Jane Austen Extended Reading

More thoughts on the arrest of Jane Austen's aunt, Jane Leigh Perrot.

Mrs Bennet's Secret: Did Austen hint at a secret vice?

What if Mrs Bennet had a reason for all of her indiscretions? What if she was hiding a secret vice. Gary Williamson explores.

Oh Edward! How Can You? An illustration from Sense and Sensibility

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“Faultless” Cottages: A Comparison of Edward Ferrars & John Willoughby in Sense and Sensibility

Abigail Rinkenberger considers the men of Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility, providing a thoughtful comparison between Edward Ferrars and John Willoughby.

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Duty and Desire in Persuasion

Accidents and Safe Spaces: How Anne Elliot and Frederick Wentworth Negotiate between Duty and Desire in Jane Austen’s Persuasion Persuasion as Portrait of and Challenge to the Dichotomy of Gendere...

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Pride and Prejudice and the Problem of Elizabeth, Jane, and Mr. Bennet

Seth Snow shares his thoughts on relationships in Pride and Prejudice

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In Defence of Jane Austen

by Rhian Helen Fender “Mrs Edwards thinks you are a child still. But we know better than that, don’t we.” So began the 2008 television adaptation of Jane Austen’s 1811 novel Sense and Sensibilit...