Table of Contents

Preface; Part I. The General Literary Tradition: 1. Periodicals; 2. Moralists in prose; 3. The picturesque; 4. Drama and poetry; Part II. The Tradition in the Novel: 5. The beginnings; 6. The feminist tradition; 7. Other influences; Conclusion; Appendix 1. Books for young ladies; Appendix 2. Lady Sara Pennington's An Unfortunate Mother's Advice to Her Absent Daughters; Appendix 3. Mrs Jane West's Letters to a Young Lady; Appendix 4. William Gilpin: An Essay upon Prints; Bibliography; Index.

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This is a study of influences on Jane Austen's art and views of life.