Synopsis
Dramatised biography of the young Jane Austen, chronicling her romance with a young Irishman and how the experience came to have an influence on her writing. Anne Hathaway stars.
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Jane Austen: Rise of a Genius | Episode 3
Determined to secure her financial future, Austen dives back into her writing, embarking on her most ambitious work yet - Emma.
Jane Austen: Rise of a Genius | Episode 2
After the loss of her father throws the family into turmoil, Jane publishes two successful novels, Sense and Sensibility and Pride and Prejudice.