Jane Austen is 250 years old this year and in her prime. Films, books, plays, TV series, all bear witness to the astonishing legacy of a novelist who lived quietly in a Hampshire rectory but who ended up conquering the world.What is the secret to Austen’s enduring power? Why have millions of readers made her six novels immortal? What did Colin Firth really think about being cast as Mr Darcy and becoming a sex object?
Join three leading novelists and writers - Allison Pearson, Amanda Craig and Ysenda Maxtone Graham - as they discuss Jane’s magic power, her influence on their work and debate a thorny question: Which is the best Austen novel? Opinions may differ!
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Northwood House, Cowes, United Kingdom
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