John Mullan: What Matters in Jane Austen?

Is there any sex in Jane Austen? Why do her plots rely on blunders? Which important characters never actually speak?

As part of our celebrations for Jane Austen's 250th birthday, professor and author John Mullan illuminates the themes that matter most to the workings of Austen's fiction. Inspired by an enthusiastic reader's curiosity and based on a lifetime's study, What Matters in Jane Austen? uncovers the hidden truth about an extraordinary fictional world.

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