Just a quick update to let you know that our Persuasion season will be starting in November. We&apos;ve recorded the first few episodes, but Harriet has been too busy at work to finish editing them. She&apos;s going to be away for a few weeks, but will start releasing the episodes on her return in November.We&apos;ve added the new season to the website menu, with a provisional <a href='https://readingjaneausten.com/index.php/season-5-persuasion/'>episode listing</a>.

S05E01 Persuasion, Chapters 1 to 3

Ellen and Harriet are a mother and daughter who have been talking about Jane Austen together since Harriet was first old enough to read her. In this podcast, we will be doing a close reading of the books.In each episode, we will look at a few chapters. As well as talking about anything that strikes us in the chapters, we will also pick a favourite sentence, have a discussion about one of the characters, and then Ellen will give a social historian perspective about some element of the nineteenth century that seems pertinent, and Harriet will talk about the chapters in pop culture adaptations of the book.