@Oritra Kar well no, but yes...

@Oritra Kar how else would you have known about him?

@ priyadarsini well said.

@@marcobenavides16 f5

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She would also have been quite surprised by all of the movies that came about because of her books. I loved Pride and Prejudice and Mansfield the best but also Sense and Sensibility. I have watched and read them many times.

George RR Martin, 👩🏻‍🦳🤴🏼🐉🐺 🦁, J. K. Rowling 🪄🧙🏼‍♂️🧙🏻‍♀️🦉🙂, and from many more. I think people will still be reading from today’s authors ♥️👍🏼📚in 200 years.

@@julessciamachy8429 J.R.R Tolkien will be forever known as well.

J.R.R Tolkien will be forever known as well.

you'll never know

To the contrary, it's very very unfortunate.

@@andrewlankford9634 and why exactly is that?

@@andrewlankford9634 Why?

@@andrewlankford9634 is it because she was ahead of her time, and independent? Or that she couldn't enjoy the success she made from her books? Just explain because I don't think she would say it's "unfortunate", sure that she'd rather choose people to be inspired by her works, knowing the struggles women faced (in her time) just because she chose to be independent instead of marrying someone for their money, that's the point she made and why she wrote books and not married. If she hadn't had the passion to write, and if her parents were too pushy about her getting married, we wouldn't hear her name, not even her story.

@@andrewlankford9634 - Why? Because you childishly resented having to read "Pride and Prejudice" in high school?

@Lyn C - I would not say that Austen's life was "not easy". Unsettled, uncertain, yes - housing insecure. She never starved or had to work in a factory. She had to carefully budget her tight income and sometimes had to live in homes that she would not have chosen, but in the end, found home stability through the help of brother Edward Austen Knight.

Это не воспитание.У неё были братья и сёстры,которые воспитывались точно также,но почему-то говорим мы только о Джей Остен.Это была такая душа,с таким вот Божьим заданием.

Beautifully said.

That's beautiful ;)

beautifully put!

If only she could have known.

You stated that perfectly, from my heart.

Yes!!! Love Lucy Worsley!!!

But only the female earthworms.

I total agree! It’s how I feel about Waldemar Januszcak. Why wasn’t I a historian? 😉

I agree!

Lucy Worsley if she wanted to do a documentary on the Royal Mail I would watch that too. I feel the same way Abagail Malay.

Tess d'Urberville in the other hand, Jane was true for her soul and heart by writing and leaved us a legacy. I am brazilian and also here we love her. And thanks for these who are adapting her works, we, who dont study british literature on school, know her beautiful books. She was more than her time. She gained no money, but she is imortal. I prefer to see by this side =)

pride and prejudice should have made her rich because it became a best seller.

@@sayuri3917 Thomas Hardy wrote Tess of the D'urvevilles.

@@sayuri3917 I didn't know that but of course it makes sense. Austen was brilliant. The English teacher in me wants to tell you that Austen "LEFT us a legacy." :)

Her brothers made sure she was Published

Some ...never...

Posthumously, yes

nothing is more exasperating than to know a great genius lived as a pauper and died of starvation, while his/her works later made many tasteless greedy people incredibly rich.

@@Amphitera because life isn't fair. so i try to be a fair person as much as i can, so that it can be.

Con-men/women tend to earn their fame and fortune pre-portem.

Great idea. They could make it a museum.

And they should add a souvenir shop that sells copies of her novels.

No need to.

I wish they would do that, especially because they have drawings, etc to know what it looked like. But now, unfortunately, they're taking Jane's books off many shelves, probably because they're too pure for these "woke" times.

fantastic idea!

mescko...same story, as with all geniuses who died before they could see what an influence they would have on readers and literature. Van Gogh, Verdi both died pretty much bankrupt. Other artists who were far less talented were much more admired for their insignificant abilitied. This is where class comes into being - a person who would be in awe of their talent and fame are the ones who have humility.

Jane Austen was already famous in her lifetime.

@@frenchartantiquesparis424 Sadly no. Her books were printed anonymously. It wasn't until after her death when they started putting her name on her books. But yes, her books were famous during her lifetime. She just didn't get to enjoy it as well as she should have.

@Patricia Palmer I know, can any of us , who grew up with arts, imagine not ever having seen Van Gogh's masterpieces?

@Patricia Palmer Hello, again, my opinion is that artists (mostly modern) who are mediocre have an ego problem (look at Warhol's paintings [of the few I can list] - they're OK, but they don"t have the feel of a master's work of art). True artists actually feel they're not as talented as they are.

Just bought Mansfield Park today. Amazing they have such longevity.

@@mrsx7944 I read Pride and Prejudice twice and Emma three times.

Love that we know the exact date of that ball!

