Episode 1
Jane Austen is 17 and already writing her own stories. But can she persuade anyone outside of her own family to read them?
duration: 57 minutes
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The story of a how a self-taught young woman from a small English village became one of the greatest novelists who ever lived.
Cast
Juliet StevensonJane Austen is 17 and already writing her own stories. But can she persuade anyone outside of her own family to read them?
At 27, Jane Austen is still unpublished. But despite facing the loss of her father throwing her family into turmoil, she succeeds in publishing Sense and Sensibility, followed by the enormous success of Pride and Prejudice.
At age 38, Austen faces financial disaster despite her publishing success. She writes Emma, takes control of negotiations with her publisher. Her struggles inspire Persuasion, a poignant tale of lost love. (Final)
The story of a how a self-taught young woman became one of the greatest novelists in history.
