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  • Опубликовано: 30 дек 2019
  • Lucy Worsley explores the different houses in which Jane Austen lived and stayed, to discover just how much they shaped Jane's life and novels.
    On a journey that takes her across England, Lucy visits properties that still exist, from grand stately homes to seaside holiday apartments, and brings to life those that have disappeared. The result is a revealing insight into one of the world's best-loved authors.
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  • @priyadarshinibasu6551
    @priyadarshinibasu6551 3 года назад +2460

    How ironic isn't it? At one time Tom Lefroy's family rejected Jane Austen for her weak financial status and today we are coming to know about Lefroy just due to Jane Austen. Influence of talent is more powerful than the strength of money.

  • @lisawillis1237
    @lisawillis1237 3 года назад +2103

    Sad that Austen never lived to see how popular her books became. I bet she never expected that people would still be reading her 200 years later. How many authors today will be read 200 years from now?

    • @meganluck4352
      @meganluck4352 3 года назад +140

      She would also have been quite surprised by all of the movies that came about because of her books. I loved Pride and Prejudice and Mansfield the best but also Sense and Sensibility. I have watched and read them many times.

    • @julessciamachy8429
      @julessciamachy8429 3 года назад +59

      George RR Martin, 👩🏻‍🦳🤴🏼🐉🐺 🦁, J. K. Rowling 🪄🧙🏼‍♂️🧙🏻‍♀️🦉🙂, and from many more. I think people will still be reading from today’s authors ♥️👍🏼📚in 200 years.

    • @Valoelify
      @Valoelify 3 года назад +87

      @@julessciamachy8429 J.R.R Tolkien will be forever known as well.

    • @Valoelify
      @Valoelify 3 года назад +28

      J.R.R Tolkien will be forever known as well.

    • @pouetpouetdaddy5
      @pouetpouetdaddy5 3 года назад +8

      you'll never know

  • @lync269
    @lync269 2 года назад +377

    Jane's life was not easy. It made her the person and the writer she was. The ability to see the nonsensical, point out hypocracy, and reveal the finest of feeling is due to that upbringing. What an amazing person she was.

    • @MossyMozart
      @MossyMozart Год назад +10

      @Lyn C - I would not say that Austen's life was "not easy". Unsettled, uncertain, yes - housing insecure. She never starved or had to work in a factory. She had to carefully budget her tight income and sometimes had to live in homes that she would not have chosen, but in the end, found home stability through the help of brother Edward Austen Knight.

    • @user-vn1jw3wp5k
      @user-vn1jw3wp5k Год назад +1

      Это не воспитание.У неё были братья и сёстры,которые воспитывались точно также,но почему-то говорим мы только о Джей Остен.Это была такая душа,с таким вот Божьим заданием.

  • @thesquaredart
    @thesquaredart 4 года назад +1891

    I think Jane Austen found the real and permanent home she wished for, in the heart of all of the readers and history lovers who have fallen in love with her stories and legacy.

  • @reythejediladyviajakku6078
    @reythejediladyviajakku6078 3 года назад +770

    That’s good that her parents encouraged her talents as a writer

    • @andrewlankford9634
      @andrewlankford9634 3 года назад +5

      To the contrary, it's very very unfortunate.

    • @GardeninGrace
      @GardeninGrace 3 года назад +14

      @@andrewlankford9634 and why exactly is that?

    • @thequickbrownfox7604
      @thequickbrownfox7604 3 года назад +10

      @@andrewlankford9634 Why?

    • @tabbymoggy2325
      @tabbymoggy2325 3 года назад +41

      @@andrewlankford9634 is it because she was ahead of her time, and independent? Or that she couldn't enjoy the success she made from her books? Just explain because I don't think she would say it's "unfortunate", sure that she'd rather choose people to be inspired by her works, knowing the struggles women faced (in her time) just because she chose to be independent instead of marrying someone for their money, that's the point she made and why she wrote books and not married. If she hadn't had the passion to write, and if her parents were too pushy about her getting married, we wouldn't hear her name, not even her story.

    • @MossyMozart
      @MossyMozart Год назад +4

      @@andrewlankford9634 - Why? Because you childishly resented having to read "Pride and Prejudice" in high school?

  • @abigailmaley2845
    @abigailmaley2845 3 года назад +830

    Lucy Worsley could do a documentary on the historical importance of earthworms, and I would watch it avidly from beginning to end. She is a treasure. As was Jane Austen.

    • @juliaocarroll5424
      @juliaocarroll5424 2 года назад +9

      Yes!!! Love Lucy Worsley!!!

    • @RedDragon-dm5sz
      @RedDragon-dm5sz 2 года назад +9

      But only the female earthworms.

    • @NancyBiker
      @NancyBiker 2 года назад +5

      I total agree! It’s how I feel about Waldemar Januszcak. Why wasn’t I a historian? 😉

    • @lindapapatopoli2736
      @lindapapatopoli2736 2 года назад +3

      I agree!

    • @timothywalker4563
      @timothywalker4563 2 года назад +6

      Lucy Worsley if she wanted to do a documentary on the Royal Mail I would watch that too. I feel the same way Abagail Malay.

  • @yolandaneely6431
    @yolandaneely6431 3 года назад +382

    Somehow I think Jane deserves that her childhood house should be rebuild in her honor.

    • @julieletford5695
      @julieletford5695 3 года назад +31

      Great idea. They could make it a museum.

    • @alessandrojamesdelrosario8666
      @alessandrojamesdelrosario8666 2 года назад +20

      And they should add a souvenir shop that sells copies of her novels.

    • @EmilyGloeggler7984
      @EmilyGloeggler7984 2 года назад

      No need to.

    • @janicem9225
      @janicem9225 Год назад +5

      I wish they would do that, especially because they have drawings, etc to know what it looked like.
      But now, unfortunately, they're taking Jane's books off many shelves, probably because they're too pure for these "woke" times.

