LCC President celebrates bicentenary of 'Pride and Prejudice'

To celebrate the 200 year anniversary of Pride and Prejudice, Professor Janet Todd appeared on the Today Programme for Radio 4 and was interviewed for the BBC News.  She also wrote a defence of Mary Bennet in The Guardian. 

Professor Todd and Dr Chole Preedy are also currently organising a Pride and Prejudice Conference which will take place at Lucy Cavendish College from 21-23 June 2013 to celebrate 200 years of Jane Austen's best-loved novel.

Please follow the links below for further details:

P. D. James and Professor Janet Todd on 200 Years of Pride and Prejudice on BBC Radio 4′s Today Programme http://austenonly.com/2013/01/28/p-d-james-and-professor-janet-todd-on-200-years-of-pride-and-prejudice-on-bbc-radio-4s-today-programme/

Pride and Prejudice: Jane Austen fans celebrate novel's 200th anniversary http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-21078941

Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice at 200: looking afresh at a classic http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2013/jan/26/pride-prejudice-200th-anniversary

 Pride and Prejudice Conference at Lucy Cavendish College http://www.lucy-cav.cam.ac.uk/whats-on/pride-and-prejudice-conference