Table of Contents

Notes on contributors; Preface Edward Copeland and Juliet McMaster; Acknowledgements; Texts and abbreviations; 1. Chronology of Jane Austen's life Deirdre Le Faye; 2. The professional woman writer Jan Fergus; 3. Northanger Abbey, Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice Rachel M. Brownstein; 4. Mansfield Park, Emma, Persuasion John Wiltshire; 5. The short fiction Margaret Anne Doody; 6. The letters Carol Houlihan Flynn; 7. Class Juliet McMaster; 8. Money Edward Copeland; 9. Religion and politics Gary Kelly; 10. Style John F. Burrows; 11. Jane Austen and literary traditions Isobel Grundy; 12. Austen cults and cultures Claudia L. Johnson; 13. Further reading Bruce Stovel; Index.

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A comprehensive guide to Austen's works in the contexts of her contemporary world and present-day criticism.

Reviews

'A book of … essays by academics, it is informative rather than opinionated, and provides a stimulating digest of ideas and information about Austen.' Literary Review