3 x 60 / 26th May 2025
Jane Austen: Rise of a Genius is the story of how a self-taught young woman from a Hampshire village became one of the greatest novelists who ever lived. The author of masterpieces including Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility and Emma, Austen ripped up the rulebook. She reinvented the novel, allowing her readers into the minds of characters, and creating stories that have been loved ever since. But getting into her own mind isn’t easy. During her lifetime, she wrote thousands of letters to her sister Cassandra. After Jane’s death, Cassandra burnt almost all of them. Now, drawing on the surviving letters, alongside the insights of experts, actors who have portrayed Austen’s characters, and leading contemporary novelists, this series brings Austen back to life.
***** “spot-on tribute” “passionate” “it will leave you rushing back to her books” “a prestigiously-bound triple-decker” THE GUARDIAN
***** “Marvellous” – THE DAILY MAIL
“unmissable”– I NEWS
“a nourishing three hours” – THE TIMES
