Let's Talk About Jane Austen (Again)

[@InfiniteText]

There is NOTHING more pleasant than listening to someone talk about something they are TRULY passionate about. Enthusiasm is contagious

[@katiejlumsden]

Thanks XD

[@whitneyerin222]

I was just thinking the same thing

[@tomg1048]

Never read Jane austen but your enthusiasm makes me want to pick one up.

[@katiejlumsden]

She is amazing I promise!

[@meghanthestorygirl4581]

It's the most wonderful time of the year again! I whooped with excitement when you mentioned that Mr Collins video!

[@katiejlumsden]

Thanks Meghan! There's so many interesting things to say about him.

[@johncrwarner]

I haven't read Emma for forty years so I just ordered a hardback edition and will be rereading it this Jane Austen July.

[@katiejlumsden]

Enjoy!

[@mtngrl5859]

My favorite is Persuasion since I love the character of Anne Elliot and Captain Wentworth. Pride and Prejudice is probably a more perfect book, but I love the constant love portrayed in Persuasion.

[@katiejlumsden]

I do love Persuasion - it's a beautiful book.

[@BlatantlyBookish]

HOORAY FOR JANE AUSTEN JULY!!!

[@katiejlumsden]

HOORAY INDEED!

[@BookishTexan]

A MR. COLLINS VIDEO!!!! Hurrah!

[@katiejlumsden]

Hurrah indeed!

[@rain0000]

Love listening to you talk about Jane Austen! Pride and Prejudice is one of my favourites. Looks like I missed the opportunity to watch your "Nick and I discuss Pride and Prejudice" video, as it appears to be not available anymore :(

[@CharlesHeathcote]

Firstly, I apologise for being incredibly behind on your videos. Your enthusiasm for Jane Austen brings such a smile to my face. Even though I haven't previously got on with her books, the way you talk about her work is simply thrilling and I am incredibly glad that she has such an effect on you.

[@katiejlumsden]

Thanks Charlie :D

[@jacquelinemcmenamin8204]

I love you for your Jane Austen obsession and your enthusiasm. I can’t believe she’s only your second favourite author!! I think you should write a book about Kitty. How would you image her future after the events of Pride and Prejudice?

[@katiejlumsden]

So actually I'm about to read someone else's Kitty retelling, called What Kitty Did Next. I think if I were to ever write a Jane Austen retelling I'd write a book about Caroline Bingley XD

[@LedgerAndLace]

Oooooh, LOVE this! I didn't discover Jane Austen until a few years ago. The first time I read PRIDE AND PREJUDICE, as soon as I finished it, I turned back to Chapter One and started again. Looking forward to watching your other videos and your take on Mr. Collins!

[@katiejlumsden]

Thanks! Jane Austen is amazing :)

[@CoynieReads]

That introduction was *chef's kiss!*

[@katiejlumsden]

Thanks :D

[@ileanaaaaa]

You could talk about Jane Austen forever and I am here for it! My first Jane Austen read was Emma when I was 17 and I became obsessed in wanting to read e v e r y t h i n g by her and watched every adaptation I could find 🤗 now I am 33 and I re-read one book by her every year and can definitely say that it only gets better and better. My favourites are P&P, Emma and Persuation.

[@katiejlumsden]

She is amazing! I love rereading her books so much.

[@elizabethbrink3761]

I am so excited for Jane Austen July. I am reading the John Mullan book you recommended and Mansfield Park because I've read it the least number of times. I'm also going to read The Vicar of Wakefield as a comtemporary-ish book of Jane Austen and Lady Susan, which I've never read. I have a long history of loving Jane Austen, too, so thank you for your boundless enthusiasm. It's so fun to watch!

[@katiejlumsden]

Hoorah! The John Mullan is fantastic. Lady Susan is amazing, so enjoy.

[@javiermorales5106]

This is my first year participating in Jane Austen July and I'm sooo excited!! I'm starting with Persuasion today!!!

[@katiejlumsden]

Enjoy :)

[@RaineyDayReads]

Yay for Jane Austen July! I’m ready! Your enthusiasm really got me in the mood this morning.

[@katiejlumsden]

Hoorah!

[@lesliegb5543]

Thanks Katie - Jane Austen July is my favorite. I actually found you on KZbin about 3 years ago with your Jane Austen videos. I’m going to do the read along of Emma and Pride and Prejudice and recently purchased Miss Austen. I have the Jane Austen handbook also to read. I’m going to watch the Emma miniseries you recommend and perhaps the new Emma movie. Lastly my favorite 2005 Pride and Prejudice movie. It’s going to be a full month!!

