- PhD in English Literature, University of Cumbria
The sixth episode of Jane Austen’s Paper Trail explores whether Austen was happy, through the pages of Persuasion.
We asked 20 of our academic experts to recommend the book that steered them through this challenging decade.
Austen’s cities, seaside resorts, country estates and naval towns remind us that geography is never neutral.
We’re pitting her much-loved heroines against each other in a battle of wit, charm and sass
For Austen’s heroines, independence often begins on foot.
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