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November 19, 2023

Lady Susan by Jane Austen

November 19, 2023/ Bren Booth-Jones
Lady Susan by Jane Austen

A novel from Jane Austen’s juvenilia gets a Penguin clothbound edition.

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November 19, 2023/ Bren Booth-Jones/
Classic Literature
Penguin Classics, Lady Susan, Jane Austen, Bren Booth-Jones
September 04, 2023

Jane Austen's Wardrobe by Hilary Davidson

September 04, 2023/ Steve Donoghue
Jane Austen's Wardrobe by Hilary Davidson

An exploration of Jane Austen’s clothing, grounded on references from her surviving letters.

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September 04, 2023/ Steve Donoghue/
Literary Criticism, History
Steve Donoghue, Hilary Davidson, Jane Austen, illustrated books, Yale University Press, 2023
March 07, 2023

Godmersham Park by Gill Hornby

March 07, 2023/ Christina Nellas Acosta
Godmersham Park by Gill Hornby

The life of Jane Austen provides the raw material for Gill Hornby’s new novel.

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March 07, 2023/ Christina Nellas Acosta/
Fiction-Romance
Godmersham Park, Gill Hornby, Jane Austen, fiction, historical fiction, Christina Nellas Acosta, 2023
May 26, 2022

The Murder of Mr. Wickham by Claudia Gray

May 26, 2022/ Steve Donoghue
The Murder of Mr. Wickham by Claudia Gray

A gaggle of Jane Austen characters get caught up in a country-house murder mystery.

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May 26, 2022/ Steve Donoghue/
Fiction-Romance, Fiction-Mystery/Suspense
The Murder of Mr. Wickham, Claudia Gray, Jane Austen, mystery fiction, fiction, Historical Fiction, Regency Romance, Steve Donoghue
August 08, 2020

Austen Years by Rachel Cohen

August 08, 2020/ Hannah Joyner
Austen Years by Rachel Cohen

A graceful and deeply introspective memoir written by a woman who reads and rereads Jane Austen to help her confront the changes occurring in her own life, and learns that her personal experiences give her a new lens to explore the meaning of Austen’s novels.

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August 08, 2020/ Hannah Joyner/
Biography/Memoir, Literary Criticism
Jane Austen, memoir, Hannah Joyner, literary criticism, female authors
April 18, 2020

The Other Bennet Sister by Janice Hadlow

April 18, 2020/ Steve Donoghue
The Other Bennet Sister by Janice Hadlow

The least sympathetic Bennet girl from Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice” takes center stage in Janice Hadlow’s debut novel.

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April 18, 2020/ Steve Donoghue/
Literary Fiction, Classic Literature
Janice Hadlow, Jane Austen, Mary Bennet, pastiche
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