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One of the biggest and most urgent public debates of Jane Austen’s time wasslavery. It’s an issue most modern readers would like to see her coming down on the right side of. But did you know? Jane Austen only ever wrote oneblack character: Miss Lambe in the unfinished work Sanditon (1817). And the novel which deals most with the issue, Mansfield Park (1814), still only mentions slavery directly once. What we do know is that three of Austen’s brothers were engaged inanti-slavery activism. Her letters also show that she admired the abolitionists Thomas Clarkson and William Cowper. But while it’s tempting to assume Austen shared their convictions, it isn’t that simple – as Mansfield Park demonstrates. Listen to the latest episode of Jane Austen’s Paper Trail wherever you get your podcasts Listen to the latest episode: https://pod.link/1844385976 Read the article: https://theconversation.com/why-its-so-hard-to-know-what-jane-austen-thought-about-slavery-269053 #janeausten #mansfieldpark #janeausten250 #sanditon #podcastclips #podcast

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