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2. Plays and Novels
Episode 2 of 5
Jane treats one niece to the theatre, and advises another niece on how to succeed as a novelist. Stars Susannah Harker.
Jane takes her niece Fanny to Drury Lane to watch the great tragedian Edmund Kean.
She also offers some advice to another niece - Anna - an aspiring novelist....
A portrait of the family, social and professional world of Jane Austen, as seen through her letters and novels.
Devised by Vanessa Rosenthal
Jane Austen .... Susannah Harker
Cassandra .... Oona Beeson
Frank .... David Holt
Henry .... Ian Brooker
Anna .... Annabelle Dowler
Fanny .... Jasmine Hyde
Martha Lloyd .... Marian Kemmer
Edward .... Richard da Costa
John Murray .... Robert Lister
Director Peter Leslie Wild
First broadcast on 麻豆社 Radio 4 in December 2000.
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