    • @fogcitywriter1219
      @fogcitywriter1219 Год назад +1

      fantastic idea!

  • @tessdurberville711
    @tessdurberville711 4 года назад +1692

    It is very sad to know how little wealth and adulation Miss Austen's novels brought her in her lifetime and yet how many others that never knew her have gained so much wealth, fame and awards adapting her works.

    • @sayuri3917
      @sayuri3917 4 года назад +116

      Tess d'Urberville in the other hand, Jane was true for her soul and heart by writing and leaved us a legacy. I am brazilian and also here we love her. And thanks for these who are adapting her works, we, who dont study british literature on school, know her beautiful books. She was more than her time. She gained no money, but she is imortal. I prefer to see by this side =)

    • @cassieearle9196
      @cassieearle9196 4 года назад +58

      pride and prejudice should have made her rich because it became a best seller.

    • @myknittingblog
      @myknittingblog 4 года назад +17

      @@sayuri3917 Thomas Hardy wrote Tess of the D'urvevilles.

    • @bercedispeterson5720
      @bercedispeterson5720 3 года назад +24

      @@sayuri3917 I didn't know that but of course it makes sense. Austen was brilliant. The English teacher in me wants to tell you that Austen "LEFT us a legacy." :)

    • @meaganodell4479
      @meaganodell4479 3 года назад +15

      Her brothers made sure she was Published

  • @Lady_dromeda
    @Lady_dromeda 4 года назад +691

    It’s sad that many of the greatest artists only earned their fame postmortem

    • @ekdaufin1485
      @ekdaufin1485 3 года назад +13

      Some ...never...

    • @Little_Bitz
      @Little_Bitz 3 года назад +18

      Posthumously, yes

    • @Amphitera
      @Amphitera 3 года назад +43

      nothing is more exasperating than to know a great genius lived as a pauper and died of starvation, while his/her works later made many tasteless greedy people incredibly rich.

    • @twystedhumour
      @twystedhumour 3 года назад +13

      @@Amphitera because life isn't fair. so i try to be a fair person as much as i can, so that it can be.

    • @gilian2587
      @gilian2587 3 года назад +5

      Con-men/women tend to earn their fame and fortune pre-portem.

  • @junkjournalsvideos1649
    @junkjournalsvideos1649 Год назад +48

    Amid all the rubbish on RUclips this documentary shines like a bright star. Thank you.

  • @mescko
    @mescko 4 года назад +1169

    It is my personal feeling that no one would be more astonished at her fame than Jane herself.

    • @marinazagrai1623
      @marinazagrai1623 4 года назад +48

      mescko...same story, as with all geniuses who died before they could see what an influence they would have on readers and literature. Van Gogh, Verdi both died pretty much bankrupt. Other artists who were far less talented were much more admired for their insignificant abilitied. This is where class comes into being - a person who would be in awe of their talent and fame are the ones who have humility.

    • @frenchartantiquesparis424
      @frenchartantiquesparis424 4 года назад +10

      Jane Austen was already famous in her lifetime.

    • @pureforest77
      @pureforest77 4 года назад +47

      @@frenchartantiquesparis424 Sadly no. Her books were printed anonymously. It wasn't until after her death when they started putting her name on her books. But yes, her books were famous during her lifetime. She just didn't get to enjoy it as well as she should have.

    • @marinazagrai1623
      @marinazagrai1623 4 года назад +6

      @Patricia Palmer I know, can any of us , who grew up with arts, imagine not ever having seen Van Gogh's masterpieces?

    • @marinazagrai1623
      @marinazagrai1623 4 года назад +10

      @Patricia Palmer Hello, again, my opinion is that artists (mostly modern) who are mediocre have an ego problem (look at Warhol's paintings [of the few I can list] - they're OK, but they don"t have the feel of a master's work of art). True artists actually feel they're not as talented as they are.

  • @ale.h.s_13
    @ale.h.s_13 3 года назад +292

    Ironic, isn’t it, that in a documentary about a genius writer, the words which actually made me tear up weren’t hers, but her sister Cassandra's. That line about losing Jane forever broke my heart.

    • @nnayam4144
      @nnayam4144 Год назад +8

      Jane is not lost , just as we die. Her legacy is in the readers of future generations.

    • @cynthiacopland8634
      @cynthiacopland8634 Год назад +2

      Me, too. Lost forever ♾
      ♥️

    • @user-vn1jw3wp5k
      @user-vn1jw3wp5k Год назад +1

      Да,эти слова могут повторить очень много людей.

  • @sheilakozmin9755
    @sheilakozmin9755 3 года назад +105

    I was struck by the lack of generosity of Jane’s brothers! Henry, by today’s standards was a multi-millionaire, yet seemed so unwilling to share his wealth with his needy mother and sisters. And where were the other five brothers? Were they not expected to chip in at all? I wish Lucy had commented on this aspect of their family life. I feel angry at the injustice of it all.

    • @alisonsneed3707
      @alisonsneed3707 2 года назад

      Men just felt entitled to claim everything, most still do. Women’s lives were less important, like the lives of minorities. Our goals and sufferings are not thought to be felt as they feel theirs, we are like cattle or wild animals to society’s thinking.

    • @susie2251
      @susie2251 2 года назад +14

      It was actually only about two years that she and her mother and sister lived in Bath after her father passed. I can imagine part of it was a bit of pride and independence which kept them there at first before they decided they could not make it and then one brother established them with his wife, so it sounds like it was the best he could offer. Then the richest brother did provide them a large cottage for life in Hampshire. I guess it’s most surprising that the bachelor brother in London did the least other than host Jane on visits.

    • @MossyMozart
      @MossyMozart Год назад +13

      @Sheila Kozmin - Edward helped his mother and sisters by granting them Chawton Cottage in 1809 (not to be confused with Chawton House, a large manor where Edward and his children lived). Adopting him out to the wealthy Knights turned out to be a return on investment! According to Wikipedia, his adopted father, Thomas Knight (a relative of Mr Austen), had given Mr Austen that living at Steventon, where Jane's life was happy and stable; she grew up there and wrote drafts of several novels.

