Novel Approaches

London Review of Books

Clare Bucknell, Thomas Jones and guests discuss a selection of 19th-century (mostly) English novels from Mansfield Park to New Grub Street, looking in particular at the roles played in the books by money and property.Novels covered:Mansfield Park (1814) by Jane AustenCrotchet Castle (1831) by Thomas Love PeacockWuthering Heights (1847) by Emily BrontëVanity Fair (1847) by William Makepeace ThackerayNorth and South (1854) by Elizabeth GaskellAurora Leigh (1856) by Elizabeth Barrett BrowningMill on the Floss (1860) by George EliotOur Mutual Friend (1864) by Charles DickensThe Last Chronicle of Barset (1867) by Anthony TrollopeWashington Square (1880)/Portrait (1881) by Henry JamesKidnapped (1886) by Robert Louis StevensonThe Mayor of Casterbridge (1886) by Thomas HardyNew Grub Street (1891) by George Gissing

No. of episodes: 15
Latest episode: 2025-12-29
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How many episodes are there of Novel Approaches?

There are 15 episodes avaiable of Novel Approaches.

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The first episode of Novel Approaches that we have available was released 5 January 2025.

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