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

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?

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An American rare-book dealer, Rebecca Romney, has managed it, by searching where Austen’s secrets lie hidden in plain sight: ...

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Jane Austen’s Bookshelf’ presents women whose writing Austen admired — and how modern author Rebecca Romney found them.

Jane Austen's six novels only earned her the grand total of ... and with a backdrop like this that looks like a film set, what better place to do it in? MALCOLM BRABANT: Actor Martin Williamson ...

Celebrate the brilliant mind behind your favourite classics with Jane Austen’s 250th birthday. Born on December 16, 1775, ...

Or Jane Austen. A San Diego publisher is on the ... In September, the company is releasing a redesigned boxed set of her novels, with a suggested price of $90. The six spines line up to form ...

We tend to think of Jane Austen as the first great female ... guest who wrote “Bookshelf,” is a fan of Austen. But her point in the book, subtitled “A Rare Book Collector’s Quest to ...

Correction: Martin Williamson is incorrectly identified as being an actor associated with Jane Austen’s House ... literary significance. Austen described her novels as her darling children ...