Readership: General readers with an interest in the life and works of Jane Austen.
Richard Jenkyns, Professor of the Classical Tradition and Fellow of Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford
Review(s) from previous edition"Having fine-combed each of Austen's novels, Jenkyns offers up a feast of his personal meditations and reflections . . . this is a book which will inspire many to dust off their Austen collections so as to re-acquaint themselves with her elegant prose - The Good Book Guide
"a beautifully crafted essay . . . This is a small and elegant Christmas present for all enthusiasts." - FT Magazine
"The book is written with great grace and elegance, and shows the development of [Austen's] genius as a storyteller. I felt I knew a lot about her, but this book has given me new insights for which I'm grateful" - P. D. James, Church Times
"This is that very rare thing nowadays, a book of criticism in which it is not necessary to read a sentence twice in order to understand it; though Richard Jenkyns writes so well, and offers so much insight and wisdom, that it is often a pleasure to do so." - Jane Austen Society Newsletter
1.: Beginnings 2.: The Shape of Comedy 3.: The Character of Character 4.: A Park with a View 5.: The Prisoner of Hartfield 6.: The Sense in Sensibility
