
The Amateur Austenite
An enthusiastic amateur discusses Jane Austen's novels chapter by chapter. All are welcome whether you have a fancy degree or not.
Episodes
288 episodes
Emma Chapter 40
Harriet discards her obsession with Mr Elton and declares she will never marry her new love
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Season 8
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Episode 40
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14:19

Emma Chapter 39
Frank is a hero, Harriet is a damsel in distress and everyone is using racial slursThe quote from Persuasion was “this pathetic piece of family history”
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Season 8
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Episode 39
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20:51

Emma Chapter 38
We discuss the dedication of Emma to the Prince Regent and propose that Miranda Hart does a one woman adaptation of Austen which some how segues into the muppets - oh and it's the ball.
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Season 8
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Episode 38
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24:34

Emma Chapter 37
Is Emma vain or does her behaviour make sense based on Frank's behaviour?
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Season 8
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Episode 37
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13:20

Emma Chapter 36
Mrs Elton has a tennis match conversation with Mr Weston, we discuss Frank's childhoodOk so I made another t-shirtTalking about Sense and Sensibility, Austen...
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Season 8
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Episode 36
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20:00

Emma Chapter 35
TW: Slavery, racismMrs Elton is rude and Frank is coming back!And I made a shirt...
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Season 8
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Episode 35
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20:57

Emma Chapter 34
Mrs Elton sucks and is a bully at the dinner party Emma throws for herOf course I made the tshirt
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Season 8
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Episode 34
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23:57

Emma Chapter 33
Mrs Elton sucks, Mr Elton would be a better person had he married a better wife (as would many men in Austen), Mr Knightley isn’t in love with Jane FairfaxI mention Pride & Promiscuity: the lost sex scenes of Jane Austen by ...
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Season 8
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Episode 33
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19:15

Emma Chapter 32
Mrs Elton arrives and she sucksHarriet has no idea about money and we have no idea about social rules
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Season 8
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Episode 32
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27:22

Emma Chapter 31
Mr Elton is a topic of conversation again and Emma has to console Harriet
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Season 8
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Episode 31
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11:03

Interview with Fergus Grady, director of the French Film Festival
Check out the Intrepid French Film Festival Aotearoa and especially Jane Austen Wrecked My Life throughout t...
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6:49

Emma Chapter 30
Emma thinks she's in love with Frank. We talk a lot about slogans for t-shirts (and I made one)
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Season 8
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Episode 30
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13:16

Emma Chapter 29
Does Mrs Weston love Mr Weston?Does Jane love Frank?We mention the webseries Rational Creatures which you can find on YoutubeIf you'd like to stay updated on the boo...
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16:31

Emma Chapter 28
Emma is judgy, Miss Bates is the least selfish character and Mrs Weston may be the original matchmaker.
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Season 8
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Episode 28
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15:33

Emma Chapter 27
Highbury is a one horse town where Miss Bates takes no breaths.There's even a journal article about Winnie-the-Pooh: Pathology in the Hundred Acre Wood: a neurodevelopmental p...
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Season 8
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Episode 27
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16:13

Emma Chapter 26
Perhaps we could learn a couple of things from Emma. We decide Emma might be bi or ace. Rachel has a meet cute in a supermarket
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Season 8
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Episode 26
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38:08

Emma Chapter 25
Emma (Queen of Highbury) decides to grace the Coles with her presence just as the Queen (of England) once went to a wedding. Also Frank gets a haircut and Mr Woodhouse is a child...
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Season 8
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Episode 25
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17:58

Emma Chapter 24
Frank is trying his hardest to see Jane (and we only see that because we know the ending)
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Season 8
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Episode 24
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14:55

Emma Chapter 23
Frank Churchill arrives! He's an inconvenient surprise (apologies to everyone ever as I'm always early).Where the hell does Emma get her snobby ideas from?Rachel mentions
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Season 8
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Episode 23
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26:44

Emma Chapter 22
We learn more about the future Mrs Elton and their courtship with a segue to Taylor Swift (let me have my special interests)
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Season 8
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Episode 22
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14:02

Emma Chapter 21
Gossip! Mr Elton is engaged and we discuss Jane Austen's own brief engagement
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Season 8
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Episode 21
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24:44

Emma Chapter 20
We tackle the important questions:- Does Austen name characters after herself?- Why is Jane a better heroine than Emma?- Was Austen secretly gay?- Is Emma secretly gay?
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Season 8
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Episode 20
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23:31

Emma Chapter 19
We ask the tough questions:- Is Mrs Bates hearing loss simply selective hearing? - Are the Bates scamming their neighbours for free things?We also discuss engineering hacks, the mail and how the story pivots to focus on Jan...
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Season 8
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Episode 19
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19:43
