1775-1817

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Northanger Abbey

authoritative text backgrounds, criticism
2004
Presents Jane Austen's "Northanger Abbey", which collects her reflections on the nature of novels, their heroines, and their readers, with biographical commentary, selections from other writers, and critical essays.

A walk with Jane Austen

a journey into adventure, love & faith
2007
A memoir in which Lori Smith discusses her experiences following the footsteps of author Jane Austen throughout England, a journey that gave her insights into the value of an ordinary life and provided her with relief from her own physical and mental struggles.

I was Jane Austen's best friend

2010
In a series of journal entries, Jenny Cooper describes her stay with cousin Jane Austen in the 1790s, and her entrance into Jane's world of beautiful dresses, dances, secrets, gossip, and romance.

Jane Austen's England

2013
Describes the social life and customs in England in the time of Jane Austen, 1775 to 1817.

Austenland

a novel
2007
Thirty-something New Yorker, Jane Hayes, who is obsessed with Mr. Darcy from Jane Austen's novel "Pride and Prejudice," is gifted a vacation to an estate where fans are transported back in time and actors pretend to be characters from Austen novels; and things get confusing when she blurs the line between fiction and reality by becoming attracted to two of the actors.

The wisdom of Jane Austen

2003
Excerpts from the writings of Jane Austen offer insight into her views on a variety of subjects, including marriage, education, fashion, friendship, pride, poverty, and love.

Critical essays on Jane Austen

1998
A collection of critical essays that discuss the life and work of Jane Austen.

The Jane Austen handbook

a sensible yet elegant guide to her world
2007
A guide to proper behavior for young ladies in Regency England, offering advice on how to identify "the Quality, " ensure a good yearly income, write a letter, keep house, raise children, treat the sick, buy clothing, choose a husband, decline a proposal, behave at a dinner party, and many other topics.

Emma

complete, authoritative text with biographical, historical, and cultural contexts, critical history, and essays from contemporary critical perspectives
2002

Sense & Sensibility

2011
A graphic novel adaptation of Jane Austen's "Sense and Sensibility" that follows the hardships, romances, and heartbreaks of sisters Elinor and Marianne Dashwood.

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