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Bonnets At Dawn
Austen vs. Brontë is a literary thunderdome! Listen each week as Lauren and Hannah compare and contrast the lives, work and fandoms of the Jane Austen and the Brontë sisters.
Last December, we gathered some of our favorite Emily Brontë experts into the basement of the Brontë Parsonage and made them explain the magic of Emily Brontë to Hannah. In this episode, we discuss Gondal, Wuthering Heights, and whether or not Charlotte Brontë was a funny gal.
Lady Susan’s ears must be burning, because we can’t stop talking about her. We also review the film Love & Friendship, bang on about WIves & Daughters and share some important season 3 updates.
This week, we’re talking chapters 31 - 60 of Wives and Daughters. Plus, Hannah gives you her controversial thoughts on the adaptation, and we reads your comments on Cynthia!
We’re back! And we’re ready to talk about the first 30 chapters of Elizabeth Gaskell’s Wives and Daughters and our favorite characters. Warning: there is some light swearing in this episode because we’re just so passionate about this darn book.
Please note, we’re also raising a few dollars to purchase a book for Elizabeth Gaskell’s House. Check out our Go Fund Me for more details: https://www.gofundme.com/BonnetsAtDawn
It’s finally here! The Brontë super special to close out Season 2! This week, we welcome a trio of wonderful guests, including bestselling author Rowan Coleman to discuss Ponden Hall and how the Brontës inspire her writing. Actress Siobhan Athwal talks about her role as Emily Brontë in the musical Wasted. And author Karen Kenyon discusses Charlotte’s letters and her new Brontë book.
Follow Rowan on Twitter @RowenColeman Follow Karen’s Publisher @Endeavour_Medi Find Siobhan Athwal @SiobhanAthwal
It’s the season 2 Team Austen finale! And we’re taking you to the Jane Austen Festival in Louisville, Kentucky. Listen along as we talk bonnets, interview naval officers, and force our friends to play Marrying Mr. Darcy during this celebration of all things Jane.
Special thanks goes out to Mary Landrum, Shawntaye Hopkins, Amanda Beverly, Mary Kravenas, and Jennifer Swenson for getting us down there. If you would like to join us at the festival next year, then keep an eye on this space: http://jasnalouisville.com/2018-jane-austen-festival
We marathoned all 4 hours of North and South with you lot, and now we’re returning to talk about some of the ways the text differs from the film. And John Thornton. Guys, we’re mostly going to talk about John Thornton. We also interview N&S expert Trudy Brasure about her North and South variations and, ya know, some dude named John.
This week on the show, we are celebrating 150 years of Little Women! We welcome back Anne Boyd Rioux - our resident Louisa May Alcott expert and author of the excellent Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy: The Story of Little Women and Why It Still Matters. And our listeners weigh in on why Little Women still matters to them.
In this Halloween special, Lauren and Mary Kravanas discuss the Elle Fanning Mary Shelley special, fantastic knitwear, and your spooky book recommendations.
Ready for some more Emily200? In this action packed episode, we welcome back Selene and Serena from The Sisters’ Room to discuss their new book on Wuthering Heights and translating Emily’s work. Plus, we debut our audio collage of Emily’s best lines sent in by our lovely listeners.
We’re coming off the high of another B@D read-along (and suffering from a nasty head cold), so we’ve asked YOU to do the heavy lifting this week. Alison, Maggie and Robin tell us about three naughty Austen and Alcott inspired stories they have read especially for us.
This week, we cover the last 7 chapters of The Shuttle, a giant portion of FHB’s life story, and a sleepy Hannah responds to listener comments. We’d like to thank everyone for going on this read-along journey with us. You’re all getting comment of the week.
This week, we cover chapters 25 - 43 of FHB’s The Shuttle and discuss her early married life. #FranAndSwanForever
We talk more about Frances Hodgson Burnett’s childhood, and dive into chapters 14 - 24 of The Shuttle.
(If you listen really closely, you just might hear a cat in the background. Oh, Henry…)
It’s read-along time! This month is dedicated to Frances Hodgson Burnett and her wonderful book The Shuttle. This episode, we discuss chapters 1-13 of the unabridged edition and your lovely comments.
We talk comic adaptations and interview the lovely and talented artist Isabel Greenberg about her upcoming Brontë sister graphic novel.
Lauren and Hannah break down The Story of an Hour and discuss the life and times of Kate Chopin.
This week we’re left dazed and confused by the heat in Kentucky, but thankfully we have the delightful Jess and Esther from Sense and Spontaneity to lift us out of this stupor! Sense and Spontaneity is a comedic duo from Australia that performs Jane Austen inspired improv. They also make kickass videos, which you can watch on the internets like Dear Mr. Darcy and Obstinate Headstrong Girl.
It’s Emily Brontë’s birthday and eveeeeryone is talking about her. We jump into the fray with our take on that controversial Guardian piece. Plus, we interview Dr. Claire O’Callaghan about her new book - Emily Reappraised, which is available now on the Amazon machine!