Jane Austen: life of the week

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Jane Austen remains one of the most influential novelists in English history. Her social commentary, sharp wits, an exploration of love, class, and gender. Continue to captivate readers today. twenty twenty five marks the two hundred and fiftieth anniversary of her birth. And a new B C One drama, Miss Austin,

is currently exploring her relationship with her sister Cassandra. So this seemed like the perfect moment to speak to historian and Jane Austen fan, Lizzy Rogers, to piece together her life. From her cultured upbringing in a rural Hampshire village. And beyond.

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