darcy imitations, tailored gowns, and tipsy ballroom dancing\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe son of a devoted Jane Austen scholar, Ted Scheinman spent his childhood eating Yorkshire pudding, singing in an Anglican choir, and watching Laurence Olivier as Mr. Darcy. Determined to leave his mother's world behind, he nonetheless found himself in grad school organizing the first ever UNC-Chapel Hill Jane Austen Summer Camp, a weekend-long event that sits somewhere between an academic conference and superfan extravaganza. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile the long tradition of Austen devotees includes the likes of Henry James and E. M. Forster, it is at the conferences and reenactments where Janeism truly lives. In \u003ci\u003eCamp Austen\u003c\/i\u003e, Scheinman tells the story of his indoctrination into this enthusiastic world and his struggle to shake his mother's influence while navigating hasty theatrical adaptations, undaunted scholars in cravats, and unseemly petticoat fittings. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a haze of morning crumpets and restrictive tights, Scheinman delivers a hilarious and poignant survey of one of the most enduring and passionate literary coteries in history. Combining clandestine journalism with frank memoir, academic savvy with insider knowledge, \u003ci\u003eCamp Austen\u003c\/i\u003e is perhaps the most comprehensive study of Austen that can also be read in a single sitting. Brimming with stockings, culinary etiquette, and scandalous dance partners, this is summer camp like you've never seen it before.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTed Scheinman\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer and scholar based in Washington, D.C., where he works as a senior editor at \u003ci\u003eSmithsonian \u003c\/i\u003emagazine. He has taught courses on journalism, satire, and poetry at the University of North Carolina and has written for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eOxford American\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePlayboy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePacific Standard\u003c\/i\u003e and many others. Ted is the author of \u003ci\u003eCamp Austen: My Life as an Accidental Jane Austen Superfan\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 7.5 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 06, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42130022924423,"sku":"9780865478213","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/57e0b0485cd3e73ad25d8bebe18f3cf9.webp?v=1732607641","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/camp-austen-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}