Uploaded July 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
I may not be capable of ranking Jane Austen's seven classic novels and finished works of literature, but I *can* point you to what I feel is Jane Austen's most essential work, work that she herself and her characters undertook and work that she calls each of her readers to undertake as well.❤️ Are these unpopular opinions? I'll leave it to you to decide. 😉 I've enjoyed hearing lots of different thoughts about #JaneAusten books around booktube during #JaneAustenJuly this month and thought it'd be fun to share some of my own musings as well!
**FYI there are some observations, particularly in the second half of the video, which could be considered spoilers for Brideshead Revisited, Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, and Mansfield Park.**
Read the written version of this piece on my substack: bookishprincess.substack.com/p/jane-austens-most-essential-work
More Thoughts on Austen Novels and Character Maps: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLV02cZnorlkzh4s_xQzJOuePiLU44knFS
Where to Start with Jane Austen: youtu.be/ZnRF1zxL680
Best and Worst Jane Austen Film Adaptations: youtu.be/JVpJnFcB7dM
Ways to Live Like Jane Austen: youtu.be/vuuSbcPTgQw
🐈 My illustrated kitten storybook series, The Book of Cymbeline: bit.ly/thebookofcymbeline
💕 subscribe to my youtube channel: youtube.com/bookishprincess?sub_confirmation=1
✨ subscribe to my blog: bookishprincess.substack.com
Welcome to the Bookish Kingdom! I’m so glad you stopped by. 😊 This channel is my hobby and my cinematic scrapbook. I love to create videos to share the fun of my vacations, favorite books, fashions, crafts, music, video games, and more. This video is not sponsored in any way. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or produced in partnership with any brands or companies mentioned.
As always, thank you so much for watching!
💕 Emma
00:00 An Unanswerable Question
00:50 What I Love Most about Austen’s Novels
02:32 What Austen’s Protagonists Have in Common
03:32 Inner Fogs and a Brief Brideshead Discursion
06:03 What Austen’s Antagonists Have in Common
06:56 Can Characters Change their Selfish Habits?
08:25 How Austen’s Heroines Grow
09:33 Jane Austen’s Most Essential Work
10:26 Lessons Learned from Jane
I may not be capable of ranking Jane Austen's seven classic novels and finished works of literature, but I *can* point you to what I feel is Jane Austen's most essential work, work that she herself and her characters undertook and work that she calls each of her readers to undertake as well.❤️ Are these unpopular opinions? I'll leave it to you to decide. 😉 I've enjoyed hearing lots of different thoughts about #JaneAusten books around booktube during #JaneAustenJuly this month and thought it'd be fun to share some of my own musings as well!
**FYI there are some observations, particularly in the second half of the video, which could be considered spoilers for Brideshead Revisited, Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, and Mansfield Park.**
Read the written version of this piece on my substack: bookishprincess.substack.com/p/jane-austens-most-essential-work
More Thoughts on Austen Novels and Character Maps: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLV02cZnorlkzh4s_xQzJOuePiLU44knFS
Where to Start with Jane Austen: youtu.be/ZnRF1zxL680
Best and Worst Jane Austen Film Adaptations: youtu.be/JVpJnFcB7dM
Ways to Live Like Jane Austen: youtu.be/vuuSbcPTgQw
🐈 My illustrated kitten storybook series, The Book of Cymbeline: bit.ly/thebookofcymbeline
💕 subscribe to my youtube channel: youtube.com/bookishprincess?sub_confirmation=1
✨ subscribe to my blog: bookishprincess.substack.com
Welcome to the Bookish Kingdom! I’m so glad you stopped by. 😊 This channel is my hobby and my cinematic scrapbook. I love to create videos to share the fun of my vacations, favorite books, fashions, crafts, music, video games, and more. This video is not sponsored in any way. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or produced in partnership with any brands or companies mentioned.
As always, thank you so much for watching!
💕 Emma
00:00 An Unanswerable Question
00:50 What I Love Most about Austen’s Novels
02:32 What Austen’s Protagonists Have in Common
03:32 Inner Fogs and a Brief Brideshead Discursion
06:03 What Austen’s Antagonists Have in Common
06:56 Can Characters Change their Selfish Habits?
08:25 How Austen’s Heroines Grow
09:33 Jane Austen’s Most Essential Work
10:26 Lessons Learned from Jane
