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Austen-tation

Life Sentences Podcast by Caroline Baum

Jan 1, 202650:14Arts

To mark the sesquicentenary of Jane Austen's birth, this episode is an edited version of an event for Sydney Writers Festival. Speakers are scholar of English literature Professor William Christie, bestselling author Jan...

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Austen-tation is an episode from Life Sentences Podcast by Caroline Baum. To mark the sesquicentenary of Jane Austen's birth, this episode is an edited version of an event for Sydney Writers Festival. Speakers are scholar of English literat...

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Published Jan 1, 2026, 50:14 long, audio available.

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