    • @andrewharald88
      @andrewharald88 Год назад

      @@susie2251 hi 👋

  • @asterlayna22
    @asterlayna22 2 года назад +48

    "...when it turned from my sight, I had lost her forever."
    That line crushed my heart. 😭

    • @Coucoutchicou
      @Coucoutchicou 2 года назад +13

      After Jane's death Cassandra also wrote "she was the sunshine of my life"

    • @donnakelley1202
      @donnakelley1202 28 дней назад

      Does anyone know what happened to her sister?

    • @asterlayna22
      @asterlayna22 20 дней назад

      @@donnakelley1202 She apparently went on to live alone until she died in 1845. 💔

  • @mercyjackie7727
    @mercyjackie7727 4 года назад +895

    I'm amazed with how well the Brits have kept their historical buildings!

    • @tonita88
      @tonita88 4 года назад +98

      I remember being in London and the owner of the flat i stayed at told me the laws are incredibly strict when it comes to renovations. You could get sued if you remove a single nail without proper permits.

    • @24get24give
      @24get24give 4 года назад +75

      and their history, whenever there's a renovation or any kind of digging (i.e, sewer lines or pipe laying, or basement dug out there are archeologists and historians on hand to record anything of note) I wish we did more of that and the preservation here in the US!) I often wonder how much of our history has been lost, especially of the native Americans)

    • @lenorejustman7757
      @lenorejustman7757 3 года назад +32

      My cousin is an archaeologist whose company is called in when road work is being done. They are looking for Native American sites.

    • @r.22r
      @r.22r 3 года назад +57

      Well, they plundered plenty from the "colonies" to be able to maintain those buildings , and the lifestyles.

    • @123benny4
      @123benny4 3 года назад +41

      Some, but as you saw in the video, a lot of where Jane had lived had been demolished.

  • @joanhamilton2651
    @joanhamilton2651 4 года назад +1049

    I love Lucy Worsley and the documentaries she does. She’s a very expressive storyteller and holds your attention. Thank you Lucy. I hope there are more to come.

    • @feewaybilz
      @feewaybilz 3 года назад +14

      If you can handle her strange way of speaking pronouncing her R's like w

    • @joanhamilton2651
      @joanhamilton2651 3 года назад +23

      feewaybilz I don’t hear that I’m too busy being in the middle of history☺️

    • @marinazagrai1623
      @marinazagrai1623 3 года назад +12

      Joan...her videos are very well researched and she has the something needed to draw the viewer in. You know she won't stretch a topic just to fill in her time on the particular topic!

    • @valeriavagapova
      @valeriavagapova 3 года назад +11

      She is the blond lady with a bob, right? Ths is my first time seeing her, but she really got my attention!

    • @TallulahB58
      @TallulahB58 3 года назад +3

      She should learn how to shut doors

  • @peterpaul9644
    @peterpaul9644 4 года назад +372

    I can shamelessly say that in my mind, I’m friends with this lady. What a great storyteller, presenter and entertainer. Love her work!

    • @Jason.cbr1000rr
      @Jason.cbr1000rr 2 года назад +1

      Which one?? Thats so coool

    • @GypsyGirl317
      @GypsyGirl317 Год назад +2

      Do you mean Lucy?

    • @MossyMozart
      @MossyMozart Год назад +4

      @@GypsyGirl317 - I suspect so, though Austen was ALSO a great storyteller and has provided me with many hours of entertainment.

  • @SingingDiaries
    @SingingDiaries 4 года назад +69

    Jane Austen was truly a remarkable woman. I love the fact that even though she was born hundreds of years ago, she was fiercely independent and wasn't afraid of letting it be known in her novels. She's been an inspiration to me ever since I read my first novel by her, Pride and Prejudice.

    • @SingingDiaries
      @SingingDiaries 4 года назад +1

      DAVE ADAM aw thank you so much, that truly means a lot!

    • @SingingDiaries
      @SingingDiaries 4 года назад +1

      DAVE ADAM the RUclips channel is public for all to see so that’s fine. Thank you for your well wishes. Have a great day 👍

  • @divinej3733
    @divinej3733 3 года назад +74

    The struggles of a artist. moving from home to home, not a name on one of her novels until after her death. Buried in Winchester Cathedral. If she only knew how profound an effect her stories would have on people.

  • @marieelena
    @marieelena 3 года назад +53

    I like the actress they hired to play Jane,she looks like the portrait of her. Homeless and poor.... Been there myself, I can sympathize with Jane Austen.

  • @mareahmom
    @mareahmom 4 года назад +193

    Her book on Jane Austen is by VERY FAR the best ever! It's a must for all Jane Austen lovers, a totally different view of Jane and it explains so much about why she is who she became.

    • @ClayMastah344
      @ClayMastah344 3 года назад +5

      Will read it! Thanks for the rec

    • @Erica-jv7ze
      @Erica-jv7ze 3 года назад +3

      What book??

    • @MiZzzzRC
      @MiZzzzRC 3 года назад +21

      @@Erica-jv7ze I believe @mary m is referring to Lucy Worsley's biography "Jane Austen at Home".

    • @donnaspear8311
      @donnaspear8311 3 года назад +6

      @@MiZzzzRC Thank you. I had not heard of it. I'll look it up now.

    • @31Alden
      @31Alden 2 года назад +2

      @@MiZzzzRC Thank you.

  • @zazuzazz5419
    @zazuzazz5419 4 года назад +308

    Lucy Worsley educates as she entertains. A highly intelligent, compassionate presentation. Much love and respect ✊ to Jane Austen.

  • @AC-ze1nh
    @AC-ze1nh 4 года назад +466

    I've always felt Jane's brother treated his family rather badly. He definitely could have helped them a lot more than he did, especially after his father died and his mother was left a widow. The half brother from Sense and Sensibility reminds me a lot of him... Probably for good reason!