After Jane's death Cassandra also wrote "she was the sunshine of my life"

Does anyone know what happened to her sister?

@@donnakelley1202 She apparently went on to live alone until she died in 1845. 💔

If you can handle her strange way of speaking pronouncing her R's like w

feewaybilz I don’t hear that I’m too busy being in the middle of history☺️

Joan...her videos are very well researched and she has the something needed to draw the viewer in. You know she won't stretch a topic just to fill in her time on the particular topic!

She is the blond lady with a bob, right? Ths is my first time seeing her, but she really got my attention!

She should learn how to shut doors

I remember being in London and the owner of the flat i stayed at told me the laws are incredibly strict when it comes to renovations. You could get sued if you remove a single nail without proper permits.

and their history, whenever there's a renovation or any kind of digging (i.e, sewer lines or pipe laying, or basement dug out there are archeologists and historians on hand to record anything of note) I wish we did more of that and the preservation here in the US!) I often wonder how much of our history has been lost, especially of the native Americans)

My cousin is an archaeologist whose company is called in when road work is being done. They are looking for Native American sites.

Well, they plundered plenty from the "colonies" to be able to maintain those buildings , and the lifestyles.

Some, but as you saw in the video, a lot of where Jane had lived had been demolished.

Jane is not lost , just as we die. Her legacy is in the readers of future generations.

Me, too. Lost forever ♾ ♥️

Да,эти слова могут повторить очень много людей.

Men just felt entitled to claim everything, most still do. Women’s lives were less important, like the lives of minorities. Our goals and sufferings are not thought to be felt as they feel theirs, we are like cattle or wild animals to society’s thinking.

It was actually only about two years that she and her mother and sister lived in Bath after her father passed. I can imagine part of it was a bit of pride and independence which kept them there at first before they decided they could not make it and then one brother established them with his wife, so it sounds like it was the best he could offer. Then the richest brother did provide them a large cottage for life in Hampshire. I guess it’s most surprising that the bachelor brother in London did the least other than host Jane on visits.

@Sheila Kozmin - Edward helped his mother and sisters by granting them Chawton Cottage in 1809 (not to be confused with Chawton House, a large manor where Edward and his children lived). Adopting him out to the wealthy Knights turned out to be a return on investment! According to Wikipedia, his adopted father, Thomas Knight (a relative of Mr Austen), had given Mr Austen that living at Steventon, where Jane's life was happy and stable; she grew up there and wrote drafts of several novels.

@@susie2251 hi 👋

DAVE ADAM aw thank you so much, that truly means a lot!

DAVE ADAM the UKposts channel is public for all to see so that’s fine. Thank you for your well wishes. Have a great day 👍

Which one?? Thats so coool

Do you mean Lucy?

@@GypsyGirl317 - I suspect so, though Austen was ALSO a great storyteller and has provided me with many hours of entertainment.

Will read it! Thanks for the rec

What book??

@@Erica-jv7ze I believe @mary m is referring to Lucy Worsley's biography "Jane Austen at Home".

@@MiZzzzRC Thank you. I had not heard of it. I'll look it up now.

@@MiZzzzRC Thank you.

Liliano Rubiano the size of the desk is actually normal for the period.

@@Jennifer-bc1yg he wasn't talking about the size of the box, but the father's thoughtful regard. and they say men aren't observant with their children, nor know how to nurture a child.

Me too.

Totally agree! It seems he got his money and forgot about them

Jane's brother was rich. He didn't understand her situation. This problem is very common today. It has been more obvious since the pandemic.

like the Farrises

A C I have yet to read her diaries but think her brother must have been an enormous snob. Genes v. environment. I always thought genes would out . Apparently not.

That’s something that’s always upset me so much. Edward had a bigger income than even Mr. Darcy!!! Yet he couldn’t provide his brother & sisters with a proper home, one that didn’t (possibly) kill their father?!

Rolle Reviews me too! I love het programs!

@@nicolethijs5428 I've seen nearly all of them and have watched the Tzars, Takes from the wardrobe, and bedroom,and Fit to Rule twice. I also like the documentary she did with Helen Castor. It looks as though she did release a few more recent for Christmas

shes working one about Queen Anne I think

Rolle Reviews she’s the best!

@@ralang999 That would be awesome. I hope so.

Pp00

Pain makes.us do many things Nice she took to writing This genius who left her mark in literary world has No rival than herself .enthralling billions..with her Mighty weapon.. Her iron will and her pen🙌👏👍👑📝

She was actually ill and in pain more often than they talk about, and she suffered from multiple health issues over the years, including eye problems, facial pain, headaches and other ongoing pain and illness. Something was definitely wrong with her health for some years before she finally passed away.... and it was something that slowly drained her over the years, until her body could no longer fight it. Look up the many illnesses of Jane Austin, and the letters between her and Cassie give you an idea that she was ill for years before her death, suffering multiple symptoms, including chronic pain, but anything that was too graphic, like pain in perhaps female organs or other taboo areas of the body, were later cut out of her letters by Cassie, so the ability to really diagnose her in modern times, is much more difficult.

