Frances Duncan

The Amateur Austenite Aug 25, 2023

Lady Susan Letter 31

Amme joins me to discuss privacy in personal correspondence, what a great black widow Lady Susan would make and I…

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The Amateur Austenite Aug 18, 2023

Lady Susan Letter 30

Heather Mathie joins me to discuss how you manipulate people from a distance and she compares Lady Susan to Miss Bingley…

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The Amateur Austenite Aug 11, 2023

Lady Susan Letter 29

My guest Elsa has done her homework, we discuss the role of women, whether jealously is allowed in an affair and touch a…

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The Amateur Austenite Aug 4, 2023

Lady Susan Letter 28

Emma comes out of the medical closet to discuss gout and Jane Austen's last illness. We also mention food, Blackadder…

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The Amateur Austenite Jul 28, 2023

Lady Susan Letter 27

Letter 0.31Discussion 3.03Gretchen joins me to discuss Frederica's bad childhood, Mrs Vernon as a Jane Austen heroine…

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The Amateur Austenite Jul 21, 2023

Lady Susan Letter 26

Emma and I discuss Mrs Johnson's character development (or revelation?) and there's a bit of victim blaming going…

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The Amateur Austenite Jul 14, 2023

Lady Susan Letter 25

Raewyn joins me as we gleefully discuss Lady Susan's mechanisms, her self knowledge and give a bit of an update now…

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The Amateur Austenite Jul 7, 2023

Lady Susan Letter 24

"Everything has gone wrong" but not as Reggie thinks. Amme and I shit talk Sir James, suggest Lady Susan should be on…

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