Jane Austen panel

Helena Kelly, Alex Clark & Bharat Tandon | The Life, Writing & Legacy of Jane Austen

Recorded: Thu 24 Apr 2025

Duration: 1 hr

Helena Kelly, Alex Clark & Bharat Tandon | The Life, Writing & Legacy of Jane Austen

Spring 2025

It is a truth universally acknowledged that Cambridge Literary Festival must be in want of a Jane Austen event to mark the 250th anniversary of her birth. We have gathered a veritable throng of experts to celebrate and revere the brilliance that is Jane Austen and to ignite your passion to read her books all over again. 

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