Show threadFID Anglo-American CultureMar 24, 2025

Intrigued? Read more about Margie Burns's research here in her piece at @uk.theconversation.com https://theconversation.com/from-pulpits-to-protest-the-surprising-history-of-the-phrase-pride-and-prejudice-249836?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=bylineblueskybutton

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From pulpits to protest, the surprising history of the phrase ‘pride and prejudice’

The phrase appeared on thousands of pages unrelated to Jane Austen before and during her life – and was a favorite phrase of the abolitionists.

The Conversation
Show threadFID Anglo-American CultureMar 24, 2025

As this is also the big #JaneAustenYear, here are 2 books on #JaneAusten & #Abolition of #Slavery
Margie Burns on "Jane Austen, Abolitionist" & the Abolitionist meaning of the phrase #Pride&Prejudice
& Gabrielle D V White "Jane Austen in the Context of Abolition"

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