Sense & Sensibility Chapter 5

The Dashwood girls are leaving NorlandCorrection: Lucy’s uncle is at Longstaple near Plymouth I manage to trip Emma into putting on her doctors hat (but it is not medical advice)Agatha Christie has examples of random family members living with the pe...

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Mar 20, 2026
Sense & Sensibility Chapter 4

Everyone is watching Elinor and Edward very closely.Is Sir John the real hero of the novel? (or is he secretly Santa?)We also touch on how communication has gotten worse in the age of technology and hype the eatchoice app.Support the podcast and hear...

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Mar 13, 2026
Sense & Sensibility Chapter 3

We are introduced to Edward who Marianne doesn't think is good enough for Elinor.Support the podcast and hear episodes early on Ko-fiFind Frances on YouTube, Instagram or at her websiteBuy our merch on RedbubbleBook for an Austen Society event on Hum...

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Mar 06, 2026
Sense & Sensibility Chapter 2

Fanny Dashwood emerges as a master negotiator - or is that manipulator?Support the podcast and hear episodes early on Ko-fiFind Frances on YouTube, Instagram or at her websiteBuy our merch on RedbubbleBook for an Austen Society event on Humanitix

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Feb 27, 2026
Sense & Sensibility Chapter 1

Emma Dunning is back to discuss Sense & Sensibility with me. But don't worry! Rachel will be here every second week.Emma gives us definitions of sense, sensibility and sensible while attempting to keep me from discussing spoilers.Support the podc...

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Feb 20, 2026
Emma: Ultimate casting

Rachel and I have done the hard work for you; we've watched all the adaptations and now we'll give you our ultimate casting for Emma.Think of it as a valentines present from us to you.I've also written a post on how I made my choices you can read it...

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Feb 13, 2026
Emma adaptations: The Emma Project (web)

Not to be confused with the novel of this same name, this webseries was filmed and posted in 2013. It's about 5 hours long and appears to be set at a religious university. You can view it on YouTubeSupport the podcast and hear episodes early on Ko-fi...

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Feb 06, 2026
Emma adaptations: Emma's Journal (web)

Easily digestible at about 2 hours run time this webseries is set at university again. It feels like it could almost be real people.You can watch it on YouTubeSupport the podcast and hear episodes early on Ko-fiFind Frances on YouTube, Instagram or a...

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Jan 30, 2026
Emma adaptations: Mrs Elton in America

A wild collection of stories about Mrs Elton.Support the podcast and hear episodes early on Ko-fiFind Frances on YouTube, Instagram or at her websiteBuy our merch on RedbubbleBook for an Austen Society event on Humanitix

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Jan 23, 2026
Emma adaptations: The Emma Agenda (Web)

The queer Emma of our dreams...Support the podcast and hear episodes early on Ko-fiFind Frances on YouTube, Instagram or at her websiteBuy our merch on RedbubbleBook for an Austen Society event on Humanitix

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Jan 16, 2026