    • @talosheeg
      @talosheeg 3 года назад +51

      Totally agree! It seems he got his money and forgot about them

    • @kathysemrau2301
      @kathysemrau2301 3 года назад +62

      Jane's brother was rich. He didn't understand her situation. This problem is very common today. It has been more obvious since the pandemic.

    • @nhma1117
      @nhma1117 3 года назад +10

      like the Farrises

    • @carolking6355
      @carolking6355 3 года назад +11

      A C I have yet to read her diaries but think her brother must have been an enormous snob. Genes v. environment. I always thought genes would out . Apparently not.

    • @lexigrimhaive
      @lexigrimhaive 3 года назад +57

      That’s something that’s always upset me so much. Edward had a bigger income than even Mr. Darcy!!! Yet he couldn’t provide his brother & sisters with a proper home, one that didn’t (possibly) kill their father?!

  • @vvahsn6160
    @vvahsn6160 2 года назад +50

    Two hundred and forty-six years after her birth, her novels are still the bestsellers!

    • @mrsx7944
      @mrsx7944 Год назад +4

      Just bought Mansfield Park today. Amazing they have such longevity.

    • @Lot-4656
      @Lot-4656 Год назад +4

      @@mrsx7944 I read Pride and Prejudice twice and Emma three times.

    • @suzannebryan1194
      @suzannebryan1194 3 месяца назад +1

      Love that we know the exact date of that ball!

  • @sailorgirl2017
    @sailorgirl2017 3 года назад +6

    I went to the Jane Austen museum in Chawton. I wrote a note with a feather quill, and make a lavender sachet in that kitchen. I met and became friends with her 6 times great grand-nephew. Saw Chawton Manor where she would sit in the window. It was lovely.

  • @riyarani5238
    @riyarani5238 3 года назад +50

    Don't know why , but this documentary brought tears in my eyes.

  • @Print229
    @Print229 2 года назад +61

    I cannot get over how many people helped her and her sister.... and I think so much of it is because of the socializing she was made to do. When all things are summed up, I think isolation is really dangerous.

  • @TheJoan48
    @TheJoan48 2 года назад +19

    As in the honored history of many artists, poets and writers, Jane’s expression of her art was her overwhelming need. She was driven to write instead of being the usual interpretation of womanhood, wife and mother. I applaud her for that. She walked her own road regardless of poverty and real need to be married. What a great documentary. I truly enjoyed it.

  • @ponyunicornrose
    @ponyunicornrose 3 года назад +104

    I love Lucy Worsley and her wonderful way of explaining history! She's an international treasure!

  • @lilianorubiano175
    @lilianorubiano175 4 года назад +191

    Damn that tiny little writing box....you can feel her father's well thought out love😢😢😢

    • @Jennifer-bc1yg
      @Jennifer-bc1yg 3 года назад +7

      Liliano Rubiano the size of the desk is actually normal for the period.

    • @twystedhumour
      @twystedhumour 3 года назад +8

      @@Jennifer-bc1yg he wasn't talking about the size of the box, but the father's thoughtful regard. and they say men aren't observant with their children, nor know how to nurture a child.

  • @faithwilsted5222
    @faithwilsted5222 4 года назад +202

    I actually visited many of these places when I was nine as my mom gained inspiration for her own writing. I didn't really have any respect for them though because I couldn't care less about Jane Austen at that point. over the years, I have come to understand the importance of her and her work. I distinctly remember visiting Chatsworth House and running around the hedge maze and the gardens with my best friend. when we were exploring my mom stopped for some reason, I don't remember why, to tell a man to enjoy the gardens. later when we looked at the website, my mom saw a picture of the man and we realized that he was the lord of the house or he lived there or something along the lines of that. mom is embarrassed about that to this day, telling a lord to enjoy his own gardens.

    • @marinazagrai1623
      @marinazagrai1623 4 года назад +13

      Stranger Artist...tell your mom she couldn't possibly know that was the lord of the estate! He allows tourists to visit his estate so can afford to stay in that home - listen, Downton Abbey allowed the caretakers of the mansion to live there with the money they paid to use the house. I've seen the interview with the earl/duke saying how much it costs to maintain it. They have to allow tourists to help!

    • @cassieearle9196
      @cassieearle9196 4 года назад +5

      i have been to her aunt and uncles house in bath but i want to go to her last home in south hampton

    • @tonytunbridge6275
      @tonytunbridge6275 4 года назад +8

      Chatsworth House is in Derbyshire - it wasn't shown in this documentary. Austen never lived there but it is thought she might have based Pemberly in Pride and Prejudice on it, and some of the P&P film with Keria Knightley was filmed there. Perhaps you are thinking of Chawton House where her brother lived.

    • @tonytunbridge6275
      @tonytunbridge6275 4 года назад +10

      @@cassieearle9196 As it showed in the film, her last home was in Winchester, not Southampton. The house she lived in Southampton, no longer exists. After living in Southampton, she lived in Chawton cottage for five years.

    • @cassieearle9196
      @cassieearle9196 4 года назад +5

      @@tonytunbridge6275 oh oops thanks

  • @netrakulkarni5253
    @netrakulkarni5253 3 года назад +82

    I have tears in my eyes while watching this upload. So sad we never really knew her. I always thought that Jane lived a life of her heroines in her books. Sad to see one of my all time fav Author go through so much pain! We love you and Always will Jane Austen and your books in my house in hand are the most cherished collection I have! Love from India to such a wonderful Author!

