The Thing About Austen
The Thing About Austen
4.9from 1,438 ratings
- 123
- Episodes
- 36
- Transcribed
- 1,438
- Ratings
- Monthly
- Cadence
- 2021
- First episode
About The Thing About Austen
The Thing About Austen is a podcast about Jane Austen's world — the people, objects, and culture that shape Austen's fiction. Come for the historical context and stay for the literary shenanigans. Think of us as your somewhat cheeky tour guides to the life and times of Jane Austen.
- Publisher
- The Thing About Austen
- Category
- arts · history
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 16 Jun 2021
- Latest episode
- 15 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
36 of 123 episodes have a transcript.
15 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Episode 122: The Thing About The Romance of the Forest
23 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Episode 121: The Thing About Henry Tilney's Dogs with guest Dr. Stephanie Howard-Smith
20 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
Episode 120: The Thing About Mr. Darcy's Ten Thousand a Year
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Episode 122: The Thing About The Romance of the Forest
Published 15 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] In her book, What Jane Austen's Characters Read and Why, Susan Allen Ford points out that, quote, the year 1816 saw the publication of Emma and the eighth edition of The Romance of the Forest. Yeah, yeah. So Ford is also noticing that the novel has achieved this kind of canonical status at this point. […]
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- Stephanie Howard-Smith
- Eleanor Gilchrist
- Damianne Scott
- Kate Emery
- Emily Davis-Hale
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.9 / 5
- 589 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.9 / 5
- 849 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 65 / 100
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- Quality
- 90
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 99
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