Episode 4
For the soldiers of the First World War, Jane came to represent an Englishness that was far removed from the terrible realities of life in the trenches.
Alice Krige reads from Claire Harman's exploration of Jane Austen's rise to pre-eminence from humble family scribblings to Hollywood movies.
By the early years of the 20th century, the cult of 'Divine Jane' had seized Britain and America. For the soldiers of the First World War, she came to represent an Englishness that was far removed from the terrible realities of life in the trenches.
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Thu 4 Jun 200909:45BBC Radio 4 FM- Thu 15 May 201414:45BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Fri 16 May 201400:45BBC Radio 4 Extra
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