How Jane Austen's Hampshire cottage sparked her greatest novels

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It was at Chawton House, a cottage in rural Hampshire, that Jane Austen experienced one of the most fruitful episodes of her writing career. Subscribe to our channel here: https://bit.ly/SubHistoryExtraPods In this third instalment of our four-part series charting the novelist's life and work, Dr Lizzie Rogers tells Lauren Good about this creative flourishing, and explores the popular works that Austen published during the period. #HistoryExtra #janeausten #history 00:00 Intro 00:51 Moving home – and writing influences 03:07 Chawton House 06:01 Sense and Sensibility 08:11 Cassandra Austen 09:46 Jane's literary agent – and brother 11:07 Pride and Prejudice 12:03 Financial success? 13:09 Mansfield Park – and a growing fanbase 15:32 Emma 17:52 A dedication to the Prince Regent 27:53 A turn for the worse 29:50 Hampshire life as inspiration GO BEYOND THE PODCAST Want to go further into the world of Jane Austen and her literary creations? HistoryExtra's Lauren Good rounds up some essential reading, listening and viewing from the HistoryExtra archive to deepen your understanding of Austen's life, her work and the Regency era in which she wrote: https://bit.ly/49F9oUk ▷ Find out more: https://www.historyextra.com/ ▷ Follow the podcast on iTunes: https://apple.co/3Y6n8Bt ▷ Like our page on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HistoryExtra/ ▷ Follow us on Twitter: https://x.com/HistoryExtra ▷ Follow us Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historyextra/ ▷ Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@history_extra Subscribe to our Substack for Life Lessons from History with Dr David Musgrove: https://historyextra.substack.com/ 🏰 History at your fingertips Unlock the past with leading historians, exclusive ad‑free podcasts and stories from across the globe, only on History Extra. https://www.historyextra.com/subscribe/?utm_medium=social&utm_content=youtube.com&utm_campaign=youtube-2026