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Lecturer in Literature, University of Leeds

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August 27, 2025

What was Jane Austen’s best novel? These experts think they know

Lucy Thompson, Aberystwyth University; Amanda Vickery, Queen Mary University of London; Andrew McInnes, Edge Hill University; Octavia Cox, University of Oxford; Richard de Ritter, University of Leeds, and Ruvani Ranasinha, King's College London

Six leading Austen experts have made their case for her ultimate novel, but the winner is down to you.

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