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International Women's Day 2024: Jane Austen's undying influence - JaneAusten.co.uk

International Women's Day 2024: Jane Austen's undying influence

International Women's Day 2024: Jane Austen's undying influence - JaneAusten.co.uk
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International Women's Day 2024: Jane Austen's undying influence

This International Women's Day, we're celebrating authors who were inspired by the work of Jane Austen.

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Letters and Identity: Burney’s Evelina and Austen’s Lady Susan
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Letters and Identity: Burney’s Evelina and Austen’s Lady Susan

MA student Aisik Maiti discusses the use of epistolary in Lady Susan and Burney's Evelina

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The History of England by Jane Austen - JaneAusten.co.uk
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Jane Austen's The History of England

Jane begins her comical historical account by stating on the frontispiece that it has been written "By a partial, prejudiced, & ignorant historian". She adds a note to the reader at the bottom ...

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Behind The Scenes: Northanger Abbey
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Behind The Scenes: Northanger Abbey

Jane's first completed novel, Northanger Abbey, was originally accepted by a publisher in 1803 and was bought for the sum of £10. The publisher who purchased the manuscript was Benjamin Crosby &...

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Emma Woodhouse and Mr. Darcy: The Double Standard - JaneAusten.co.uk
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Emma Woodhouse and Pride and Prejudice's Mr. Darcy: The Double Standard

Emma Woodhouse from Jane Austen’s Emma and Mr. Darcy of Pride and Prejudice are similar characters, and yet why do we dislike one and want to marry the other? Why is Emma a snob and a meddler while...

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Ms. Jane Austen; Royal Favourite and Queen of Sass - JaneAusten.co.uk
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Ms. Jane Austen; Royal Favourite and Queen of Sass

Sass a Prince? We would never, but Jane Austen might.

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In Defence Of Fanny Price
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In Defence Of Fanny Price

Fanny Price was recently voted Austen's least liked protagonists. Do you agree?

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What is Free Indirect Discourse?
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What is Free Indirect Discourse?

Why did Jane Austen choose Free Indirect Discourse? Find out in this blog.

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Horrid gothic tales courtesy of Isabella Thorpe! - JaneAusten.co.uk
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Horrid gothic tales courtesy of Isabella Thorpe!

It's that time of year- cosy, novel reading season. What better for October than a Gothic novel? Let's see what Northanger Abbey's Isabella Thorpe recommends.

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Ten things you might not know about Sense and Sensibility - JaneAusten.co.uk
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Ten things you might not know about Sense and Sensibility

  As the anniversary of the publication of Jane's debut novel approaches on October 30th, we bring you ten facts that you might not know about Sense and Sensibility!     1) Jane's first full lengt...

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The Bank of England Reveals Jane Austen's Income - JaneAusten.co.uk
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The Bank of England Reveals Jane Austen's Income

How much did Mansfield Park rake in for Miss Austen?

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Catherine Morland: A Failed Gothic Novel Heroine? - JaneAusten.co.uk
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Catherine Morland: A Failed Gothic Novel Heroine?

Lucie Rivet offers her thoughts on Northanger Abbey's heroine.

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