Jane Austen

August 26, 2023

The History of Literature #504 — Persuasion (Book Two) (with Mike Palindrome) | My Last Book with Juliette Bretan

Persuaded by the well-meaning Lady Russell, Anne Elliot turns down prospective suitor Frederick Wentworth. Will life give her a second chance at love? And if so, can she persuade herself to take it? In this episode, Jacke talks to Mike Palindrome, President of the Literature Supporters Club, about the second half of Jane Austen’s Persuasion (1817). PLUS Continue reading

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August 25, 2023

The History of Literature #503 — Persuasion (Book One) (with Gina Buonaguro)

What happens when we let opportunities slip past us? And what if we let others talk us out of what looks like our best chance at love? In this episode, Jacke talks to historical romance novelist Gina Buonaguro (The Virgins of Venice) about the first half of Jane Austen’s Persuasion (1817). Help support the show at patreon.com/literature or historyofliterature.com/donate. The Continue reading

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April 17, 2022

The History of Literature #388 – Sense and Sensibility

“I am never too busy to think of S&S,” Jane Austen wrote to her sister, referring to her 1811 novel by its initials, “I can no more forget it, than a mother can forget her suckling child.” Sense & Sensibility was Jane Austen’s first published novel. First begun when she was in the throes of her doomed Continue reading

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July 28, 2021

The History of Literature #319 – Frances (Fanny) Burney

She was admired by Dr. Johnson, revered by Jane Austen, and referred to as “the mother of English fiction” by Virginia Woolf. In this episode, Jacke takes a look at the life and works of Frances Burney (1752-1840), author of the influential early novels Evelina (1778), Cecilia (1782), and Camilla (1796). Help support the show at patreon.com/literature or historyofliterature.com/shop. (We appreciate it!) Find out Continue reading

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July 11, 2021

The History of Literature #302 – Jane in Love – The story of Jane Austen and Thomas Lefroy

In the Christmas holidays of 1795-96, a young Irishman named Thomas Lefroy left his legal studies in London to visit some relatives who lived in the countryside. While staying with them, he attended a series of provincial balls that also happened to be attended by the Austens, including the 20-year-old Jane Austen. “I am almost Continue reading

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February 11, 2021

The History of Literature #280 Romance Novels

Jacke starts a new Thursday Theme with a look at genre fiction. First up: Romance novels! Every year, over a billion dollars are spent on these books about love and relationships and…well, what else do we consider fundamental to a romance novel? Sex? A happy ending? In this episode, Jacke takes a look at the Continue reading

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September 18, 2020

The History of Literature #228 – England vs France – A Literary Battle Royale

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5AuQE0er0OzsD8n4sL0CbI?si=pvlSWPemRx68FTJ2kpEK1w “Our dear enemies,” a French writer once said of the English. Englishman John Cleese called them “our natural enemies” and joked “if we have to fight anyone, I say let’s fight the French.” With the exception of a few big twentieth-century alliances, the French and the English have been at each others’ throats for Continue reading

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March 31, 2018

The History of Literature #133 – The Hidden Machinery – Discovering the Secrets of Fiction (with Margot Livesey)

http://traffic.megaphone.fm/ADL9154508206.mp3 Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Email | Google Play | Stitcher | RSS | More Ever wonder how fiction works? Or what great literature can teach us about writing? Novelist Margot Livesey returns to the show for a discussion of her book The Hidden Machinery: Essays on Writing. Help support the show at patreon.com/literature or historyofliterature.com/shop. Learn more about the show at historyofliterature.com or facebook.com/historyofliterature. Contact the host at jackewilsonauthor@gmail.com or @WriterJacke. Continue reading

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March 28, 2017

History of Literature #85 – Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:06:11 — 45.7MB) | Embed Subscribe: iTunes | Android | Email | RSS | More In 1813, a young author named Jane Austen built on the success of her popular novel Sense and Sensibility with a new novel about the emotional life of an appealing protagonist named Elizabeth Bennet, Continue reading

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April 18, 2016

The History of Literature Episode 38 – Great Literary Duos (Part Two)

When are two artists or characters more than the sum of their parts? How is that magic created? And what does it mean for the rest of us? Part two of a conversation with host Jacke Wilson and his guest, the President of the Literature Supporters Club, on great literary duos. Podcast: Play in new window | Download Continue reading

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