Selected ShortsJane Austen at 250

Reading Austen Is A Minefield

5:32–6:47 · 75s

Hugh Dancy jokingly coins the "Jane Austen military industrial complex" and recalls the line "Reading Jane Austen is a fucking minefield," then explains why performing Austen aloud reveals her intelligence anew.

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