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They are practically unknown today ,but Susan Ferrier and Mary Brunton gave Jane Austen a run for her money.
Gossiping involves being able to read social codes and pick up a host of other signals.
From Eliza Haywood to Anne Radcliffe, there are other great 18-century writers whose work would be great on screen.
Sophie is a passive observer of her own life, watching it unfold like a character on the periphery.
Mary Leapor worked as a servant at Edgcote House and documented the goings on below stairs in her poetry.
Dirt, sex and faeces abound in 18-century literature.
Two graphic novel biographies of Jane Austen offer alternate, but equally rewarding, ways of recounting her life’s work in fascinating visual styles.
The estate has been the seat of the Lascelles family since 1738.
This new BBC drama is an enjoyable retelling of Austen’s most popular novel from the perspective of one of its least regarded characters.
As long as women continue to write, read and reimagine the world, novel reading will remain a vital site of feminist resistance and possibility.
A review which posed the question – causing a storm in a teacup of Austenian proportions in 1995 – has now been set to music.
As Jane Austen’s Paper Trail draws to a close, there are still loose ends to tie up – and that’s where you, our listeners, come in. Listen to our Q&A episode.
Celebrating literary anniversaries centres on many things including cultural connection, nostalgia, pride and a sense of belonging.
December 16 marked 250 years since the writer’s birth – but at The Conversation, we have been celebrating all year.
It is likely that Austen met one of her earliest romantic interests at a Christmas party.
This week saw the launch of the final episode of our hit podcast Jane Austen’s Paper Trail.
I was also amazed to discover a basket by Austen’s graveside which was overflowing with handwritten letters.
The sixth episode of Jane Austen’s Paper Trail explores whether Austen was happy, through the pages of Persuasion.
Ball-goers needed months to prepare for these events.
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Professor in Politics and Journalism, University of Notre Dame Australia
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PhD in English Literature, University of Cumbria
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Reader in Romanticisms, Edge Hill University
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Associate Professor in 18th-century Literature, York St John University
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British Academy Global Professor, Queen's University, Ontario
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Lecturer in Eighteenth-Century and Romantic Literature, University of Birmingham
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Associate Professor, Eighteenth-Century English Literature, Northumbria University, Newcastle
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Senior Lecturer in Writing, Literature and Culture, Deakin University
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Vice Chancellor's Fellow, English literature, University of Sydney
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