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Episode 7: The Thing About Spinsters

Season 1

While the word "spinster" never comes up in Austen's novels, the role of spinster or "old maid" is a frequent occurrence. This episode we're having a…

4 years, 9 months ago

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Episode 6: The Thing About Darcy's Pen

Season 1

This week we come to you live from Caroline Bingley's Pen Mending Emporium, where all your pens will be mended with utmost care and attention to deta…

4 years, 9 months ago

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Episode 5: The Thing About General Tilney's Pamphlets

Season 1

This week we're all about the mysterious (or are they stupid?) pamphlets that General Tilney reads late at night. We talk about the political tumult …

4 years, 9 months ago

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Episode 4: The Thing About Marianne's Dead Leaves

Season 1

This episode we're all about the connection between Romanticism and Marianne's passion for dead leaves. We also discuss the ways in which the recent …

4 years, 10 months ago

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Episode 3: The Thing About Regency Scrabble

Season 1

We could have just as easily called this episode The Thing About Frank's Blunder, as that is the moment in question. On this episode we provide some …

4 years, 10 months ago

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Episode 2: The Thing About Wentworth's Umbrella

Season 1

This episode we unfurl the history of umbrellas and why the English were so reluctant to adopt them. And, of course, we get into the gallantry of eve…

4 years, 10 months ago

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Episode 1: The Thing About Darcy's Portrait

Season 1

We're diving deep into the pivotal moment in Pride and Prejudice when Elizabeth gazes upon Darcy's portrait at Pemberley. And what a moment it is. If…

4 years, 10 months ago

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Introducing The Thing About Austen

Season 1

Introducing The Thing About Austen! A new podcast about Jane Austen's world. Meet your hosts in this introductory episode. We talk a little about our…

4 years, 11 months ago

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