Scope: Jane Austen was an 18th century British novelist whose novels dealt with middle class manners and values of a leisurely society. Although she did not receive great acknowledgement as a writer during her day, she was popular among the inner circles of the social milieu that she frequented. Today Austen has received resurgence in popularity, as her novels have been adapted for film. Sense and Sensibility, Mansfield Park, and Emma are her more popular works. Austen’s literary value is attributed to her wit and style.

CIRCULATING BOOKS 

Books of Jane Austen’s works are listed in our on-line catalog under “Austen, Jane,” and under individual titles.

Books written by and about Jane Austen have the call number(s) 

PR113.S6

Some representative books from the circulating collection that are located upstairs in the library are:

Mukherjee, Meenakshi. Jane Austen. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1991.

Spencer, Jane. The Rise of the Woman Novelist: From Aphra Behn to Jane Austen.
New York: Blackwell, 1986.

White, Laura Mooneyhan. Critical Essays on Jane Austen. New York: G.K. Hall, 1998.

Wiltshire, John. Recreating Jane Austen. New York: Cambridge University Press, 
2001.

CRITICAL SOURCES

There are books in the Reference Collection that do not circulate, but pages may be photocopied. These resources provide an overview or summary of the topic.

The following titles are appropriate to this topic:

PR 821.C7 1991 Critical Survey of Long Fiction 

PERIODICALS, JOURNALS, & TRADE PUBLICATIONS

Click the links for a list of full text journals available through our databases in:

• English Literature
• Literature-General

WEB SITES 

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http://vos.ucsb.edu/

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Updated 08/20/2007