Jane Austen - Dancing

Daily video show encouraging the whole family to enjoy the pleasures of reading and learning together. Featuring books, quizzes, trivia, history and much more! In this episode we read-out a quote from Jane Austen, the World-famous English novelist. Her six major novels interpret, critique and comment upon the life of the British landed gentry at the end of the 18th century. Her most highly praised novel during her lifetime was Pride and Prejudice, her second published novel. Austen's plots often explore the dependence of women on marriage in the pursuit of favorable social standing and economic security.