The best (and the best written) book about Austen that has appeared in the last three decades.--Nina Auerbach, Journal of English and Germanic Philology By looking at the ways in which Austen domesticates the gothic in Northanger Abbey, examines the conventions of male inheritance and its negative i[...]
Jane Austen completed only six novels, but enduring passion for the author and her works has driven fans to read these books repeatedly, in book clubs or solo, while also inspiring countless film adaptations, sequels, and even spoofs involving zombies and sea monsters. Austen's lasting appeal to bot[...]
Two sisters are drawn into unhappy romances despite the cool judgment of one and the emotional intensity of the other in this nineteenth-century novel that is accompanied by related writings, annotations, and criticisms.[...]
Reflecting the dynamic and expansive nature of Austen studies, A Companion to Jane Austen provides 42 essays from a distinguished team of literary scholars that examine the full breadth of the English novelist's works and career.[...]
The private and social worlds of three families are revealed through the experiences of the heroine Fanny Price in this nineteenth-century novel accompanied by related writings, annotations, and criticism[...]