Jane Austen's Work

Letters and Identity: Burney’s Evelina and Austen’s Lady Susan
MA student Aisik Maiti discusses the use of epistolary in Lady Susan and Burney's Evelina
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Jane Austen's The History of England
Jane begins her comical historical account by stating on the frontispiece that it has been written "By a partial, prejudiced, & ignorant historian". She adds a note to the reader at the bottom ...
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Behind The Scenes: Northanger Abbey
Jane's first completed novel, Northanger Abbey, was originally accepted by a publisher in 1803 and was bought for the sum of £10. The publisher who purchased the manuscript was Benjamin Crosby &...
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Emma Woodhouse and Pride and Prejudice's Mr. Darcy: The Double Standard
Emma Woodhouse from Jane Austen’s Emma and Mr. Darcy of Pride and Prejudice are similar characters, and yet why do we dislike one and want to marry the other? Why is Emma a snob and a meddler while...
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Ms. Jane Austen; Royal Favourite and Queen of Sass
Sass a Prince? We would never, but Jane Austen might.
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What is Free Indirect Discourse?
Why did Jane Austen choose Free Indirect Discourse? Find out in this blog.
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Horrid gothic tales courtesy of Isabella Thorpe!
It's that time of year- cosy, novel reading season. What better for October than a Gothic novel? Let's see what Northanger Abbey's Isabella Thorpe recommends.
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Ten things you might not know about Sense and Sensibility
As the anniversary of the publication of Jane's debut novel approaches on October 30th, we bring you ten facts that you might not know about Sense and Sensibility! 1) Jane's first full lengt...
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The Bank of England Reveals Jane Austen's Income
How much did Mansfield Park rake in for Miss Austen?
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In Defence of Pride and Prejudice's Mrs Bennet
A Defence of Pride and Prejudice's Mrs Bennet, written by Jean Main-Reade In Pride and Prejudice, and in every stage, screen and fanfic adaptation, Mrs Bennet is a comic character. She was made...
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Catherine Morland: A Failed Gothic Novel Heroine?
Lucie Rivet offers her thoughts on Northanger Abbey's heroine.
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