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Susannah Fullerton , born in Canada in 1960 , is an Australian author , literary historian and Jane Austen expert .. Jane Austen. Jane Austen. She has been president of the Jane Austen Society of Australia since 1996 and is patron of the Rudyard Kipling Society of Australia .. Jane Austen. Jane Austen. Born in Canada , she grew up in Auckland , New Zealand .. She graduated from the University of Auckland with a BA in English , French and German , and then completed an M.Sc -LRB- Arts -RRB- in English Literature at the University of Edinburgh .. She trained in speech and drama and has acted in amateur productions .. Susannah moved to Australia in 1986 with her husband Ian Fullerton .. They have two sons and a daughter and live in Paddington , Sydney .. Susannah is very well known on the Australian speakers ' circuit as a literary lecturer .. She presents regular series at the Art Gallery of NSW , the State Library of New South Wales , at libraries , schools and clubs .. Art Gallery of NSW. Art Gallery of NSW. State Library of New South Wales. State Library of New South Wales. Her most popular talks are about Jane Austen , Charles Dickens , Anthony Trollope , the Mitford family , Samuel Pepys , Vita Sackville-West , Oscar Wilde , the Romantic Poets , and Shakespeare .. Jane Austen. Jane Austen. Charles Dickens. Charles Dickens. Anthony Trollope. Anthony Trollope. Mitford family. Mitford family. Samuel Pepys. Samuel Pepys. Vita Sackville-West. Vita Sackville-West. Oscar Wilde. Oscar Wilde. Shakespeare. Shakespeare. She is a registered speaker for ADFAS -LRB- Australia Decorative and Fine Arts Societies -RRB- .. She is a regular guest on Richard Glover 's ABC Self-Improvement Wednesday programme and is often interviewed on TV and radio .. With Australians Studying Abroad she leads literary tours to England , Scotland , Ireland , France , Italy , and the USA .. These tours take people to the homes of great writers , famous libraries , on walks through literary landscapes , cemeteries to see the graves of great writers and to galleries and museums .. Susannah has been a motivating force behind many Australian literary societies .. She is a founder member of the Australian Bronte Association and of the NSW Dickens Society .. She started the Anthony Trollope Appreciation Group of Australia and was also the instigator of the Rudyard Kipling Society of Australia .. Anthony Trollope. Anthony Trollope. She is a member of the Dylan Thomas Society of Australia , and the Sydney Passengers -LRB- Sherlock Holmes Society -RRB- .. She is also a member of the invitation-only Samuel Pepys Club UK , the Trollope Society UK , and is a life member of the Jane Austen Societies of the UK and of North America .. Jane Austen. Jane Austen. Samuel Pepys. Samuel Pepys. She has often given talks or dramatic readings for these societies in Australia and overseas .. She was involved in getting the statue of Charles Dickens back into Centennial Park , New South Wales and , along with Miriam Margolyes , spoke at the unveiling of that statue .. Charles Dickens. Charles Dickens. Miriam Margolyes. Miriam Margolyes