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If you love to read Jane Austen, you might enjoy some of the titles on this list.   Most of us have no shelf control!

Library List

Commentary on the novels

Constancy and the Ethics of Jane Austen's 'Mansfield Park'

Author Joyce Tarpley illustrates Jane Austen’s use of virtue and Christian themes through the thoughts, actions and interactions of the heroine Fanny Price. 

Liberty in Jane Austen's Persuasion

Kathryn Davis traces the development of the theme of liberty in Austen’s last completed novel.  The book's close readings throughout are effective, attuned to how the smallest details of diction and punctuation reveal character and thought.

Jane austen & the Clergy

Irene Collins close and careful examination of the importance of Jane Austen's clerical background as well as the clergy in the novels: Patronage, Manners and Morals, the Clergy and the Neighborhood, etc

Jane austen and Leisure

David Selwyn's superb analysis of Jane Austen's use of leisure in her novels - proper uses of leisure are to fulfill duties, to read and think, and to pursue social relations, leisure was not meant to be an excuse for idleness


Jane Austen's Life

Jane Austen: A family Record

Deirdre Le Faye's comprehensive account of Jane Austen's relations - painstakingly researched and documented

Jane Austen's Letters

Le Faye's authoritative source for Jane Austen's correspondence

Jane Austen's "Outlandish Cousin": The Life and Letters of Eliza de Feuilli

Le Faye reveals Jane Austen's spirited first cousin's colourful life and travels through her extensive correspondence


What Jane Austen Read

Samuel Richardson in context

Peter Sabor edits this critical edition on the life and works of one of Jane Austen's favorite writers.

The Cambridge Companion to Frances Burney

Frances Burney (1752–1840) was the most successful female novelist of the eighteenth century and her novels were greatly admired by Jane Austen.  This volume covers all her works, including her novels, plays, journals and letters, in a comprehensive and accessible way


Learn More about Jane austen

Jane austen for Dummies

Joan Klingle Ray's witty creation that gives insight into Jane Austen's life, her works and her lasting impact as a writer.   Clear and concise.

Jane Austen celebrates: Holidays and Occasions Regency Style

Lindy Bell takes your on a spirited journey through the Regency Era holiday calendar and explains the origins of certain holiday and social traditions.  

If you cannot locate the book you are interested in, let us know. We may be able to help you find it.

New Books from our friends of Jane austen

Dr. Brett Bourbon

Dr. Tiffany Schubert

Dr. Tiffany Schubert

The book argues that the  growth of Jane Austen's protagonists is attributed to their unique ability to reason by description.  

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Dr. Tiffany Schubert

Dr. Tiffany Schubert

Dr. Tiffany Schubert

This book examines jane Austen's engagement of medieval traditions of love, romance and happy endings.

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