A friendly meeting place to read and discuss anything Austen...: THE MANY LOVERS OF MISS JANE AUSTEN - BBC2

The Many Lovers of Miss Jane Austen is a 60-minute programme, broadcast on BBC 2 on December 23rd. In it,   Professor Amanda Vickery, one of the leading chroniclers of Georgian England,  wonders why on earth millions of us are still reading Jane Austen period romances or how  her “genteel fiction” has become a 21st century global phenomenon. Professor Vickery , both as a historian and as an unashamed fan, is fascinated by the story of how an anonymous, minor novelist in her own lifetime, became celebrated today as our very best-loved writer.A friendly meeting place to read and discuss anything Austen...: THE MANY LOVERS OF MISS JANE AUSTEN - BBC2: Professor Amanda Vickery in Bath I was so happy I could see this show! The Many Lovers of Miss Jane Austen is a 60-minute programme, bro...