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The Addicted Austenite Catherine Price
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4.4 • 9 Ratings
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Jane Austen is one of my all-time favourite authors and I love the Georgian Period in British History, so I've decided to share my passion with you all and talk to you about different subjects surrounding Jane Austen. The episodes will be weekly (hopefully, I have a health issue so it might not always be exact) and they will break down into a few different categories:A History of England by a Partial, Prejudiced and Ignorant Historian. (General Georgian\Regency history)A. Lady (Jane's Life)There is No Enjoyment Like Reading (Jane's Novels)News Flash (Jane in the news and popular discussions)The Reel Jane Austen (Jane's books on film)This podcast is just a bit of fun to give me a nice project to work on, so I hope you enjoy it. Your faithful servant, The Author
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Goodbye and Good Riddance Smallpox!
The next major historical event on our Addicted Austenite list is Edward Jenner and his Smallpox vaccine.
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A Vindication on the Importance of Mary Wollstonecraft
This episode explores the historical importance of Mary Wollstonecraft's writing and publishing A Vindication on the Rights of Woman and the parallels we can see in Jane Austen's own writing.
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Oh, Just One More Revolution
This long-overdue episode is about the industrial revolution of the late 17- early 1800s and where we see it in Jane's novels.
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Une Autre Révolution
This episode looks at the French Revolution and how it affected Jane's family.
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An Australian Adventure
Diving further into the historical context of Jane's novels, this episode looks at the Australian Penal Colony set up in 1788.
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Around the World With Captain Cook
Continuing important historical events in Jane's life, this episode looks at the voyages of Captain Cook and the 'mysterious' way he died.
Customer Reviews
Thank you for the historical context
I appreciate that you aren’t dogmatic or pushy about your opinion, much like what I think Jane Austen would’ve been. Regarding Mansfield Park if she did have abolitionist views, then I think it was a genius move to put the reader in the place if Fanny Price. Maybe it would spark empathy, but not in a way that would make someone dig into their own opposing opinion even further. Thanks for your hard work. Austen is the best :)