Show Notes
What if Pride & Prejudice was told from Darcy's point of view? What if the real heroine of the story was Georgiana Darcy who pushed her brother to chase his true love? What if we had a front row seat to Darcy pretending to himself that he wasn't pining for Elizabeth? Stefanie and Melinda discuss why this adaptation was written because of the 1995 TV show, and why Mr Darcy's character might just be modelled on the world's very first fashion influencer, in Darcy's Story by Janet Aylmer.
Links & Mentions
You can find Part One of the Behind The Bastards podcast episode on Beau Brummel here. [https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-behind-the-bastards-29236323/episode/part-one-beau-brummell-the-first-196142682/]
If you would like to read the JASNA article about Beau Brummel in the context of Austen's world, it's linked here. [https://jasna.org/publications-2/persuasions-online/vol36no1/nigro-phillips/]
To learn more about the evolution of illustrations in Pride & Prejudice, you should check out: The Making of Jane Austen by Devoney Looser [https://www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/11511/making-jane-austen?srsltid=AfmBOopPxDlnVJKlchX8fzWFWBaULLrTvL1fyrZVHEjbf4RTZDGczt_C]
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Join us every second Monday to hear all about a new adaptation of our favourite classic novel. Next episode we will be reading Unleashing Mr Darcy by Teri Wilson and watching its companion Hallmark movie of the same name. If you're reading along, we encourage you to buy second hand or support your local independent bookshop, where possible.
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