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How Jane Austen's stories connect to us today, and connect us to each other.
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Bad Dads of Jane Austen
Here we go again smashing the patriarchy. Happy Father’s Day! Plus: the most romantic apology in all of fiction, and glimpses of Darcy and Knightley as fathers. It’s all there in Austen.
Jun 19
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Jane Austen broke the fourth wall.
She deploys distractions, decoys and asides that are wildly absurd, wickedly sarcastic and consciously subversive and inventive, challenging our ideas of story and belief.
Jun 16
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He's a 10 but ...
We needed this, and Jane Austen started it. Also: let's revisit Kate Bush.
Jul 1
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We’re finding joy with Jane Austen TV.
We’re celebrating Pride with ‘Fire Island’ and ‘Gentleman Jack’. We're reading Regency books. And we’re blowing past our first birthday with the Austen Connection.
Jun 13
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Sally Rooney, Jane Austen, sexual tension and the 'grand philosophical project'
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Mr. Wickham talks back.
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Jane Austen’s power girls
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Jane Austen broke the fourth wall.
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Jane Austen’s power girls
Some of the ‘elegant females’ wield power. Some are downright dangerous.
May 26
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Happy Mother’s Day. Let’s talk about bad mothers and Jane Austen.
Sometimes the best family is the one we create for ourselves.
May 7
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Mr. Wickham talks back.
Adrian Lukis has had some time to think about Jane Austen bad guys. His ‘Being Mr. Wickham' incorporates Regency history, scandal, and unexpected…
Apr 22
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Jane Austen's Reaction Shots
'The Courtship's' heroine is looking for love. The cameras show you she's headed elsewhere. But we trust that like an Austen heroine, she'll find the…
Apr 14
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Six ways to get from Jane Austen to Bridgerton
Real romance, the Regency, and flowery fakery
Apr 1
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'Bridgerton' is Back. Are you watching?
Hello friends, Bridgerton season 2 is here! We’re celebrating spring, rocking spring break, and handing over the mic to you: Are you watching? H…
Mar 25
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'The Courtship' and reality-TV dating: Jane Austen's been there, and has some advice
Rituals, rites, public dramas - so it is in the Regency and in reality TV
Mar 18
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It's raining (Regency) men, from Sanditon and Bridgerton to Barton Cottage and Highbury
They're Byronic, gallant, cash-strapped and capturing hearts
Mar 10
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Bad Dads of Jane Austen
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He's a 10 but ...
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Sally Rooney, Jane Austen, sexual tension and the 'grand philosophical project'
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Mr. Wickham talks back.
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Jane Austen’s power girls
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Jane Austen broke the fourth wall.
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