About this episode

The episode discusses the significance of Miss Lambe in Austen's work and her portrayal in the Sanditon miniseries.

This episode we welcome back guest Damianne Scott to discuss Miss Lambe from Austen's unfinished work, Sanditon . Dami covers exactly why Miss Lambe is such an important character in Austen's canon, as well as delving into the portrayal of Miss Lambe in the recent television miniseries (consider this your spoiler warning for the show!). Thank you so much to Dami for joining us for this episode! You can find her on Instagram @BlackGirlLoves76, on X @BlackGirlLoves3, and on the Black Girl Loves Jane Facebook page. You can find us online at https://www.thethingaboutausten.com and follow us on Instagram @TheThingAboutAusten. You can email us at TheThingAboutAusten@gmail.com and head over to https://www.redbubble.com/people/aboutausten/shop to check out our podcast related merch.

People in this episode

Host: The Thing About Austen

Guest: Damianne Scott

Topics covered

• Miss Lambe
• Austen's unfinished work
• character analysis
• television adaptation
• Sanditon

Keywords

• Miss Lambe
• Austen
• Sanditon
• character importance
• television miniseries
• Damianne Scott

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Black Girl Loves Jane

Books & works: Sanditon

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