[@katiejlumsden]

I must read the Jane Austen handbook sometime :) Have a good month!

[@whatpageareyouon]

telling myself I'll stop myself at only rereading Persuasion for this year but hopefully I can get to others! Reading What Matters in Jane Austen and The Other Bennet Sister this Jane Austen July and watching Northanger Abbey tonight to kick off! JJ Feild seems like the perfect cast for my favorite Austen leading man!

[@katiejlumsden]

I hope you like What Matters in Jane Austen - it's the best! And I love that Northanger Abbey!

[@lilsvintageworld]

Really enjoyed this!! I might try and pick up Lady Susan this Jane Austen July x

[@katiejlumsden]

Thanks, Lil. Hope you enjoy it :)

[@the_bookish_took5348]

I'm so glad July is finally here!! Looking forward to the video about Mr. Collins!

[@katiejlumsden]

Thanks :)

[@launchedathousand]

Maybe a video about siblings in Jane Austen? There is such a variety of how these relationships are portrayed in all 6 novels . Can't wait to get started reading! Starting with Emma audiobook and Longbourne by Jo Baker.

[@katiejlumsden]

So, one of the thematic videos I have planned is one on family in Jane Austen, but not sure if I'm going to separate out parents and siblings or talk about them together. Enjoy Jane Austen July :)

[@gbuireh6497]

I started yesterday with the juvenilia. Loving it so far, some are quite absurd haha. An entire video about mr. Collins sounds fantastic! He is one of my favourite Austen secondary characters (Lady Catherine being another one).

[@katiejlumsden]

Thanks! I love her juvenilia - it's so bizarre and wonderful.

[@SunnyBurnsAll]

I also started with Jane Austen in my teens. I used to reread Persuasion and P&P a lot. I used to be irritated with Mrs Bennett until I became a parent myself and realized that of the two parents she was the only one who cared about her children's future even if she was superficial in other aspects. While Mr Bennett who was supposed to be her intellectual superior was quite careless about his daughters. Have you done a video about the parents of Jane Austen books? She certainly had a lot to say about them.

[@katiejlumsden]

So, one of the thematic videos I'm planning for this month is on family in Jane Austen, but I'm debating whether that ought to be a separate video on parents and another on siblings!

[@SunnyBurnsAll]

@@katiejlumsden That's brilliant! Either way will be interesting.

[@scallydandlingaboutthebook2711]

@@katiejlumsden Tilly just did one on Tilly's Shelf about sisters as one of her JAJ contributions.

[@Maria_Efe]

I've been looking forward to Jane Austen July for months, and all this Jane Austen content makes me very happy! I agree with all your reasons for loving Jane Austen; I don't see why people fight so much online about whether she wrote social commentary or love stories, when it's obvious that she did both! 😊

[@katiejlumsden]

Exactly - I couldn't agree more!

[@gwen9620]

With everything going on in the world, this is Christmas in July!! Will watch the new Emma, Love and Friendship and Prada to Nada. Reading Emma, What Matters in Jane Austen, Jane Austen Cover to Cover. xo

[@katiejlumsden]

Thanks! Enjoy all your reading and watching.

[@ReadABookGem]

This is a great video to kick off JA July! Loved seeing all your JA books and merchandise at the start too 😍

[@katiejlumsden]

Thanks Gemma :)

[@jotaig8735]

Hi, great to hear your enthusiasm. I'm doing the readalong of Emma. Very excited.😀

[@katiejlumsden]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@dianewalker9154]

I reread Persuasion in June. I finished Lady Susan last night. I’m reading The Watson’s right now. Excited to finally start Jane Austen July.

[@katiejlumsden]

Hoorah for Jane Austen!

[@bellathereader1328]

Thank you for all you have done to promote Jane Austen!! I can say personally, that my life is better because of what I have learned from your videos. And now I get to pass on this love of the classics to my grandchildren, and my 8 year old granddaughter especially has already heard plenty about Jane Austen, receiving age appropriate book adaptations and Jane Austin paraphernalia...

[@katiejlumsden]

Thanks, Bella! Jane Austen is amazing - I hope your grandkids like her :)

[@charlenesims9063]

my fave gal! love the classics! right now i am half way through sense and senseabilty.. already read emma,pride and prejudice. just love jane austen.