    • @TM15HAKRN
      @TM15HAKRN 2 года назад +5

      Pain makes.us do many things
      Nice she took to writing
      This genius who left her mark in literary world has
      No rival than herself
      .enthralling billions..with her
      Mighty weapon..
      Her iron will and her pen🙌👏👍👑📝

    • @janicem9225
      @janicem9225 Год назад +2

      She was actually ill and in pain more often than they talk about, and she suffered from multiple health issues over the years, including eye problems, facial pain, headaches and other ongoing pain and illness.
      Something was definitely wrong with her health for some years before she finally passed away.... and it was something that slowly drained her over the years, until her body could no longer fight it.
      Look up the many illnesses of Jane Austin, and the letters between her and Cassie give you an idea that she was ill for years before her death, suffering multiple symptoms, including chronic pain, but anything that was too graphic, like pain in perhaps female organs or other taboo areas of the body, were later cut out of her letters by Cassie, so the ability to really diagnose her in modern times, is much more difficult.

  • @nerolia_gaming8030
    @nerolia_gaming8030 3 года назад +27

    I'm glad for lady Jane, since she decided to stick to her novels and thus obtained TRUE IMMORTALITY in our hearts

  • @cassieearle9196
    @cassieearle9196 4 года назад +160

    its compeletly sad that sense and sensibility and emma didn't make much as much as pride and prejudice. they are all excellent works.

    • @eleanorweaverley1105
      @eleanorweaverley1105 3 года назад +8

      I agree!♥️Sense and sensibility clearly makes us see that we shouldn't go too far with our sensibilities and ignore practical instincts or it might hurt us quite badly

    • @ananayard5269
      @ananayard5269 2 года назад +3

      PLEASE WATCH THE MOVIE "EMMA" THAT CAME OUT IN 2020, starring Anya Taylor Joy. It's beautifully made and a marvelous approach to Austen's work.

    • @qmyellie
      @qmyellie 2 года назад +4

      My sister and I are named after Pride and prejudice and sense and sensibility (main characters), my parents were originally going to name my brother Emma, after the book Emma, but they gave him another name. In my opinion I think that the book Emma is one of her best works.

    • @rebeccastrauss7879
      @rebeccastrauss7879 2 года назад +3

      Agreed! Sense & Sensibility is one of my favorite novels by Jane Austen.

    • @Goawaypleasenow
      @Goawaypleasenow Год назад +2

      Emma is so funny!

  • @judyglaeser4604
    @judyglaeser4604 2 года назад +5

    "Emma" takes us into the lives and ways people got from day to day in an enjoyable reading pleasure. Jane Austen knew how to please her readers!

  • @nickidaisyreddwoodd5837
    @nickidaisyreddwoodd5837 4 года назад +90

    Jane was too generous, not looking out for herself enough. An angel soul. The men around her were feeling humiliated that a woman was wittier than they were so they didn't help her very much.

    • @DeirdreMcNamara
      @DeirdreMcNamara 4 года назад +23

      Let's not forget that she may have enjoyed witty repartee with the guys, and was therefore a threat to the woman. Not much has changed really: mediocrity rules and genius is rewarded post mortem - for the benefit of sneering academia.

    • @nickidaisyreddwoodd5837
      @nickidaisyreddwoodd5837 4 года назад +15

      @@DeirdreMcNamara Spot on. Thank you for seeing this. In the vastness of human medicocrity and astounding stupidity there are still some jewels like you. That helps my battered brain more than Ibuprofen.

    • @ash2694
      @ash2694 4 года назад +3

      💜💜

    • @sabahmariyam7456
      @sabahmariyam7456 3 года назад +1

      ❤️❤️

    • @marycassidy1695
      @marycassidy1695 3 года назад +3

      that's one view, not mine. But then, I am not a feminist who always thinks women are angels and men are less than.

  • @dollymadison2397
    @dollymadison2397 3 года назад +13

    6 mins in and heavily reminded of my FAVORITE "sense & sensibility" when Edward tells Elinore how he prefers the country life & would keep a simple life- a short staff, a few chickens.." etc.,

  • @aswanson42
    @aswanson42 4 года назад +323

    “Jane lies in Winchester, blessed be her shade.
    Praise the Lord for making her, and her for all she made.
    And while the stones of Winchester, or Milsom Street, remain,
    Glory, love and honour unto England’s Jane.”

    • @veniceangelidelacruz2988
      @veniceangelidelacruz2988 3 года назад +5

      Beautiful...yes, thank the Lord for Jane Austen, and the other amazing ladies like her...

    • @celiamendoza96
      @celiamendoza96 2 месяца назад +1

      I've seen her final resting place in Winchester Cathedral way back in the nineties on my first to England

  • @lilaluftballon5793
    @lilaluftballon5793 3 года назад +161

    The writing desk ... the "laptop" of that time ;-)

  • @MadeUpLikeADoll
    @MadeUpLikeADoll 4 года назад +1314

    I hope Lucy has some new documentaries coming our way in 2020.

    • @nicolethijs5428
      @nicolethijs5428 4 года назад +23

      Rolle Reviews me too! I love het programs!

    • @MadeUpLikeADoll
      @MadeUpLikeADoll 4 года назад +38

      @@nicolethijs5428 I've seen nearly all of them and have watched the Tzars, Takes from the wardrobe, and bedroom,and Fit to Rule twice. I also like the documentary she did with Helen Castor. It looks as though she did release a few more recent for Christmas

    • @ralang999
      @ralang999 4 года назад +28

      shes working one about Queen Anne I think

    • @christinacatalano
      @christinacatalano 4 года назад +12

      Rolle Reviews she’s the best!

    • @MadeUpLikeADoll
      @MadeUpLikeADoll 4 года назад +13

      @@ralang999 That would be awesome. I hope so.

  • @catherineplantagenet9131
    @catherineplantagenet9131 4 года назад +133

    It's quite astonishing to think that jane Austen's life resembles that of a novel. Crafted with extraordinary plot making it colorful and enticing all at the same time. I couldn't help but think of her as a fictional character.
    Great documentary! An absolute brilliant way to celebrate new year!

