Jane Austen: The final years of a literary genius

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What does Austen’s later writing tell us about her changing ideas? And what factors contributed to her death? Subscribe to our channel here: https://bit.ly/SubHistoryExtraPods In this fourth and final episode of our series chronicling the novelist’s life and work, Dr Lizzie Rogers and Lauren Good chart the last part of Austen’s story, and her enormous continuing influence. This episode was recorded in 2025. #HistoryExtra #janeausten #history 00:00 Intro 00:53 Ill health 01:58 Persuasion and Sanditon 03:20 Life and illness in Winchester 04:22 Jane's death and funeral 08:33 Burning of Jane's letters 11:58 Virtuous Jane? 14:38 Publishing under her own name 15:55 Understanding her world 18:48 Other writers 20:07 Taking comfort and safety in Austen 23:01 Abolitionist Austen? 24:31 Adaptations 27:14 The best novel – and adaptation? 29:23 What would Jane think of her legacy? 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