Jane Austen adaptation

  • Review | “Pride and Protest” by Nikki Payne

    Review | “Pride and Protest” by Nikki Payne

    I get incredibly excited whenever I come across a new retelling of Jane Austen novels, especially when it is one that transforms my favourite of all her novels, Pride and Prejudice. I think the best part of the way different authors play with the story and satire Austen first shared with the world in 1813 read more

  • Persuasion Review for BBC History Extra

    Persuasion Review for BBC History Extra

    I am absolutely THRILLED (capitals necessary, I’m an excitable person!) to share that I was asked to review Persuasion from an historian’s perspective for History Extra, the website of BBC History Magazine and BBC History Revealed. My review has gone live today, and if you are a subscriber (or fancy trialing the website free for read more

  • 25 Books to Read if you like Jane Austen

    25 Books to Read if you like Jane Austen

    Happy birthday Jane Austen! My favourite author was born on this day in 1775, and in her honour I’ll surely be picking up one of her novels – but, seeing as there are only six full novels by Austen (next on my list of rereads of Jane Austen books in order is Mansfield Park – read more

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