Mr Crawford continues in his attempts to sway Fanny with his good behaviour - she isn't moved but we are. We ask if it's possible for someone to choose to be a good person if they aren't intrinsically. Sian gives some great advice about deescalating...

Illustrating either our bad taste or Austen's excellent creation of a seducer, we continue to be taken in by Mr Crawford when he visits Fanny in Portsmouth and wish he wasn't such a waste. We learn that Sian had a thing for sailors in her youth.If yo...

Fanny begins to find her place in Portsmouth; she makes friends with Susan and begins to teach her, following Edmund's example. We briefly segue into images of Mr Rushworth in bondage - try to get that picture out of your head!The Tall Poppy Syndrome...

Fanny survives her first week in Portsmouth. We discuss who would have been a better mother - Mrs Norris or Mrs Price. If you'd like to support the podcast you can donate on Ko-fiYou can find Frances on Twitter or at her website Support the podcast a...

We skip reading the chapter this week as it's 10 pages! Our analysis starts around 1 minute 40 seconds.Fanny and William journey to Portsmouth. Their arrival is very, very noisy.We briefly discuss how opinions can make arseholes of us, how language u...

We begin with a reading of chapter 37 - the analysis starts at 18 minutes and 26 seconds (skip here to miss the reading).William returns then leaves for Portsmouth, taking Fanny with him, which is all part of Sir Thomas's devious plan to make Fanny w...

Fanny tries to avoid Miss Crawford but can't, yet she manages to avoid being yelled atIf you'd like to support the podcast you can donate on Ko-fiYou can find Frances on Twitter or at her website Support the podcast and hear episodes early on Ko-fiFi...

Edmund does his fathers dirty work and talks to Fanny about Mr Crawford.The quote from Emma is: "A woman is not to marry a man merely because she is asked, or because he is attached to her"The episode of From Mansfield with Love mentioned is hereIf y...

Edmund returns but is supportive of Mr Crawford's pursuit of FannyIf you'd like to support the podcast you can donate on Ko-fiYou can find Frances on Twitter or at her website Support the podcast and hear episodes early on Ko-fiFind Frances on YouTub...

Mr Crawford makes his formal proposal, is rejected again and pisses off FannyIf you'd like to support the podcast you can donate on Ko-fiYou can find Frances on Twitter or at her websiteSupport the podcast and hear episodes early on Ko-fiFind Frances...