Ep 072 - Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen
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The Fascination With Jane Austin
The term Janeite was actually coined and used by upper-class dudes who were interested in reading this intelligent woman's works. It became more of a like trecky culture in the late 20th century. I think that trecky is useful as a shorthand because it is at once like descriptive but also simultaneously dismissing yeah. Having met a few Janeites they are well aware that there are all sorts of reasons to be interested in Jane Austin.
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