    • @kevinjamesparr552
      @kevinjamesparr552 Год назад +2

      Hello Plantagenet .Sir Kevin Parr Bt from Plantagenet lines wonders where we fit into this great noble family as King Henry vii thought he had killed us all off. My ancestor married his son Henryviii who never worked it out that she was more noble than he and a Plantagenet blooded woman

    • @wisdomgozieimade1083
      @wisdomgozieimade1083 9 месяцев назад +1

      At first I thought she was a fictional character

    • @Marlaina
      @Marlaina 8 месяцев назад

      She wrote from experience

  • @folarinijitimehin81
    @folarinijitimehin81 Год назад +3

    I first read Jane Austen in my teens,more than 50years ago.This brilliant documentary brings everything back in clear nostalgic detail.Thank you.
    Folarin Ijitimehin

  • @alext5883
    @alext5883 3 года назад +8

    To think that only 3 persons accompanied her hearse to the cathedral to be laid to rest .... That made me well up. RIP Jane Austen,

  • @Vitaminkimcomplex
    @Vitaminkimcomplex Год назад +9

    One of my favorite authors as a kid. Her story broke my heart.

  • @varschnitzschnur8795
    @varschnitzschnur8795 8 месяцев назад +3

    Jane Austen is one of my favorite authors. Lucy Worsley waxed eloquent in this documentary. As Abigail Maley said, "Lucy Worsley could do a documentary on the historical importance of earthworms, and I would watch it avidly from beginning to end. She is a treasure. As was Jane Austen."

  • @fatnsassy99
    @fatnsassy99 4 года назад +23

    I love Lucy because whom ever she's speaking about it's done so with the most authenticity.

  • @nancyM1313
    @nancyM1313 3 года назад +10

    Lucy not only tells the story she makes you see it all with Costumes and Historical Places.
    We L❤ve Lucy.

  • @doris2793
    @doris2793 2 года назад +15

    Lucy Worsley absolutely rocks!
    She makes any and every documentary she does enrapturing, giving them exciting movement, depth and never-ending fascination.

  • @vibhaa.v.9458
    @vibhaa.v.9458 4 года назад +213

    A Lucy Worsley documentary on New Year.. Timeline is the best

  • @LandscapesNfoods
    @LandscapesNfoods 2 года назад +11

    Persuasion is my favourite!. Jane Austen added bits and pieces from her own life experiences, travels and surroundings into her novels. Which made them more colourful by mixing both reality and fiction together.

  • @laughingdaisies
    @laughingdaisies 4 года назад +54

    I watched this TWICE! I love Lucy’s way of telling the true life events of famous people of the past! Excellent work Lucy!!!

    • @arthurfleck1554
      @arthurfleck1554 Год назад

      You will love this documentary too: ruclips.net/video/cHEJsmOkwJ0/видео.html

    • @MossyMozart
      @MossyMozart Год назад

      @@arthurfleck1554 - "Video unavailable: This video is no longer available because the RUclips account associated with this video has been terminated."

  • @alexpatyababa5221
    @alexpatyababa5221 3 года назад +83

    "'She signed her letters, 'from trim street, still, ughhh"' LOL

  • @AnneBeamish
    @AnneBeamish 2 года назад +6

    This brought me to tears. Jane Austen's work now speaks for her.

    • @arthurfleck1554
      @arthurfleck1554 Год назад

      You will love this documentary too: ruclips.net/video/cHEJsmOkwJ0/видео.html

  • @danneedstogo9166
    @danneedstogo9166 4 года назад +268

    Wouldn't it be nice if someone built Jane Austen's childhood home according to the old plan? Then we can all visit and buy the souvenirs inside.

    • @gingerft.honeybees4097
      @gingerft.honeybees4097 4 года назад +34

      It amazes me that it hasn't been reconstructed yet!

    • @becks_r
      @becks_r 4 года назад +24

      The Ben Franklin house in Philadelphia has a metal frame that indicates where the rooms were and the bounds of the house! That would be an interesting idea to do with Jane’s home

    • @dabear2438
      @dabear2438 3 года назад +15

      It would be nice. But at least we do have Chawton Cottage that still stands and is a museum where you can purchase "Jane" items of all sorts.

    • @Udontkno7
      @Udontkno7 3 года назад +3

      @Libby Berman in an increasingly industrialized England, it probably didn’t seem that important. Sucks :(

    • @brendaorozco1203
      @brendaorozco1203 3 года назад +1

      I was just thinking that too!

  • @raquelf.1962
    @raquelf.1962 3 года назад +20

    Great documentary. I wish Jane had known the impact her novels would have later on in the world. Her novels are just wonderful.

  • @dineomatlapeng6957
    @dineomatlapeng6957 Год назад +3

    Watched this twice from Botswana 🇧🇼🇧🇼🇧🇼🇧🇼 Jane was a very special woman of common sense also independent.
    Love how the documentary was presented it made it all feel real .... Literally took me way back to the 1800s and Jane's way of life.

  • @idraote
    @idraote 4 года назад +65

    The Ashe Rectory is more or less my picture of the perfect English house. Beautiful, comfortable, full of light but certainly not as vast as the mansions of the aristocracy.
    One can only wonder how many more extraordinary novels she would have written if she had lived to old age, in the safety of her newly-acquired self-sufficiency. Such a great writer. All substance, no show.

  • @jenford7078
    @jenford7078 3 месяца назад +1

    I will no doubt have goosebumps for the next hour over Lucy's line about Winchester Cathedral being known as Jane's final home... A beautiful finale' to a beautiful documentary about a beautiful woman. Also, the actress playing Jane was very worthy of that role!

  • @pianoatthirty
    @pianoatthirty 3 года назад +11

    OH and big props on the camerawork - THIS ALONE is worthy of high praise.

  • @toniecat1028
    @toniecat1028 4 года назад +55

    The series "If Walls Could Talk - The History of the Home" is a delightful series with 4 episodes detailing the living room, the bedroom, the kitchen and the bathroom. Dr. Lucy Worsley is at once delightful, wry and thoroughly informative - highly recommended!

