# Jane Austen and Her Times

An audiobook by Geraldine Edith Mitton, read by LibriVox volunteers (10 h 12 min, English).

This is a lively and highly accessible overview of the life and times of one of England's most beloved authors. Using excerpts from a wide variety of sources, such as Austen's own personal correspondence and the works of her contemporaries, Mitton chronicles her literary career and family life amidst the changing climate of the Georgian and Regency eras, giving the reader a sense of what it was like to live in her world. A must-read for the dedicated Austen aficionado! - Summary by Tomas Peter

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## Chapters

1. Chapter I. Preliminary and Discursive (45:02): https://archive.org/download/janeaustenandhertimes_1702_librivox/janeaustenandhertimes_01_mitton_64kb.mp3
2. Chapter II. Childhood (22:42): https://archive.org/download/janeaustenandhertimes_1702_librivox/janeaustenandhertimes_02_mitton_64kb.mp3
3. Chapter III. The Position of the Clergy (26:57): https://archive.org/download/janeaustenandhertimes_1702_librivox/janeaustenandhertimes_03_mitton_64kb.mp3
4. Chapter IV. Home Life at Steventon (1:14:00): https://archive.org/download/janeaustenandhertimes_1702_librivox/janeaustenandhertimes_04_mitton_64kb.mp3
5. Chapter V. The Novels (43:23): https://archive.org/download/janeaustenandhertimes_1702_librivox/janeaustenandhertimes_05_mitton_64kb.mp3
6. Chapter VI. Letters and Post (20:53): https://archive.org/download/janeaustenandhertimes_1702_librivox/janeaustenandhertimes_06_mitton_64kb.mp3
7. Chapter VII. Society and Love-making (59:29): https://archive.org/download/janeaustenandhertimes_1702_librivox/janeaustenandhertimes_07_mitton_64kb.mp3
8. Chapter VIII. Visits and Traveling (25:28): https://archive.org/download/janeaustenandhertimes_1702_librivox/janeaustenandhertimes_08_mitton_64kb.mp3
9. Chapter IX. Contemporary Writers (24:52): https://archive.org/download/janeaustenandhertimes_1702_librivox/janeaustenandhertimes_09_mitton_64kb.mp3
10. Chapter X. A Trio of Novels (42:03): https://archive.org/download/janeaustenandhertimes_1702_librivox/janeaustenandhertimes_10_mitton_64kb.mp3
11. Chapter XI. The Navy (26:03): https://archive.org/download/janeaustenandhertimes_1702_librivox/janeaustenandhertimes_11_mitton_64kb.mp3
12. Chapter XII. Bath (25:01): https://archive.org/download/janeaustenandhertimes_1702_librivox/janeaustenandhertimes_12_mitton_64kb.mp3
13. Chapter XIII. Dress and Fashions (41:02): https://archive.org/download/janeaustenandhertimes_1702_librivox/janeaustenandhertimes_13_mitton_64kb.mp3
14. Chapter XIV. At Southampton (35:57): https://archive.org/download/janeaustenandhertimes_1702_librivox/janeaustenandhertimes_14_mitten_64kb.mp3
15. Chapter XV. Chawton (19:53): https://archive.org/download/janeaustenandhertimes_1702_librivox/janeaustenandhertimes_15_mitton_64kb.mp3
16. Chapter XVI. In London (34:49): https://archive.org/download/janeaustenandhertimes_1702_librivox/janeaustenandhertimes_16_mitton_64kb.mp3
17. Chapter XVII. Fanny and Anna (11:04): https://archive.org/download/janeaustenandhertimes_1702_librivox/janeaustenandhertimes_17_mitton_64kb.mp3
18. Chapter XVIII. The Prince Regent and 'Emma' (14:17): https://archive.org/download/janeaustenandhertimes_1702_librivox/janeaustenandhertimes_18_mitton_64kb.mp3
19. Chapter XIX. Last Days (18:44): https://archive.org/download/janeaustenandhertimes_1702_librivox/janeaustenandhertimes_19_mitton_64kb.mp3