Jane Austen's Work

Letters and Identity: Burney’s Evelina and Austen’s Lady Susan

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

The History of England by Jane Austen - JaneAusten.co.uk

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 histor...

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...

Emma Woodhouse and 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...

Ms. Jane Austen; Royal Favourite and Queen of Sass

Sass a Prince? We would never, but Jane Austen might.

In Defence Of Fanny Price

Fanny Price was recently voted Austen's least liked protagonists. Do you agree?

What is Free Indirect Discourse?

Why did Jane Austen choose Free Indirect Discourse? Find out in this blog.

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 ...