    • @yashshah3484
      @yashshah3484 3 года назад

      Is it there on RUclips?
      If not, where can i find it?
      Sounds interesting!

    • @JuriAmari
      @JuriAmari 2 года назад

      @@yashshah3484 yes. All 4 episodes are on RUclips! I rewatch it every month because it’s really fascinating.

  • @Darwinsmom
    @Darwinsmom 4 года назад +7

    Ms. Worsley's documentaries are educational AND entertaining in a way most presenters never quite capture. There are a few British presenters who really capture my attention in a documentary, and Ms. Worsley is the only female on my list. She provides information in an authoritative way, yet she seems to retain the fascination of her viewers when she presents the information. Very, very enjoyable!

  • @lilianaisabel9108
    @lilianaisabel9108 Год назад +2

    the entire jane austen universe is my safe place. I love hearing about her life, her struggles, her work. I just wish I could hug her and let her know she's loved so long after she's gone. I love her and she'll always be a big part of my life.

  • @L.Spencer
    @L.Spencer 4 года назад +38

    I've seen almost everything related to Jane Austen, but this really gives some insight into her different books.

    • @marysanchez2981
      @marysanchez2981 4 года назад +4

      Me too

    • @lisaroberts5935
      @lisaroberts5935 3 года назад +3

      Thank you Lucy for all your work and generous sharing of it with the public! I have enjoyed your PBS documentaries over the years and DVR whenever I see one scheduled.

  • @neviecz5914
    @neviecz5914 4 года назад +98

    this lady is very pleasant , i like exploring history with her
    also the camera shots are awesomely done in this documentary
    + you are trying to make us closer to the ways Jane lived
    Thank you!

    • @aposterous4126
      @aposterous4126 3 года назад +4

      Her name is Lucy Worsley, and yes she’s great

  • @robertwolff3221
    @robertwolff3221 4 года назад +36

    Anything Lucy does is wonderful.

  • @violetab3750
    @violetab3750 3 года назад +119

    I wonder why Jane Austen’s house is not preserved? She is one of the most beloved and worldwide famous British writers.

    • @sandyfireoved6959
      @sandyfireoved6959 3 года назад +1

      Up

    • @sandyfireoved6959
      @sandyfireoved6959 3 года назад +1

      Uyuuu

    • @sandyfireoved6959
      @sandyfireoved6959 3 года назад +1

      U

    • @sandyfireoved6959
      @sandyfireoved6959 3 года назад +1

      Uyuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

    • @omfug7148
      @omfug7148 3 года назад +20

      Because the house she grew up in was torn down in the 19thc because it became unsafe, you can visit Chawton Cottage where she spent her last few years.

  • @denizreynolds1303
    @denizreynolds1303 2 года назад +11

    Thanking Lucy Worsley for her captivating story telling. What a treat for any Jane Austen enthusiast ..

  • @simone222
    @simone222 4 года назад +183

    It's definitely going to be more meaningful from now on when I re-read her novels.
    Thank you for this lovely and insightful feature on the beloved author.
    Happy 2020!

    • @Daphattack
      @Daphattack 4 года назад +10

      Right? Now we know Frank Churchill -Weston from Emma is her brother with the fancy house that was given away as a young boy. Literally, almost the same story. Except he married the sweet, elegant and poor Jane Fairfax. OMG I re-read Austen way too much LOL!

    • @andrewbrendan1579
      @andrewbrendan1579 4 года назад +7

      @@Daphattack When i was in high school in the 1970's one of my teachers (he actually taught Government and not Literature) would read Jane Austen's works over and over. I have a hunch that Mr. Hannah would have said there's no such thing as reading Jane Austen too much!

    • @MossyMozart
      @MossyMozart Год назад +1

      @@andrewbrendan1579 - Mr Hannah was ABSOLUTELY correct!

  • @irawilliams343
    @irawilliams343 4 года назад +536

    Like the Bronte sisters, Jane Austen was a woman ahead of her times.

    • @AndriaBieberDesigns
      @AndriaBieberDesigns 4 года назад +8

      Ira Williams yes!!!

    • @SingingDiaries
      @SingingDiaries 4 года назад +57

      Definitely! When I first read Pride and Prejudice I was in awe that it was written over 200 years ago, and also made me realize how even though centuries had passed, just how much I could relate to a lot of things that Jane Austen wrote about. One of my favorite authors.

    • @Bersztipflag
      @Bersztipflag 3 года назад +5

      Charlotte Brontë had only contempt for Austen's work.

    • @milkandspice1074
      @milkandspice1074 3 года назад

      @@Bersztipflag why?

    • @Bersztipflag
      @Bersztipflag 3 года назад +2

      @@milkandspice1074 She thought that Austen failed to show the importance of emotions in human life.

  • @KaylaNoelle1
    @KaylaNoelle1 2 года назад +3

    She deserved the world and a lot more luxury than she experienced but women's work was so criminally devalued. It's very sweet how much she was encouraged in her writing by her father though, I didn't know about her treasured writing desk.

  • @justinrobinson9583
    @justinrobinson9583 3 года назад +5

    Words cant amount to how much Lucy and others brought magic to this production. How often do you see a person so comfortable lying down on stairs and able to convoy a story of another person, of another time. Or when they went to the plot of land where the house once stood.

  • @scheirer
    @scheirer 4 года назад +8

    I will never get tired of Lucy Worsley. Well done.

  • @lipglossed
    @lipglossed 4 года назад +14

    Great documentary. It is pretty sad that she didn't get to experience as much success as she obviously deserved, but her memory and legacy will live on forever. ❤️

  • @nickedani
    @nickedani 3 года назад +8

    Wondeful! Thanks! Yes! Some great people suffered in those times but create something beautiful out of it! Sometimes their suffering are our treasures! Shout out from Brazil

  • @sarab4241
    @sarab4241 2 года назад +2

    Jane Austen and Lucy Worsley are national treasures.

