Extended Reading

Was Mrs Augusta Elton a fraud?

Was Mrs Augusta Elton a fraud?

David Pugsley shares his thoughts on Mr Elton's eccentric bride.

Jane Austen’s Early Fangirls

The fans of Austen have always been numerous and dedicated. In this article Dr Margie Burns explores early evidence of Austen's influence.

The Janeites by Rudyard Kipling

This short story is oft considered the origin of the Term "Janeite"

Pride and Prejudice and the Problem of Elizabeth, Jane, and Mr. Bennet

Seth Snow shares his thoughts on relationships in Pride and Prejudice

Women's Circles Broken - Part Five

In this final instalment, Meagan brings all of her analysis together.

Jane on Marriage - An Exclusive Extract from "Be More Jane" by Sophie Andrews

Are you more Marianne than Elinor, Lydia rather than Lizzy? Be More Jane will teach you to address life with more sense and less prejudice, taking ...

Women's Circles Broken - Part Three

In this third installment, Meagan explores Alcott's Little Women

Women's Circles Broken - Part Four

In the fourth installment of her thesis, Meagan explores the sisterhood in Christina Rossetti's Goblin Market

Women's Circles Broken - Part Two

In this second part of Meagan's extended essay, she delves into Pride and Prejudice.

Women's Circles Broken - Part One

Meagan Hanley, wrote this multi-part post as her graduate thesis. Her focus was works of literature by female authors, one of whom was Jane Austen....

Austen’s Intentional Deprivation of Matriarchy

Mark Massaro discusses the conspicuous absence of mothers in Jane's work.

She Was Only Anne - On Anne Elliot in Persuasion

We don’t usually associate Jane Austen with sadness or depression. And this time, I have to say, we are wrong: Jane didn’t always write about happy...

Inner voices: The voices of Anne and Austen in Persuasion

By Camilla Magnotti Komatz with illustrations from Persuasion by C.E. Brock Persuasion, Jane Austen’s last finished novel, is probably the one in w...