Bonnets At Dawn

Welcome to Louisa MAY Alcott! The entire month of May we're going to be discussing the author of Little Women (and so much more)! Kicking off our series is Jan Turnquist from Orchard House Museum. Orchard House was the longtime home of the Alcott family and is now dedicated to preserving Louisa May Alcott's memory. You can find out more about Orchard House here: http://www.louisamayalcott.org/

Hey, hey it's our first ever LIVE show! Listen in as we discuss the friendship of Elizabeth Gaskell and Charlotte Bronte LIVE from Elizabeth Gaskell's House in Manchester. Big thanks to our experts Amy Rowbottom, from the Bronte Parsonage, and Jane Mathieson, from the Gaskell Society. Part 2 of this panel will be posted in June.

Lauren, Hannah and the volunteers from Elizabeth Gaskell's House take you on an audio tour of their favorite literary home. http://elizabethgaskellhouse.co.uk/

Join us as we discuss the bad lads, sad lads and very bad dads in Wildfell Hall. Thanks to everyone who joined in on the #BADTenant read-along! We wanted to included ALL of your amazing comments, but wanted to keep this recording under 5 hours.

We kick off our Emily200 programming with an interview with Amy Rowbottom from the Bronte Parsonage. We discuss Emily myths and misconceptions, Bronte jewellery and museum life. To find out more about Emily, and special events at the Bronte Parsonage, check outwww.bronte.org.uk

On a cold, clear day in December we had Jane Austen's cottage all to ourselves to record our little podcast. We also had the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Mary Guyatt about her experience working at the Jane Austen House Museum. Here is the audio proof. To learn more about the Bring Jane Home campaign (as discussed in the interview), click here: https://www.jane-austens-house-museum.org.uk/single-post/2017/07/03/Bring-Jane-Home

Listen in on our sleepytime recaps of our 2 week roadtrip from London to Manchester to Chawton. We discuss Elizabeth Gaskell's House, the Jane Austen House Museum, the fine libraries of Manchester and Gemporia. P.S. We apologize for that time we ate sausage rolls while taping. That was rude.

We're back! In this minisode, Lauren finally listens to Kate Bush's Wuthering Heights, Hannah tells us why Louisa May Alcott is the very best and they reveal a few special announcements!

Yes, we're on break, but we had to drop a Valentine's Day episode! For this very special occassion we invited two dudes on to discuss the 1995 film Sense and Sensibility. And while we may know them, they are complete strangers to Austen's work. #BADSense

We are currently on break, but we hope you will enjoy this late-night rambler where we continue our discussion on Lucy Snowe and Anne Elliot!

VILLETTE. This episode is all about Villette. Cut down from 2 hours, we never actually get around to comparing and contrasting Lucy Snowe and Anne Elliot. You'll have to wait for that mini-episode to drop later on this week. In the meantime, enjoy our meltdown over this classic piece of literature.

Guys, we're finally going to talk about Persuasion...

Lauren and Hannah get giggly while trying to come to terms with their feelings about poetry. Emily200 plans are revealed and Lauren interviews Rita Maria Martinez, the author of The Jane and Bertha in Me, a book of poetry inspired by Jane Eyre. Follow Rita on Twitter: @CubanBronteite Check out her website at ComeOnHome.Org

Lauren interviews the manager of the Jane Austen Centre in Bath while Hannah reminisces about her time there, and the lies she used to tell while giving the tour ;) Check out the Jane Austen Centre on the internets! https://www.janeausten.co.uk/ Twitter: @JaneAustenBath

Listen as two sick gals talk about YOUR favorite reads of 2017! Later on in the show, we interview our new best friend Devoney Looser, author of The Making of Jane Austen and Professor of English at Arizona State University. AND reveal 2 of our book club selections for 2018! Follow Devoney on Twitter @DevoneyLooser, @Making_Jane and pick up her book on Amazon! * Please note that this podcast is not sponsored by Amazon, but we'd like it to be.

This week, we interview Aydrea Walden, creator/writer/star of the webseries - Black Girl in a Big Dress. BGIABG is a series about an African American Anglophile cosplayer in love with the Victorian Era who's trying to bring a fantasy courtship from her re-entactment events into the real world. Find Aydrea on Twitter @BlkGirlBigDress Watch the series here - http://www.blackgirlinabigdress.com/

Welcome to the first installment of our Naughty Bonnets series! In this episode, we are joined by Summer Sparacin and Mary Kravenas. These fine ladies read the naughty versions of Northanger Abbey and Pride and Prejudice and are here to tell us all about them!

Our intro gets seriously derailed by the engagement of a certain royal, but don't worry - we get into chapters 44-52 of North and South and our listener comments!

Lauren and Hannah ramble on about chapters 33 - 43 of North and South. They completely forget when Edith had her baby (anyone?), and come to say goodbye to more than a few characters. As always, our listeners bring it with the comments!

We interview the lovely Lacey Shaw, creator of Maggie Hale's Corner, a modern day adaptation of North and South. We discuss the updating Margaret Hale to 2017, what makes North and South a timeless story, and how to go about creating a literary inspired webseries. Check out Maggie Hale's Corner on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtxlTS0P-Uq6rbNqL64PMPw And on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MaggieHCorner