We’re sharing our top five tips for reading Jane Austen’s novels with you, whether you’re a frequent re-reader or new to her work. Our accompanying podcast episode is meant to help you get the most out of any Austen novel, but we hope you’ll read Pride and Prejudice with us this March 2021! To celebrate one year of podcasting and the launch of our new Patreon community, we’re enjoying all things Austen for the whole month with discussion episodes and a bunch of bonus content (available for our Classics Club members on Patreon). To sign up, go to patreon.com/novelpairings and listen in to hear about our plans for the Classics Club this month.
Listen to the episode in your browser (or download it in your favorite podcast app).
March 9th Episode: Part One (we’ll discuss Chapter 1-34 or Volume I-Volume II, Chapter Eleven).
March 23rd Episode: Part Two (we’ll discuss the rest of the book and share our pairings).
How to Read Jane Austen
1. Listen to the audiobook
- Amazon: Rosamund Pike
- Libro.fm: Kate Redding, Emilia Fox, Elizabeth Klett and Karen Savage
2. Research some Regency customs
- Sparknotes context
- Historical context
- The Georgian Era
- (and more in our upcoming Patreon class!)
3. Investigate Jane Austen’s writing style
4. Use Sparknotes, LitCharts, or Schmoop
5. Watch a film adaptation
- Our favorite: 1995 BBC series on Hulu
- Most popular: 2005 film on Peacock or Amazon Prime
- Throwback: 1980 film on Amazon Prime
Novel Pairings 
So excited for this month’s episodes. 🙂 After reading ALL the Austen as a teenager, it had been a decade since I’d done any re-reading. On the spur of the moment, I listened to the Elizabeth Klett version of Pride and Prejudice last month, so the timing of this series is completely delightful.
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