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b"George IV\\u2019s impressive Library included all the novels of Jane Austen, for whom he had a particular fondness. But what was not known (until a receipt was discovered in the Royal Archives in 2018) was that the Prince Regent had almost certainly been Austen\\u2019s very first customer - buying a copy of \\u2018Sense and Sensibility\\u2019 for 15 shillings on 28th October, 1811.\\nHis admiration for the anonymous 35 year-old author\\u2019s work lead to an awkward moment later in her career, when she felt obligated to dedicate \\u2018Emma\\u2019 to His Royal Highness - a task she clearly wished to avoid.\\nIn this episode, Arion, Olly and Rebecca explain why Austen detested her royal patron; reveal the dry first draft of her dedication to him; and consider how the famously promiscuous, indulgent monarch could have so badly misread Austen\\u2019s manifesto for moderation\\u2026\\nFurther Reading\\n\\u2022 \\u2018One of Jane Austen's earliest buyers revealed as Prince Regent \\u2013 who she 'hated'\\u2019 (The Guardian, 2018):\\xa0https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/jul/25/jane-austen-buyer-hated-prince-regent-sense-and-sensibility\\n\\u2022 \\u2018Jane Austen\\u2019s First Buyer? Probably a Prince She Hated\\u2019 (The New York Times, 2018):\\nhttps://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/24/books/jane-austen-prince-regent.html\\n\\u2022 \\u2018JANE AUSTEN, PRINCE REGENT & SANDITON\\u2019 - excerpt from \\u201cElegance and Decadence: The\\xa0Age of\\xa0the\\xa0Regency\\u201d\\xa0(BBC, 2011):\\xa0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzrlpIjwKv0\\nFor bonus material and to support the show, visit\\xa0Patreon.com/Retrospectors\\nWe'll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts:\\xa0podfollow.com/Retrospectors\\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Emma Corsham.\\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2021.\\n#1800s #Royals #Person #Arts #Discoveries #UK\\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices"