Jane Austen's Paper Trail

Jane Austen's Paper Trail

The Conversation

Episodes 8
Avg. Duration 35m
Activity Dormant
Apple Rating 4.7 (62)
Since Oct 2025
Latest Episode Jan 2026

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Weekly
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Serial
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About This Podcast

A series from The Conversation taking you on a  journey through Jane Austen’s life and times with the help of the UK’s top Austen experts. Over six episodes, one per book, we visit a scandal-filled bun shop in Bath, go for a windswept walk along the sea shore at Lyme Regis and attend a glittering Regency ball in York to find out more about the woman behind the novels. This is Austen as you’ve never known her before.

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Recent Episodes

Q&A: experts answer your Jane Austen questions

Jan 28, 2026 30m

In this special Q&A episode we've asked a panel of Jane Austen experts to answer your questions! We’ve received a virtual sack full of letters from you, ranging from questions about Austen’s…

The happy ending

Dec 09, 2025 34m

In the sixth episode of Jane Austen's Paper Trail from The Conversation, we explore whether Jane was happy, using her last published novel, Persuasion, as our guide. Given that happy endings in Jane…

The writer

Dec 02, 2025 34m

In the fifth episode of Jane Austen's Paper Trail from The Conversation, we look what kind of author Austen was, and what Northanger Abbey reveals about her view of her profession. Austen's grave in…

The friend

Nov 25, 2025 34m

In the fourth episode of Jane Austen's Paper Trail from The Conversation, we explore who Austen made friends with, and ask what we can learn about friendship in the pages of her fourth novel, Emma.…

The political being

Nov 18, 2025 39m

In the third episode of Jane Austen's Paper Trail from The Conversation, we explore Jane's politics, and her views on slavery through the pages of Mansfield Park.There are no strident political takes…

The romantic

Nov 11, 2025 37m

In the second episode of Jane Austen's Paper Trail from The Conversation, we explore romance in the world of Jane Austen through the pages of Pride and Prejudice. Every heroine in a Jane Austen novel…

The gossip

Nov 04, 2025 35m

In the first episode of Jane Austen's Paper Trail from The Conversation, we're delving into Austen's first novel, Sense and Sensibility where gossip – and the fear of it – plays a central role in the…

Introducing Jane Austen's Paper Trail

Oct 01, 2025 1m Trailer

Introducing Jane Austen's Paper Trail, a new podcast from The Conversation. When she died aged just 41, Jane Austen's sister, Cassandra, burned most of her letters. What's left gives us tantalising…

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Jane Austen's Paper Trail has published 8 episodes since October 2025, covering topics in Arts, Books.

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Jane Austen's Paper Trail is currently dormant with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 35m.

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