  • @nathaliedufour3891
    @nathaliedufour3891 3 года назад +8

    England is so beautiful , would love to go visit all the scenes where Austin has been

  • @melanietoth1376
    @melanietoth1376 4 года назад +95

    That was beautifully done! I've always loved Jane's novels but I knew little of her life. This adds so much.

    • @arthurfleck1554
      @arthurfleck1554 Год назад

      You will love this documentary too: ruclips.net/video/cHEJsmOkwJ0/видео.html

    • @MossyMozart
      @MossyMozart Год назад

      @@arthurfleck1554 - "Video unavailable: This video is no longer available because the RUclips account associated with this video has been terminated."

    • @arthurfleck1554
      @arthurfleck1554 Год назад

      @@MossyMozart ruclips.net/video/tSW4u6uA8Cw/видео.html

  • @kaylouisecook366
    @kaylouisecook366 3 года назад +5

    Lucy does things so authentically!

  • @msc8663
    @msc8663 3 года назад +7

    I love Lucy Worsley. I wish she had her own channel!

  • @pattyl3090
    @pattyl3090 4 года назад +56

    Anything with Lucy Worsley makes it more interesting! Ty 😃👍🏼

  • @tahsintabassums
    @tahsintabassums 3 года назад +36

    Money comes before love - is still an issue to this day 🙂

  • @theblessedone9700
    @theblessedone9700 Год назад +9

    Thank you Lucy W. for telling the author’s life story. It allowed us to see where her story came from. Her books were made into motion pictures so they are known to the world. If only she knew that even after 200 years she is still famous. She seeks success & it came only after her death. If only she had the technology all writers have today, she might have wrote many more. She can write.

  • @9anshu
    @9anshu 4 года назад +20

    Truly amazing author, bringing out the exactitude of emotions and feelings in her writings, that still remain so relatable and relevant.

  • @mirtamaravillarosas1979
    @mirtamaravillarosas1979 3 года назад +7

    I cried so much more than I expected! This episode itself was way better than Bridgerton as a whole.

    • @arthurfleck1554
      @arthurfleck1554 Год назад

      You will love this documentary too: ruclips.net/video/cHEJsmOkwJ0/видео.html

  • @laylaa3948
    @laylaa3948 Год назад +19

    Can't believe such a talent dies so young. Jane's composure was so mature it was unlikely to be the work of an amateur.

  • @thatgirlgeorgia_
    @thatgirlgeorgia_ 8 месяцев назад +1

    I love how this came on my feed while I'm reading Pride and Prejudice for the first time 😃

  • @giaa6539
    @giaa6539 3 года назад +17

    What a wonderful account of Jane Austen's life! Such an inspiring yet heartbreaking story of a talented woman in the 1800's..The limitations that society forced upon women at the time where you had to be dependent on a father, brother or husband. So tragic that she achieved the pinnacle of success only after her death..love her books!

  • @yogithashetty2587
    @yogithashetty2587 3 года назад +11

    Beautiful documentary. What a legend! God bless Jane Austen

  • @elizabethagajanian1279
    @elizabethagajanian1279 Год назад +8

    I have always been a big fan of Jane Austen. I am even doing a project on her and I found this extremely useful and inspiring. Thank you!

  • @jackolantern6692
    @jackolantern6692 3 года назад +18

    I finally figured out what makes Lucy so charming....it's not just her take on history and things, or her pale green (or blue?) eyes, or that severely cute haircut.....it's that she always wears DRESSES!

    • @esthermaples4456
      @esthermaples4456 2 года назад

      ;) I loved the frock & heels she wore in this, the most adorable Peter pan collar!

  • @totanchowdhury3808
    @totanchowdhury3808 Год назад +4

    That's how a woman gets herself empowered and comes to be known as a lady of letters. I have always been passionate about the real life and events of Jane Austen. She is the epitome of freedom and individual identity.

  • @queenlegitimate5015
    @queenlegitimate5015 2 года назад +3

    The actress they chose to play Jane is superb

  • @melanievogt9976
    @melanievogt9976 4 года назад +36

    I love how this documentary was told. Thanks for the history.

  • @MSK-jd5fi
    @MSK-jd5fi 2 года назад +7

    I found the end of this incredibly moving. I teared up as Lucy traced the path of the funeral procession

  • @siskasyofian9358
    @siskasyofian9358 3 года назад +6

    she is one of my most fav!! pride and prejudice such a beautiful and touching story.. Jane is the legend 🖤

  • @midnightblack07
    @midnightblack07 4 года назад +34

    I love the way Lucy Worsley brings such life to one of my favorite eras and authors. Thank you for sharing! :)

  • @kaisanderson9616
    @kaisanderson9616 3 года назад +5

    I loved this so much I wish I could erase from my memory and watch it for the first time all over again.

  • @aasthadhyani486
    @aasthadhyani486 3 года назад +20

    This makes me think that the happy endings of her heroines is so unrealistic but aspirational for her

  • @waggishsagacity7947
    @waggishsagacity7947 Год назад +1

    Dr. Lucy Worsley tells sad, horrific, grand, delightful, or appalling stories as no one else does: Nothing is or sounds kitschy, nothing's maudlin, nothing's condescending, but everything is wrapped with the sheer shawl of her unique grasp of empathy, wit, tastefulness, AND the brilliant wrinkling of or nose. It's always so gratifying to watch and indulge in. Thanks so much, Dr. Worsley, you are a true story teller for out time.

  • @starcrib
    @starcrib 4 года назад +56

    What a wretchedly sad life she held together. Her artistry was betrayed in her life. thankfully she left these Magnificent works of heart .!!

    • @karenratten8791
      @karenratten8791 3 года назад +10

      I don't think it was sad ... she had the love and companionship of her sister through her life and her parents and family... not much else to be asked for really

    • @johng4093
      @johng4093 2 месяца назад

      She doesn't sound the least bit embittered in her novels.