Table of Contents

Mode of Citation
Preface to the Paperback Edition
Preface to the Hardcover Edition
Introduction: Some Critical and Literary Contexts
Chapter 1: Mansfield Park: Jane Austen's Grounds of Being
Chapter 2: Aspects of Northanger Abby and Sense and Sensibility
Chapter 3: Pride and Prejudice: The Reconstruction of Society
Chapter 4: Emma and the Dangers of Individualism
Chapter 5: Persuasion: The Estate Abandoned
Postscript: Sanditon
Index

About the Author

Alistair Duckworth is a professor emeritus of English at the University of Florida. He also taught at Mount Holyoke College, Florida State University in London and Florida, the University of Virginia, and SUNY Buffalo.

Reviews

"One is not only impressed with Mr. Duckworth's knowledge and insights in this special analysis of Jane Austen's fiction, but also with his knowledge of English fiction in general...An informed commentary on Jane Austen's thought, attitudes, and intentions."--'Virginia Quarterly Review'