What Matters in Jane Austen & Charles Dickens? : with John Mullan
What Matters in Jane Austen & Charles Dickens? : with John Mullan  
Podcast: Charles Dickens: A Brain on Fire! 🔥
Published On: Fri Nov 21 2025
Description: Dominic is joined by returning guest, the inimitable Professor John Mullan: author of What Matters in Jane Austen? (now released in a 250th Birthday Edition) and The Artful Dickens - both published by Bloomsbury PressIn a lively chat, John sheds light on the tricks, devices and styles of these two incredible writers: Jane Austen and Charles Dickens ...And in case you haven’t heard John's previous conversation on Great Expectations we thoroughly recommend you scroll back to Episode 5 of this series also!Original cover headshot of John Mullan © Paul Musso / Original cover headshot of Dominic Gerrard © Jane Lloyd / Drawing of Jane Austen based on one drawn by her sister Cassandra & William Powell Frith 1859 painting of Charles Dickens in his Study are both sourced through Wikimedia Support the showIf you'd like to make a donation to support the costs of producing this series you can buy 'coffees' right here  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dominicgerrardThank you so much!Host: Dominic GerrardSeries Artwork: Léna GibertOriginal Music: Dominic GerrardThank you for listening!