‘Interest’ and reading in Jane Austen

Colin Burrow and Clare Bucknell

Colin Burrow and Clare Bucknell look at Jane Austen's use of the words 'interest' and 'interesting' and the significance of women reading in her novels in this extract from their podcast series 'On Satire'.

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