{"product_id":"book-hq16","title":"Jane Austen: A Portrait","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eYou've finished all her novels, so where do you go after \u003ci\u003ePride and Prejudice\u003c\/i\u003e?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePerfect for Janeites everywhere, this enticing collection brings together for the first time six special recordings that offer a glimpse behind the scenes at the life of the celebrated author. Taking us on a journey from her earliest teenage writings, to her love affair aged 20, to the scandalous arrest of her aunt which shook her family, these fascinating programmes offer a closer look at Jane Austen and those around her, as seen through her letters, writings and final home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJuvenile Jane \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e- Jane Austen's delightfully precocious and revealing early works are celebrated by Austen expert \u003cb\u003eJanet Todd\u003c\/b\u003e and writer and illustrator \u003cb\u003ePosy Simmonds\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cb\u003eAnna Maxwell Martin\u003c\/b\u003e reads extracts from three stories: 'Frederick and Elfrida', 'Henry and Eliza' and 'Love and Freindship'[sic].\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMinuet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - The story of Jane Austen's real-life romance with an impassioned but impoverished young Irishman, which fueled her desire to become a writer. \u003cb\u003eHelen McCrory\u003c\/b\u003e stars as Jane Austen and \u003cb\u003eJohn Light\u003c\/b\u003e as Tom Lefroy in this original drama by Harriet O'Carroll.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA City Full of Swindlers \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e- 1799, Bath. Accused of shoplifting a piece of lace, Jane Austen's aunt is arrested and imprisoned... Narrated by Cassandra Austen (\u003cb\u003eLucy Black\u003c\/b\u003e), this shocking tale reveals Georgian Bath to be a much less decorous place than it appears in her sister Jane's novels. Based on a true story, Jenny Howarth's entertaining drama also stars \u003cb\u003eTim Pigott-Smith\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003ePamela Miles\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePortrait of Elizabeth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Inspired by the \u003ci\u003ePortrait of Elizabeth Bridges Austen\u003c\/i\u003e at the Jane Austen's House Museum, Chawton, Sophia Hillan's short story is told from the point of view of Jane's elder brother Edward's wife. It is 1808, and Elizabeth has just given birth to her 11th child. Suffering from fever and unaware that she is dying, she rails at the thought of having Jane attend her. But why is she so angry with her sister-in-law? Read by \u003cb\u003eLaura Carmichael\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNo Ice in Weymouth \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e- This 5-part series is a portrait of the family, social and professional world of Jane Austen, as seen through her letters and novels. Beginning in 1813, when \u003ci\u003ePride and Prejudice\u003c\/i\u003e is about to be published, it concludes in 1815 in the months leading up to the publication of \u003ci\u003eEmma\u003c\/i\u003e. Starring \u003cb\u003eSusannah Harker\u003c\/b\u003e as Jane and \u003cb\u003eOona Beeson\u003c\/b\u003e as Cassandra.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Quire of Paper: A Poem for Jane Austen and Her House \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e- In 2016, Maura Dooley was poet-in-residence at the Jane Austen's House Museum, where Austen lived for the last eight years of her life. This atmospheric programme interweaves the sounds of the house, garden and village with specially composed poetry set against the rich history of this iconic place.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e© 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin UK","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49352566407472,"sku":"BDhq16","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/429991-hq16-Square.jpg?v=1734331224","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-hq16","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}