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Wild For Austen

Meet Jane untamed

Thursday 30 October 2025
7.30-8.30pm
Event Code: SL13

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If we ever truly believed Jane Austen to be a quiet spinster, Devoney Looser puts that myth to rest in her new book, Wild for Austen. 

As dramatic characters and events come to life in this entertaining account, we learn that Austen was far wilder in her time than we’ve given her credit for. Join author and scholar Devoney Looser in conversation to explore everything from Austen’s relationship to the abolitionist movement to her views on women’s suffrage, as well as the fascinating journey her legacy has taken over the past 250 years.

Roller-skating twenty-first century scholar meets iconic nineteenth-century author in this dazzling new book.
Janet Todd
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