Reading Jane Austen

About Reading Jane Austen

Ellen and Harriet are a mother and daughter who have been talking about Jane Austen together since Harriet was first old enough to read her. In this podcast, we will be doing a close reading of the books.In each episode, we will look at a few chapters. As well as talking about anything that strikes us in the chapters, we will also pick a favourite sentence, have a discussion about one of the characters, and then Ellen will give a social historian perspective about some element of the nineteenth century that seems pertinent, and Harriet will talk about the chapters in pop culture adaptations of the book.

Publisher

Harriet and Ellen

Category

arts · arts

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

1 Feb 2020

Latest episode

5 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

2 of 59 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   5 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Sad news

   Host [Host Name] shares the sad news of co-host Ellen's passing, reflecting on their completed "Persuasion" season and the future of the podcast.

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   3 May 2026TRANSCRIPT

   S05E11 Persuasion, Chapters 23 to 24

   In our final episode on Persuasion, we talk about how much more satisfactory this is than the original ending, the purpose of the discussion between Mrs Croft and Mrs Musgrove, the conversation between Anne and Captain Harville, Wentworth’s letter, his feeling that he had a moral obligation to marry Louisa and the wrap-up of the story. The character we discuss is Anne Elliot. In the historical section, Michael talks about the British Navy at the end of, and after, the Napoleonic Wars, and for...

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   19 Jan 2026

   S05E10 Persuasion, Chapter 22

   In this episode we look at the published version of Chapter 22. We talk about how proactive Anne is in these final chapters, the arrival of Charles, Mary and the Musgrove clan, Louisa’s change in personality, how the Musgroves all want Anne to be with them, and the first time Wentworth actually refers to the time he and Anne were together. The characters we discuss is are Charles and Mary Musgrove. In the historical section, Michael talks about the shooting, and for popular culture Harriet lo...

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YouTube views

387

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

80 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

58 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 52 / 100

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Quality

40

Social presence

0

YouTube

66

Engagement

93

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