The Amateur Austenite

Amme and I try to figure out whether Henry is flirting or being condescending, if General Tilney is a hipster (are hipsters still a thing?) and Amme gives investment adviceT-shirts, drink bottles and mugs oh my! All over on Red BubbleIf you'd like to support the podcast and hear episodes early you can donate on Ko-fiYou can find Frances on YouTube, Instagram or at her website Drum

Catherine examines her room and the Captain reveals his true self.T-shirts, drink bottles and mugs oh my! All over on Red BubbleIf you'd like to support the podcast and hear episodes early you can donate on Ko-fiYou can find Frances on YouTube, Instagram or at her website Drum roll please - we have merch! You don't have to be into Austen to enjoy it either.

Amme thinks Captain Tilney is being supportive of the relationship (I bite my tongue). We discuss understanding castles and carriages from a modern perspectiveOur canine co-host is less quiet this episodeT-shirts, drink bottles and mugs oh my! All over on Red BubbleIf you'd like to support the podcast and hear episodes early you can donate on Ko-fiYou can find Frances on YouTube, I

Emma and I discuss how Henry is supportive and validating but manages to stay objective when Catherine comes to him with concerns about his brothers flirting with her sister-in-law-to-be.T-shirts, drink bottles and mugs oh my! All over on Red BubbleIf you'd like to support the podcast and hear episodes early you can donate on Ko-fiYou can find Frances on YouTube, Instagram or at he

Catherine refuses to be gas lit by Isabella yet somehow still believes Isabella only means wellT-shirts, drink bottles and mugs oh my! All over on Red BubbleIf you'd like to support the podcast and hear episodes early you can donate on Ko-fiYou can find Frances on YouTube, Instagram or at her website Drum roll please - we have merch! You don't have to be into Austen to enjoy it eit

Emma points out similarities between General Tilney and the Thorpes, we discuss what constitutes public triumph and how we're being set up for Northanger Abbey.T-shirts, drink bottles and mugs oh my! All over on Red BubbleIf you'd like to support the podcast and hear episodes early you can donate on Ko-fiYou can find Frances on YouTube, Instagram or at her website Drum roll please

The third Tilney sibling appears and makes Catherine doubt her dear IsabellaT-shirts, drink bottles and mugs oh my! All over on Red BubbleIf you'd like to support the podcast and hear episodes early you can donate on Ko-fiYou can find Frances on YouTube, Instagram or at her website Drum roll please - we have merch! You don't have to be into Austen to enjoy it either.

Emma and I discuss the screwed up family dynamics of the Thorpes and the time of reasonable expectationWe did look for "One Wedding Brings on Another" but the only reference was to this bookT-shirts, drink bottles and mugs oh my! All over on Red BubbleIf you'd like to support the podcast and hear episodes early you can donate on Ko-fiYou can find Frances on YouTube, Instagram or at

Amme schools us on linguistics (descriptivism over prescriptivisim) and I prove how very old and out of touch I am with modern language usageI introduce Amme to Jane Austen’s History of England and mention Blackadder beating up ShakespeareT-shirts, drink bottles and mugs oh my! All over on Red BubbleIf you'd like to support the podcast and hear episodes early you can donate on Ko

Emma and I cheer Catherine as she grows a spine and stands up for herselfT-shirts, drink bottles and mugs oh my! All over on Red BubbleIf you'd like to support the podcast and hear episodes early you can donate on Ko-fiYou can find Frances on YouTube, Instagram or at her website Drum roll please - we have merch! You don't have to be into Austen to enjoy it either.