In which we discuss the merits of sense vs. sensibility, consider the virtues of Austen’s gents, and have a lively discussion on “the marriage plot” and how Jane set the bar for happy-ever-after a little too high (ruining romance for all). All this and more as the Bluestockings share their thoughts on Jane Austen’s Persuasion and subsequent film adaptations.
- Love Your Library: Book | 1995 Movie | 2007 Movie
- Support the Circle: Book | 1995 Movie | 2007 Movie
WARNING: Spoilers galore! If you haven’t read the book or seen one of the adaptations, do so now!
(Though, really, what are you doing here if you don’t know Jane!? – Gricel)
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Reading Recommendations:
- Lady Susan/The Watsons/Sanditon by Jane Austen: Support the Circle | Love Your Library
- Possession by A.S. Byatt: Support the Circle | Love Your Library
- Emma by Kaoru Mori: Support the Circle | Love Your Library
- Longbourn by Jo Baker: Support the Circle | Love Your Library
- Debits and Credits: Support the Circle | Love Your Library
- “The Janeites” by Rudyard Kipling
Works Referenced:
- Ashley’s “green cover” of Persuasion: Support the Circle
- Ashley’s first Pride and Prejudice: Support the Circle
- The Arm of the Starfish by Madeleine L’Engle: Support the Circle | Love Your Library
- Anne of Ingleside by Lucy Maud Montgomery: Support the Circle | Love Your Library
- Little Women by Louisa May Alcott: Support the Circle | Love Your Library
- Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins: Support the Circle | Love Your Library
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J. K. Rowling: Support the Circle | Love Your Library
- Jane Austen’s Letters: Support the Circle | Love Your Library
- Soulless: Episode 1
- The 10th Kingdom: Episode 3
- Tangled: Support the Circle | Love Your Library
Other Readings:
- The Jo March Effect: Should Classic Heroines Bow to Convention? by Lisa Rosman
- Why the Marriage Plot Need Never Get Old by Adelle Waldman
- I Read Everything Jane Austen Wrote, Several Times by Adelle Waldman
- 7 People who Hated Pride & Prejudice by Linda Rodriguez McRobbie
- Charlotte Bronte and Jane Austen from Austenonly
- Woolf on Austen
Video Clips:
“Love Your Library” links will take you to WorldCat, where you will see a list of libraries near you that have the book. “Support the Circle” links will take you to Amazon, where your purchase will help support the podcast.
Enjoy! Our next episode on your thoughts on Persuasion and all things Jane, our recent favorites, and First Impressions for our next selected work will be released on December 15.
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