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Why We Love Jane Austen
Elda Rotor of Penguin Classics interviews Jane Austen scholar Juliette Wells about Austenmania, what it means to be a Janeite, etiquette in Austen's time, and Pride and Prejudice and Zombies…
Elda Rotor of Penguin Classics interviews Jane Austen scholar Juliette Wells about Austenmania, what it means to be a Janeite, etiquette in Austen's time, and Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. Alan Walker, head of academic marketing, introduces listeners to Excellent Women by Barbara Pym on "Reading the Classics from A to Z." And Stephen Morrison, associate publisher and editor in chief of Penguin Books, offers up the opening to Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice in his segment, "First Pages."
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The Complete Novels Jane Austen Karen Joy Fowler Paperback Penguin Classic $25.00  add to cartRead more... |
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Excellent Women Barbara Pym A. N. Wilson Paperback Penguin Classic $15.00 add to cartRead more... |
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Pride and Prejudice Jane Austen Vivien Jones Tony Tanner Paperback Penguin Classic $8.00 add to cartRead more... |
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