[@katiejlumsden]

Jane Austen is just amazing XD

[@oneheart9]

I didn't know it was Jane Austen July, but that's great! I just finished Northanger Abbey yesterday and enjoyed it more this second time around. I think it would been better if she worked on the ending more. Certainly there should be dialogue between Catherine and Tom when he meets up with her. It's almost as if she was tired of the novel by then and just gave a synopsis of events, which I found tedious to read. But I enjoyed the rest of the novel! Now onto another for a second go...I enjoyed your video, very engaging.

[@katiejlumsden]

Thanks :) Jane Austen is great. I do agree about the end of Northanger Abbey - this was actually not published until the year after Jane Austen's death, so I do wonder if she would have changed the ending a little if she'd lived to work on it more.

[@novellenovels]

I absolutely loved pride and prejudice and can’t wait to try northanger abbey this month. I’m sooooo glad you set up Jane Austen July and now I love her work 😍

[@katiejlumsden]

Hope you enjoy Jane Austen July :)

[@novellenovels]

Books and Things thank you 😊

[@kompas29]

Have you ever done a video about JA's family an her siblings? I think that would be interesting, especially if you think about them as her inspiration for her characters and plots.

[@katiejlumsden]

So, in the video about her life I've made I talked about her family a lot - they are fascinating. I'm hoping to read an Austen biography about her and her relationship with her brother Henry this month, which should be fascinating.

[@Simpaulme]

Just reread Emma & Northanger Abbey - expect I'll read them again and find fresh enjoyment

[@katiejlumsden]

I always love rereading Jane Austen!

[@MaryAmongStories]

that intro was AMAZING 😂

[@katiejlumsden]

Thanks!

[@Lu.G.]

In my excitement for preparing for Jane Austen July 2020, I recently re-watched your original _Let's Talk About Jane Austen_ video and I'm thrilled that you have done a _sequel!_ I'm happy to say that I'm enjoying the re-read of *Emma,* as it's one of my least favorites, along with *Northanger Abbey.* I, too, love *Mansfield Park* and adore Fanny Price. ❤️

[@katiejlumsden]

Hope you enjoy your rereads :) Mansfield Park is amazing!

[@scallydandlingaboutthebook2711]

Looking forward to a whole video about Mr Collins.

[@katiejlumsden]

I'm excited to make it :)

[@HamsavahiniVajraasthra]

Namaste Katie 😊. I loved this video of yours !!! Just a suggestion but would love to hear your views on Amanda Price from Lost in Austen TV adaptation😊💖💖💖

[@katiejlumsden]

Yes, I love Lost in Austen - haven't seen it for years but it's great fun :)

[@HamsavahiniVajraasthra]

@@katiejlumsden Namaste Katie dear😊Just watched it recently & it's hilarious! 😂 😂😂 Amanda Price was such a delightful mess💕💕💕😆

[@RovingReader]

I JUST read P&P for the first time a couple days ago! You REALLY like Jane Austen! Jane would be so fun to hang out with. What's your favorite Austen book? What's your favorite Dickens book?

[@katiejlumsden]

Favourite Austen is Pride and Prejudice; favourite Dickens is Our Mutual Friend :)

[@AaronReadABook]

I read Emma for the first time last week and will be reading Mansfield Park this month. Apart from P&P, which seems to be universally adored, everyone seems to rate the other 5 in different orders which is interesting.

[@katiejlumsden]

It's true - Persuasion is the other one I hear being a lot of people's favourites. I hope you enjoy Mansfield Park :)

[@MLLatUtube]

Who better to be obsessed with? Jane Austen is my favorite author (and I agree with you about Mansfield Park.) I am really looking forward to Jane Austen July.

[@katiejlumsden]

Yes, Mansfield Park is amazing!

[@BohoBookworm]

Jane Austen is AMAZING. Such an inspiration.

[@katiejlumsden]

She is so amazing :D

[@lizlittle1641]

I was going to read Pride and Prejudice again and Emma for the first time, but since I am not familiar at all with Northanger Abbey, I think I will read it first instead of Emma. I can't read very fast and Emma is longer than Northanger Abbey. Also I will read The Beautiful Cassandra, Longbourn, and poetry by William Cowper. I have yet to decide on the non-fiction biography as there are so many good ones. Also I will watch Northanger Abbey and Clueless. I would like to watch some of the other movies and TV shows you mentioned if I can locate them on one of my many streaming channels. Thank you for your inspiration!

