Frances Duncan

The Amateur Austenite May 20, 2022

Mansfield Park Chapter 41

Illustrating either our bad taste or Austen's excellent creation of a seducer, we continue to be taken in by Mr Crawford…

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The Amateur Austenite May 13, 2022

Mansfield Park Chapter 40

Fanny begins to find her place in Portsmouth; she makes friends with Susan and begins to teach her, following Edmund's…

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The Amateur Austenite May 6, 2022

Mansfield Park Chapter 39

Fanny survives her first week in Portsmouth. We discuss who would have been a better mother - Mrs Norris or Mrs Price.…

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The Amateur Austenite Apr 29, 2022

Mansfield Park Chapter 38

We skip reading the chapter this week as it's 10 pages! Our analysis starts around 1 minute 40 seconds.Fanny and William…

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The Amateur Austenite Apr 22, 2022

Mansfield Park Chapter 37

We begin with a reading of chapter 37 - the analysis starts at 18 minutes and 26 seconds (skip here to miss the…

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The Amateur Austenite Apr 15, 2022

Mansfield Park Chapter 36

Fanny tries to avoid Miss Crawford but can't, yet she manages to avoid being yelled atIf you'd like to support the…

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The Amateur Austenite Apr 8, 2022

Mansfield Park Chapter 35

Edmund does his fathers dirty work and talks to Fanny about Mr Crawford.The quote from Emma is: "A woman is not to marry…

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The Amateur Austenite Apr 1, 2022

Mansfield Park Chapter 34

Edmund returns but is supportive of Mr Crawford's pursuit of FannyIf you'd like to support the podcast you can donate on…

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