Jane Austen: Rise of a Genius
Jane Austen: Rise of a Genius
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Jane Austen: Rise of a Genius

4.0 / 10
2025
1 season
3 episodes
DocumentaryDrama

An immersive look at how a young woman from a small village in 18th-century England became one of the UK's best-loved novelists.

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How a self-taught woman from a small English village became a great novelist.

  • Episode 1

    1.Episode 1

    1.0
    26-05-202559m

    At 17, Jane Austen is growing up in a small English village. She starts to write stories, culminating in Pride and Prejudice.

  • Episode 2

    2.Episode 2

    1.0
    26-05-202559m

    After the loss of her father throwing the family into turmoil, Jane publishes Sense and Sensibility and Pride and Prejudice.

  • Episode 3

    3.Episode 3

    1.0
    26-05-202557m

    Determined to secure her financial future, Austen dives back into her writing, embarking on her most ambitious work yet—Emma.

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