Bonnets At Dawn

We kick off this episode by reading some letters by Jane Austen and Charlotte Brontë before taking a trip to Chawton House to interview their head librarian, Dr. Darren Bevin.

To find out more about Chawton House, head on over to their website - https://chawtonhouse.org/

We must confess that the original title of this episode was Miss Chapman Regrets since Hannah has some retractions to make. We also compare and contrast the Jane Austen biopics Miss Austen Regrets and Becoming Jane.

This week we tackle The Yellow Wallpaper and things get heavy. Thankfully, we have the best listeners in the world - so we were able to lighten things up with your wonderful comments and book recommendations.

Hey, hey! Hannah listened to the latest BBC radio adaptation of Wuthering Heights, so now we can properly talk Heathcliff! We also interview Judith Pascoe, writer of On The Bullet Train with Emily Brontë, and discuss the popularity of Wuthering Heights in Japan.

Follow Judith on Twitter - @JudithMPascoe

Buy the book from University of Michigan Press - https://www.press.umich.edu/9373391/on_the_bullet_train_with_emily_bronte

We asked, and boy, oh, boy YOU answered - where does Mansfield Park rank on your list of favorite Austen novels? We read your comments, discuss the importance of theatre in Mansfield Park, and interview the charming creators behind the Waterperry Opera Festival in Oxford, which features an adaptation of Mansfield Park.

Find out more about the Waterperry Opera Festival here: http://www.waterperryoperafestival.co.uk/

Join us for the thrilling conclusion of our first ever panel LIVE from Elizabeth Gaskell's House! We talk Elizabeth, Charlotte and even a little Jane with our lovely guests Amy Rowbottom from the Brontë Parsonage and Jane Mathieson from the Gaskell Society.

Robin Epley from Drunk Austen makes her second appearance on the show, and we do not talk about Jane Austen! Instead, we talk Little Women (1994) vs Little Women (2018). Later, we read your comments about the mini-series and Hannah's dirty mouth. Warning - this episode does contain swears.

We say goodbye to Uncle Alec as our Eight Cousins read-along finally comes to a close. Then, we we compare and contrast Eight Cousins with The Secret Garden.

huge thanks to everyone who participated in our read-along! We truly valued your questions and comments. You're all top lads!

We talk about women's work and Charlotte Bronte with author and professor Anne Boyd Rioux. And we check back in with Uncle Alec and Rose for the Eight Cousins read-along part 2!

Remember, you can pre-order Anne's new book on Amazon, and find more of her work here: https://anneboydrioux.com/

Anne Boyd Rioux joins us to discuss Louisa May Alcott's early years and we officially kick off the Eight Cousins recap with a discussion of chapters 1-8!

Anne is a professor of English at the University of New Orleans. She is a member a of the Advisory Board of the Louisa May Alcott Society and had written about Alcott in two of her books. Find more of here work on her website: https://anneboydrioux.com/