I agree!♥️Sense and sensibility clearly makes us see that we shouldn't go too far with our sensibilities and ignore practical instincts or it might hurt us quite badly

PLEASE WATCH THE MOVIE "EMMA" THAT CAME OUT IN 2020, starring Anya Taylor Joy. It's beautifully made and a marvelous approach to Austen's work.

My sister and I are named after Pride and prejudice and sense and sensibility (main characters), my parents were originally going to name my brother Emma, after the book Emma, but they gave him another name. In my opinion I think that the book Emma is one of her best works.

Agreed! Sense & Sensibility is one of my favorite novels by Jane Austen.

Emma is so funny!

IKR?! Crossed my mind too. :)))

Hello Plantagenet .Sir Kevin Parr Bt from Plantagenet lines wonders where we fit into this great noble family as King Henry vii thought he had killed us all off. My ancestor married his son Henryviii who never worked it out that she was more noble than he and a Plantagenet blooded woman

At first I thought she was a fictional character

She wrote from experience

Stranger Artist...tell your mom she couldn't possibly know that was the lord of the estate! He allows tourists to visit his estate so can afford to stay in that home - listen, Downton Abbey allowed the caretakers of the mansion to live there with the money they paid to use the house. I've seen the interview with the earl/duke saying how much it costs to maintain it. They have to allow tourists to help!

i have been to her aunt and uncles house in bath but i want to go to her last home in south hampton

Chatsworth House is in Derbyshire - it wasn't shown in this documentary. Austen never lived there but it is thought she might have based Pemberly in Pride and Prejudice on it, and some of the P&P film with Keria Knightley was filmed there. Perhaps you are thinking of Chawton House where her brother lived.

@@cassieearle9196 As it showed in the film, her last home was in Winchester, not Southampton. The house she lived in Southampton, no longer exists. After living in Southampton, she lived in Chawton cottage for five years.

@@tonytunbridge6275 oh oops thanks

Let's not forget that she may have enjoyed witty repartee with the guys, and was therefore a threat to the woman. Not much has changed really: mediocrity rules and genius is rewarded post mortem - for the benefit of sneering academia.

@@DeirdreMcNamara Spot on. Thank you for seeing this. In the vastness of human medicocrity and astounding stupidity there are still some jewels like you. That helps my battered brain more than Ibuprofen.

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that's one view, not mine. But then, I am not a feminist who always thinks women are angels and men are less than.

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Beautiful...yes, thank the Lord for Jane Austen, and the other amazing ladies like her...

I've seen her final resting place in Winchester Cathedral way back in the nineties on my first to England

Her name is Lucy Worsley, and yes she’s great

Right? Now we know Frank Churchill -Weston from Emma is her brother with the fancy house that was given away as a young boy. Literally, almost the same story. Except he married the sweet, elegant and poor Jane Fairfax. OMG I re-read Austen way too much LOL!

@@Daphattack When i was in high school in the 1970's one of my teachers (he actually taught Government and not Literature) would read Jane Austen's works over and over. I have a hunch that Mr. Hannah would have said there's no such thing as reading Jane Austen too much!

@@andrewbrendan1579 - Mr Hannah was ABSOLUTELY correct!

Is it there on UKposts? If not, where can i find it? Sounds interesting!

@@yashshah3484 yes. All 4 episodes are on UKposts! I rewatch it every month because it’s really fascinating.

I wish I know the name of the Instrumental Music Piece.

Me too

Thank you Lucy for all your work and generous sharing of it with the public! I have enjoyed your PBS documentaries over the years and DVR whenever I see one scheduled.

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I don't think it was sad ... she had the love and companionship of her sister through her life and her parents and family... not much else to be asked for really

She doesn't sound the least bit embittered in her novels.

Ira Williams yes!!!

Definitely! When I first read Pride and Prejudice I was in awe that it was written over 200 years ago, and also made me realize how even though centuries had passed, just how much I could relate to a lot of things that Jane Austen wrote about. One of my favorite authors.

Charlotte Brontë had only contempt for Austen's work.

@@Bersztipflag why?

@@milkandspice1074 She thought that Austen failed to show the importance of emotions in human life.

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I've had one most of my life but it remains decorative only. It has a secret compartment as many do.

I noticed she was careful not to touch it. Maybe she wasn't allowed to.

I was too when she poured up towards the room where Jane Austen spent the last hours of her life resting her head on her sister’s lap. 😔