156. Introducing Emma by Jane Austen

Welcome to our Spring Season! We're reading Emma by Jane Austen as a community, and we hope you will join us. Listen to today's introduction to hear why we love this novel, how we approach readalongs and recaps, and what to pay attention to as you follow along.

To get maximum delight this season, join our Patreon community for classes and conversation, plus special Footnotes episodes.

Here's the reading schedule:

• March 4: Introduction

• March 11: Volume 1, 1-9 or Chapters 1-9

• March 18: Volume 1, 10-18 or Chapters 10-18

• March 25: Volume 2, 1-8 or Chapters 19-26

• April 1: Volume 2, 9-18 or Chapters 27-36

• April 8: Volume 3, 1-10 or Chapters 37-46

• April 15: Volume 3, 11-19 or Chapters 47-End

And here are our recommended texts:

• The Annotated Emma

• Vintage Classics

• Patterned Vintage Classics

• Penguin Clothbound Classics

• Rifle Paper Co. + Puffin in Bloom

• Oxford Classics