You might not realize it, but there was almost a world in which there was no Jane Austen. Or at the very least, no Jane Austen novels. No Pride and Prejudice. No Sense and Sensibility. In today's episode, we are exploring Jane's brush with death and the unusual cast of women who shaped her literary interests.

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Finding Jane Austen is researched and written by Dr. Anne Fertig. Jeanette Patrick and Jim Ambuske are the executive producers. Finding Jane Austen is a joint production of Revolutionary Histories and Primary Source Media.