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Sophie Spruce
July 28, 2023

Issue 102: Regency Week Parade for Literacy and Picnic

Sophie Spruce
July 28, 2023
Issue 102: Regency Week Parade for Literacy and Picnic

In this issue, Pride and Possibilities editor Sophie Spruce discusses this year’s Parade for Literacy and Jane Austen Regency Picnic, hosted by Caroline Jane Knight and the Jane Austen Literacy Foundation at Regency Week.

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Sophie Spruce
June 29, 2023

Issue 101: ChatGPT—Can You Tell The Difference?

Sophie Spruce
June 29, 2023
Issue 101: ChatGPT—Can You Tell The Difference?

In this issue, Pride and Possibilities examines an article written by ChatGPT, acknowledging the fast pace of the program's development and how it may affect education in the years to come.

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Sophie Spruce
May 31, 2023

Issue 100: Vintage Fashion Collection Gifted for Charity Work

Sophie Spruce
May 31, 2023
Issue 100: Vintage Fashion Collection Gifted for Charity Work

Fiona Baverstock, a collector of vintage fashion, has gifted her collection of fashion dating from the 1750s – 1880s to Caroline Jane Knight, fifth great niece of Jane Austen, to support Caroline’s charitable work. In this, our 100th issue of Pride & Possibilities, Caroline shares exclusive details of this extraordinary gift.

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Sophie Spruce
April 27, 2023

Issue 99: Austen's Sanditon, Closure and (finally!) Completion

Sophie Spruce
April 27, 2023
Issue 99: Austen's Sanditon, Closure and (finally!) Completion

Natalie Jenner, internationally bestselling author of The Jane Austen Society and Bloomsbury Girls, discusses the widespread success of PBS’s Sanditon.

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Sophie Spruce
March 23, 2023

Issue 98: Laughing with Jane

Sophie Spruce
March 23, 2023
Issue 98: Laughing with Jane

Scriptwriter and film enthusiast, Ann Thurber, discusses Austen’s long-lasting influence on romantic comedies.

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Sophie Spruce
February 23, 2023

Issue 97: A Wise Woman Fit for Regency England

Sophie Spruce
February 23, 2023
Issue 97: A Wise Woman Fit for Regency England

Podcaster Izzy Meakin discusses Mrs. Gardiner’s role as the ‘Wise Woman’ in Pride and Prejudice.

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Sophie Spruce
December 8, 2022

Issue 96: A Regency Celebration

Sophie Spruce
December 8, 2022
Issue 96: A Regency Celebration

Pride and Possibilities editor, Sophie Spruce, discusses the celebration of holidays in Austen’s novels and the Regency period.

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Sophie Spruce
November 17, 2022

Issue 95: The Educated Woman

Sophie Spruce
November 17, 2022
Issue 95: The Educated Woman

Author Heather Moll explores women’s education in Austen’s works in comparison with the norms of the Regency era.

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Caroline Knight
October 31, 2022

Issue 94: Marking 8 years of the Jane Austen Literacy Foundation

Caroline Knight
October 31, 2022
Issue 94: Marking 8 years of the Jane Austen Literacy Foundation

As the Foundation turns 8 years old, our founder and chair, Caroline Jane Knight, reflects on the last year and what our community has achieved.

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Sophie Spruce
October 13, 2022

Issue 93: Happy For All Her Maternal Feelings

Sophie Spruce
October 13, 2022
Issue 93: Happy For All Her Maternal Feelings

Author Amy D’Orazio explores the sympathetic side to the mothers in Jane Austen’s novels.

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Sophie Spruce
September 27, 2022

Issue 92: It's Like Having Dinner with a Dear Old Friend, But...

Sophie Spruce
September 27, 2022
Issue 92: It's Like Having Dinner with a Dear Old Friend, But...

Author Nicole Clarkston discusses how Jane has continued to inspire writers over 200 years later.

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Sophie Spruce
August 26, 2022

Issue 91: Chawton Ancestors 'inherited' by the Austens

Sophie Spruce
August 26, 2022
Issue 91: Chawton Ancestors 'inherited' by the Austens

Caroline Jane Knight, founder and chair of the Jane Austen Literacy Foundation, shares the family ancestors the Austens discovered when they moved to Chawton.

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Sophie Spruce
July 28, 2022

Issue 90: Jane Austen Regency Week 2022

Sophie Spruce
July 28, 2022
Issue 90: Jane Austen Regency Week 2022

Monica Kauffman, manager of the Jane Austen Literacy Foundation team of Literacy Mentors, shares her exciting first trip to Jane Austen Regency Week and Jane Austen’s England.

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Sophie Spruce
June 28, 2022

Issue 89: Pride and Prejudice—A Multifaceted World

Sophie Spruce
June 28, 2022
Issue 89: Pride and Prejudice—A Multifaceted World

In this issue, Monica Fairview discusses how JAFF challenges readers' perceptions of different characters, even those who may be considered villains, and in doing so, gives readers a chance to discover something new.

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Sophie Spruce
May 26, 2022

Issue 88: A Large Sandbox Where Authors Love to Play...

Sophie Spruce
May 26, 2022
Issue 88: A Large Sandbox Where Authors Love to Play...

In this issue, Melanie Rachel explores the authorial tradition of fanfiction and how the Austen inspired universe provides fertile ground for writers to expand her beloved stories.

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Sophie Spruce
April 22, 2022

Issue 87: They are my old friends...

Sophie Spruce
April 22, 2022
Issue 87: They are my old friends...

Mark Brownlow discusses his first experience with Austen's variety of hilarious secondary characters and how those characters provide inspiration for a new generation of writers.

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Sophie Spruce
March 21, 2022

Issue 86: Using Austen Film Adaptations: A Novel Approach

Sophie Spruce
March 21, 2022
Issue 86: Using Austen Film Adaptations: A Novel Approach

The award-winning drama series MASTERPIECE on PBS has aired numerous Austen adaptations in the U.S. Consider how you might use these films to support your literacy work.

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Sophie Spruce
February 21, 2022

Issue 85: Austenesque

Sophie Spruce
February 21, 2022
Issue 85: Austenesque

Meredith Esparza from Austeneque Reviews shares her love of Austen inspired works and a guide to the ever-growing array of quality literature inspired by Jane.

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Caroline Knight
December 22, 2021

Issue 84: Christmas Entertainment from our Community

Caroline Knight
December 22, 2021
Issue 84: Christmas Entertainment from our Community

As Christmas draws near, we bring you entertainment from our community. Featuring special guest, Dr. Daniel Widdowson, discussing his production of Sense & Sensibility with only eight actors and a door!

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Caroline Knight
December 7, 2021

Issue 83: From Tea to Literacy

Caroline Knight
December 7, 2021
Issue 83: From Tea to Literacy

As the Jane Austen Literacy Foundation funds our fifth Anganwadi early leanring centre in Delhi to participate in the Worldreader Read to Kids program, our Founder and Chair, Caroline Jane Knight, shares her visit to India to see the literacy program in action.

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