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S05E09 Persuasion, Chapter 21 and the cancelled Chapter 22

In this much-delayed episode (recorded months ago, but stuck in editing limbo), we look at Chapter 21, and the original version of Chapter 22, which Jane Austen rewrote before publication to become the Chapters 22 and 23 we now have. This cancelled chapter is available in many modern editions of th…

S05E10 Persuasion, Chapter 22

In this episode we look at the published version of Chapter 22. We talk about how proactive Anne is in these final chapters, the arrival of Charles, Mary and the Musgrove clan, Louisa’s change in personality, how the Musgroves all want Anne to be with them, and the first time Wentworth actually ref…

785 Literature in an Age of Anti-Immigration Sentiment (with Daniel Olivas) | My Last Book with Janet Todd

Daniel A. Olivas, the grandson of Mexican immigrants, is a fiction writer, poet, playwright, book critic, and attorney. In this episode, Jacke talks to Daniel about his lifelong devotion to literature and its ability to humanize the targets of anti-immigration sentiment. In the interview, Daniel re…

Emma and the Challenges of Living in Community

Of all Austen’s writings, Emma is the most concerned with the practice and difficulties of living in community. The novel is set in Highbury, “the large and populous village, almost amounting to a town,” and the heroine, whose perspective we follow throughout the narrative, lives both a privileged …

S05E11 Persuasion, Chapters 23 to 24

In our final episode on Persuasion, we talk about how much more satisfactory this is than the original ending, the purpose of the discussion between Mrs Croft and Mrs Musgrove, the conversation between Anne and Captain Harville, Wentworth’s letter, his feeling that he had a moral obligation to marr…

Archive: Aphra Behn

Widely regarded as the first professional woman writer in English literature, Aphra Behn (1640-1689) is best known for her plays and her novel Oroonoko, she's been an inspiration to countless writers across the ages. This archive episode, first released in October 2017, was selected as part of a te…

Living with Jane Austen Audiobook by Janet Todd

https://libranovo.com/free Listen to free audiobooks with a 30-day free trial! Title: Living with Jane AustenGenres: Biography & Memoir, Fiction & Literature, Literary CriticismAuthor: Janet ToddNarrator: Lucy Archer-WoodcockRelease date: 08-12-2025Length: 8:05:34Language: EnglishPublisher: Tantor …

Malaysia Flight 370

One of the most chilling aviation mysteries in modern day: a Boeing 777, carrying 239 people, vanishes over the Indian Ocean. Nearly a decade later, the whole world still wonders: what really happened to Malaysia Flight 370? Thank you to our experts who contributed to this episode: Shanon Baker, Ch…

You Might Also Like: History's Greatest Mysteries - Malaysia Flight 370

One of the most chilling aviation mysteries in modern day: a Boeing 777, carrying 239 people, vanishes over the Indian Ocean. Nearly a decade later, the whole world still wonders: what really happened to Malaysia Flight 370? Thank you to our experts who contributed to this episode: Shanon Baker, Ch…

Archive: Emma

Misha Glenny delves in to the In Our Time archive to select ten episodes for listeners to revisit. His ninth choice is the episode on Jane Austen’s novel Emma, first released in November 2015. Austen described her leading character as "a heroine whom no-one but myself will much like." Emma is one o…