Bibliograph

Jane Austen and her readers, 1786-1945, Katie Halsey

Type

Label

Jane Austen and her readers, 1786-1945, Katie Halsey

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Jane Austen and her readers, 1786-1945

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Katie Halsey

Series statement

Anthem nineteenth-century series

Summary

This is a study of the history of reading Jane Austen's novels. It discusses Austen's own ideas about books and readers, the uses she makes of her reading, and the aspects of her style that are related to the ways in which she has been read., `Jane Austen and her Readers, 1786-1945' is a study of the history of reading Jane Austen's novels. It discusses Austen's own ideas about books and readers, the uses she makes of her reading, and the aspects of her style that are related to the ways in which she has been read. The volume considers the role of editions and criticism in directing readers' responses, and presents and analyses a variety of source material related to the ordinary readers who read Austen's works between 1786 and 1945

Target audience

specialized

Classification