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Why English novelist Jane Austen is a precursor to Bridgerton

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The second season of ‘Bridgerton’ is now streaming on Netflix – and it’s said to be a little less steamy than the first. But it’s big on subtleties – just like a very popular author from the Regency period, Jane Austen. Robert Morrison, a professor at Bath Spa University in England and Queen’s University joined us with more on an essay he recently published on Literary Hub titled “Just How Much is Jane Austen a Precursor to Bridgerton?”

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