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Bonnets At Dawn

Austen vs. Brontë is a literary thunderdome! Listen each week as Lauren and Hannah compare and contrast the lives, work and fandoms of the Jane Austen and the Brontë sisters.

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Gaskell Episode 6: Lying to the Murder Police

Gaskell Episode 6: Lying to the Murder Police

Lauren and Hannah ramble on about chapters 33 - 43 of North and South. They completely forget when Edith had her baby (... Read more

26 Nov 2017

1hr 50mins

Ranked #2

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S2, Episode 34: B@D Brontë Season Finale

S2, Episode 34: B@D Brontë Season Finale

It’s finally here! The Brontë super special to close out Season 2! This week, we welcome a trio of wonderful guests, inc... Read more

20 Dec 2018

1hr

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Episode 29: Anne Elliot vs Lucy Snowe Part 1

Episode 29: Anne Elliot vs Lucy Snowe Part 1

Guys, we're finally going to talk about Persuasion...

23 Jan 2018

1hr 10mins

Ranked #4

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S3, Episode 13: Anne Lister w/Special Guest Angela Clare

S3, Episode 13: Anne Lister w/Special Guest Angela Clare

This week, we’re talking about Anne Lister with Angela Clare from Calderdale Museums, which manages Shibden Hall. Angel... Read more

6 Jun 2019

55mins

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S2, Episode 21: Kate Chopin and The Story of an Hour

S2, Episode 21: Kate Chopin and The Story of an Hour

Lauren and Hannah break down The Story of an Hour and discuss the life and times of Kate Chopin.

16 Aug 2018

53mins

Ranked #6

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Gaskell Episode 2: Even More North and South

Gaskell Episode 2: Even More North and South

Lauren and Hannah tackle Chapters 11-21 of North and South, dish out some more facts on the life of Elizabeth Gaskell an... Read more

9 Nov 2017

1hr 33mins

Ranked #7

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S3, Episode 1: Wives and Daughters Part 1

S3, Episode 1: Wives and Daughters Part 1

We’re back! And we’re ready to talk about the first 30 chapters of Elizabeth Gaskell’s Wives and Daughters and our favor... Read more

6 Feb 2019

1hr 18mins

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Episode 4: Not My Pride and Prejudice

Episode 4: Not My Pride and Prejudice

Hold on to your bonnets, because it's our best episode yet! We discuss/rant/rave about two versions of P&P we've n... Read more

6 Jun 2017

57mins

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S2, Episode 22: Drawing The Brontes with Isabel Greenberg

S2, Episode 22: Drawing The Brontes with Isabel Greenberg

We talk comic adaptations and interview the lovely and talented artist Isabel Greenberg about her upcoming Brontë sister... Read more

23 Aug 2018

54mins

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S2, Episode 7: The Friendship of Charlotte Bronte and Elizabeth Gaskell

S2, Episode 7: The Friendship of Charlotte Bronte and Elizabeth Gaskell

Hey, hey it's our first ever LIVE show! Listen in as we discuss the friendship of Elizabeth Gaskell and Charlotte Bronte... Read more

25 Apr 2018

54mins

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S2, Episode 8: Louisa May Alcott and Orchard House

S2, Episode 8: Louisa May Alcott and Orchard House

Welcome to Louisa MAY Alcott! The entire month of May we're going to be discussing the author of Little Women (and so mu... Read more

2 May 2018

49mins

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Episode 13: Northanger Abbey vs Jane Eyre Part 1

Episode 13: Northanger Abbey vs Jane Eyre Part 1

Lauren takes some suspicious cough syrup and recaps Northanger Abbey. Yeah, that's pretty much it.

8 Aug 2017

57mins

Ranked #13

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S2, Episode 31: Looking Back at John Thornton

S2, Episode 31: Looking Back at John Thornton

We marathoned all 4 hours of North and South with you lot, and now we’re returning to talk about some of the ways the te... Read more

9 Nov 2018

50mins

Ranked #14

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Episode 2: The Longbourn Letters Interview

Episode 2: The Longbourn Letters Interview

Lauren goes solo for an interview with the lovely Rose Servitova, author of The Longbourn Letters: The Correspondence be... Read more

23 May 2017

50mins

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S3, Episode 29: Miss Cassandra Austen

S3, Episode 29: Miss Cassandra Austen

This week, we’re bringing you a conversation between author Gill Hornby and Sophie Reynolds from the Jane Austen House M... Read more

19 Dec 2019

45mins

Ranked #16

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Episode 14: Northanger Abbey vs Jane Eyre Part 2

Episode 14: Northanger Abbey vs Jane Eyre Part 2

Guys, we're truly sorry this episode is so long. We just have so many Jane Eyre feelings. We'll pull ourselves togethe... Read more

15 Aug 2017

1hr 34mins

Ranked #17

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Episode 20: Zombies in Bonnets

Episode 20: Zombies in Bonnets

We watched Pride and Prejudice and Zombies with you lot, and then we recorded an episode about it! We compare and contra... Read more

4 Oct 2017

1hr

Ranked #18

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S2, Episode 17: Miss Austen Regrets vs Becoming Jane

S2, Episode 17: Miss Austen Regrets vs Becoming Jane

We must confess that the original title of this episode was Miss Chapman Regrets since Hannah has some retractions to ma... Read more

19 Jul 2018

55mins

Ranked #19

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S3, Episode 16: Mansfield Park Pt 1 w/Helena Kelley

S3, Episode 16: Mansfield Park Pt 1 w/Helena Kelley

It’s the first episode of our Mansfield Park read-along and boy do we have a treat for you! Hannah interviews Dr Helena ... Read more

12 Jul 2019

1hr 11mins

Ranked #20

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S3, Episode 11: Louisa May Alcott & Work

S3, Episode 11: Louisa May Alcott & Work

This week, we’re unpacking our feelings about Louisa May Alcott’s Work: A Story of Experience. If you haven’t read the ... Read more

22 May 2019

1hr 1min

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