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Emily Prince
January 8, 2018

Issue 28: For love or money? Marriage in the time of Jane Austen

Emily Prince
January 8, 2018
Issue 28: For love or money? Marriage in the time of Jane Austen

Author and historian Rachel Knowles discusses the relationship between fortune and matrimony in late Georgian and Regency society 

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Emily Prince
December 22, 2017

Issue 27: Mr Wickham’s Militia Memories

Emily Prince
December 22, 2017
Issue 27: Mr Wickham’s Militia Memories

A very special Christmas issue from Mr Wickham!

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Emily Prince
December 11, 2017

Issue 26: Austen's Universal Appeal

Emily Prince
December 11, 2017
Issue 26: Austen's Universal Appeal

Jane Austen's work has been adapted many times into a multitude of different settings. Author Marilyn Brant muses on how the characters and themes continue to resonate with modern audiences.

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Caroline Knight
December 4, 2017

Christmas gifts that support the Jane Austen Literacy Foundation

Caroline Knight
December 4, 2017
Christmas gifts that support the Jane Austen Literacy Foundation

LOOK: Five Christmas gifts that raise money for the Jane Austen Literacy Foundation

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Emily Prince
November 23, 2017

Issue 25: Jane Austen as social history

Emily Prince
November 23, 2017
Issue 25: Jane Austen as social history

In the modern era, we have certain ideas of how times have changed since the Regency period. Amanda Grange illustrates how Austen's work challenges those notions.

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Emily Prince
November 11, 2017

Issue 24: Jane Austen’s Juvenilia: Divining the Avant-Garde

Emily Prince
November 11, 2017
Issue 24: Jane Austen’s Juvenilia: Divining the Avant-Garde

Alexa Adams on the early works and how Austen was writing ahead of her time - in more ways than one.

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Emily Prince
October 24, 2017

Issue 23: An interview with Jeremy Knight, Part One

Emily Prince
October 24, 2017
Issue 23: An interview with Jeremy Knight, Part One

Jeremy Knight, the fourth-great nephew of Jane Austen and the father of our Founder, Caroline Knight, speaks to Ambassador Julia B. Grantham about growing up in Chawton House.

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Emily Prince
October 10, 2017

Issue 22: Lady Catherine's saving grace

Emily Prince
October 10, 2017
Issue 22: Lady Catherine's saving grace

Wendy Soliman muses on the character of Lady Catherine de Bourgh, Pride & Prejudice's formidable matriarch. 

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Emily Prince
September 24, 2017

Issue 21: Getting Jane published - observations of a book collector

Emily Prince
September 24, 2017
Issue 21: Getting Jane published - observations of a book collector

Chris Browne discusses some of the rarer editions of Austen's work.

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Caroline Knight
September 8, 2017

Issue 20: Literacy - Powered by Jane Austen

Caroline Knight
September 8, 2017
Issue 20: Literacy - Powered by Jane Austen

To mark International Literacy Day, Amanda Mortensen shares the moment Caroline told her about her secret connection to Jane Austen, and the birth of the Jane Austen Literacy Foundation.

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Emily Prince
August 26, 2017

Issue 19: The first Brazilian translations

Emily Prince
August 26, 2017
Issue 19: The first Brazilian translations

Raquel Sallaberry Brião discusses the translation and publication history of Jane Austen's work in Brazil.

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Emily Prince
August 11, 2017

Issue 18: ‘A Prettyish Kind of a Little Wilderness’

Emily Prince
August 11, 2017
Issue 18: ‘A Prettyish Kind of a Little Wilderness’

Author and historian Sue Wilkes discusses gardens in Jane Austen's life and work.

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Emily Prince
July 28, 2017

Issue 17: Sitting with Jane and Laughing with Lizzie!

Emily Prince
July 28, 2017
Issue 17: Sitting with Jane and Laughing with Lizzie!

In this issue of Pride & Possibilities, foundation ambassador Sophie Andrews, aka 'Laughing with Lizzie', takes us on a tour of the Austen BookBenches from the 'Sitting with Jane' project.

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Emily Prince
July 18, 2017

Issue 16: Jane's Death

Emily Prince
July 18, 2017
Issue 16: Jane's Death

The bicentenary of Jane Austen's death. 

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Emily Prince
June 23, 2017

Issue 15: My Austen Library

Emily Prince
June 23, 2017
Issue 15: My Austen Library

Hazel Mills talks about her Austen-inspired book collection and reveals some of her most treasured favourites.

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Caroline Knight
June 9, 2017

Issue 14: Austen Family Bookplates

Caroline Knight
June 9, 2017
Issue 14: Austen Family Bookplates

Our founder, Caroline Knight, discusses the family bookplates.

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Emily Prince
May 24, 2017

Issue 13: Winchester

Emily Prince
May 24, 2017
Issue 13: Winchester

On May 24, 1817, Jane left Chawton for the last time and travelled to Winchester where she would spend her last months. 

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Emily Prince
May 6, 2017

Issue 12: Looking for Elizabeth - A Stay at Hunsford Parsonage

Emily Prince
May 6, 2017
Issue 12: Looking for Elizabeth - A Stay at Hunsford Parsonage

Dr Julia B. Grantham reports on her stay at Hunsford Parsonage, a pilgrimage for Janeites!

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Emily Prince
April 19, 2017

Issue 11: Aunt Jane

Emily Prince
April 19, 2017
Issue 11: Aunt Jane

Jane Austen was many things - writer, daughter, beloved sister and friend, and also an aunt to over thirty nieces and nephews! Editor Emily Prince discusses Jane's aunthood.

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Emily Prince
March 27, 2017

Issue 10: Celebrating Austen's humour

Emily Prince
March 27, 2017
Issue 10: Celebrating Austen's humour

Ambassador Daniel Widdowson explores the wit of Pride & Prejudice and how it influenced his stage adaptation of the famous novel.

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