[@katiejlumsden]

Hope you enjoy Northanger Abbey! The 2007 film is great too :)

[@GinaBlythe]

If someone doesn't like Jane Austen, I can't trust them. 🤣 And you are the only other person I have "met" whose favorite author is Dickens! He has been my favorite since I was 8 or 9. Highlights Kids Magazine had the Classics in Comic Form and that was when I first read and fell in love with Dickens. But, there's far more off shoots and merchandise for Austen because she wasn't as wordy or dark as Dickens.

[@katiejlumsden]

Dickens is the best! And Jane Austen too :)

[@izabelbrekilien9658]

I guess I'll never tire of videos about classics in general and Jane Austen in particular ! I'm re-reading Persuasion for the #JaneAustenJuly2020 :)

[@katiejlumsden]

She's such a great author to reread :)

[@juliequick5526]

1st July is such a happy date in the calendar now! I already read Pride and Prejudice along with aJen Campbell’s recent narration and it helped me get so much more out of the book. I’m now on Emma and will finish up with Sense and Sensibility, which is my least fave. I’ve not read it for years though so will give it another chance. Thanks for all you do 😘

[@katiejlumsden]

Hoorah! Hope you enjoy your Sense and Sensibility retelling; I enjoyed it much more on my last rereading.

[@avaeder264]

I'm reading Emma for the first time with #JaneAustenJuly! I am excited to get started!

[@katiejlumsden]

Enjoy :D

[@Mariak82]

Just getting in to reading more classic books. I am currently reading Pride and Prejudice. :)

[@katiejlumsden]

Hope you're enjoying it!

[@Mariak82]

@@katiejlumsden Yes, I am loving it!

[@drewaureangeronimo7816]

I wish I have enough money to buy Jane Austen books and stuffs. The only books I have are secondhand books. My favorite is Pride and Prejudice!

[@katiejlumsden]

Pride and Prejudice is amazing!

[@robynfindley7623]

Jane Austen or Charles Dickens which would you pick first?

[@katiejlumsden]

Dickens is my favourite; Austen just second :)

[@jimsbooksreadingandstuff]

Do you like Jane Austen, perchance?

[@katiejlumsden]

Just a little . . .

[@martinedwardfleet]

Disappointed with TV version of Sandition. Think it needed a bigger budget. Been spoilt by the likes of kiera Knightlys P&P

[@BeatrixOnyx]

I'm actually glad that they cancelled it. It was so boring.

[@ileanaaaaa]

I was loving it! But that ending! such an anti-Austen ending! I was so angry hahaha

[@katiejlumsden]

Yeah, I watched the first half of Sanditon but was so bored I decided to give it up!

[@moniquegrier8865]

I tried to read Jane Austen for the first time last year. I started reading Sense and Sensibility and stopped 75%. I know a lot of people enjoy her and I am the type of a person to finish a book even if I don't like it but I am wondering if I picked the wrong book to start with? I am going to try Emma this time and maybe go back to S&S. Any suggestions?

[@katiejlumsden]

Sense and Sensibility is a good book but it's not my favourite Austen and not the best one to start with I'd say. I'd suggest starting with Pride and Prejudice or Emma :)

[@sueh3426]

Soooo. Do you like Jane Austin then ??? 🤣🤣. My Jane Austin July is starting off with the wonderful Mansfield Park 👏👏

[@katiejlumsden]

Just a little XD

[@Simpaulme]

Sound quality is a bit grating

[@Simpaulme]

But I like your quick paced delivery

[@katiejlumsden]

Sorry, I've been having sound issues lately due to my video editing software having an update that failed! Should be fixed from here on out :)

[@IReadToday]

Wait, but do you like Jane Austen??

[@katiejlumsden]

Just a little :P

[@dianewalker9154]

How about a funny video of the potato, such an exemplary vegetable!

[@SunriseFireberry]

The following is not serious. NOOOO I can't stand this author. No, Katie, not Austen AGAIN. Not on this channel. Anything but Austen. Down with Austen! :-D :-D

[@katiejlumsden]

I mean how dare I talk about Jane Austen all the time! XD

[@SunriseFireberry]

@@katiejlumsden Yes. Dickens and other Victorian authors'd get jealous. :-)