Subject Week: “250th anniversary of the birth of one of Britain’s greatest writers – Jane Austen (1775–1817)”

Jane Austen was an English writer, famous for her six novels which approach and center ordinary people and their day-to-day lives. Most important and central to her work is the examination of power, class, and gender, specifically as they dictated a woman’s life, livelihood, and independence (or lack thereof). She anonymously published Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Emma, and Mansfield Park while she was alive, while her other two novels, Northanger Abbey and Persuasion were published posthumously.

Print Books:

1. Austen, C. (1991). My Aunt Jane Austen: A memoir. Jane Austen Society. PR4036 .A85 2008
2. Austen, J. (2025). Childhood Writings: The Collector’s Edition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. PR4032 .T57 2025
3. Austen, J. (2025). Emma: The Collectors Edition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. PR4032 .E5 2025
4. Austen, J. (2025). Later Manuscripts: The Collector’s Edition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. PR4032 .T64 2025
5. Austen, J. (2025). Persuasion. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. PR4032 .P4 2025
6. Austen, J. (2025). Pride and Prejudice: The Collector’s Edition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.PR4032 .P7 2025
7. Austen, J. (2025). Mansfield Park: The Collector’s Edition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. PR4032 .M3 2025
8. Austen, J. (2025). Northanger Abbey: The Collector’s Edition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. PR4032 .N7 2025
9. Austen, J. (2025). Sense and sensibility: The Collector’s Edition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. PR4032 .S4 2025
10. Mudrick, M. (1952). Jane Austen: Irony as Defense and Discovery. PR4037 .M8 1952

When off-campus, please enter your credentials to access the e-books.

E-books:

1. Bartlett, N. & Stabler, J. (2021). Jane Austen: Reflections of a Reader. Open Book Publishers. Ebscohost.
2. Dabundo, L. (2021). Jane Austen : A Companion. Ebscohost.
3. Goss, E. (2019). Jane Austen and Comedy. Bucknell University Press. Ebscohost.
4. Irvine, R.P. (2005). Jane Austen. Ebscohost.
5. Stafford, F. (2017). Jane Austen: A Brief Life. Yale University Press. Ebscohost.
6. Wheddon, Z. (2024). Jane Austen: Daddy’s Girl : The Life and Influence of The Revd George Austen. Pen and Sword History. Ebscohost.