A rare-book dealer traces the books that Austen admired. Many were by women writers who were the literary stars of their day.

To mark the 250th anniversary of the birth of Jane Austen in 2025 ... piece makes reference to the anonymity at the end]. A collection of timeless fiction from the literary greats.

There are few writers who have as devoted a following as celebrated novelist Jane Austen. But is she really the “first” great English female author?

On the day NPR visited Romney at the shop, the author glowed at the sight of her collection and the voices represented in it. Rebecca Romney's book, Jane Austen's Bookshelf, is displayed at Type ...