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Jane Austen: British author, early woman writer. Index to resources.

Jane Austen

Profile of Jane Austen, one of the most important English-language writers of the 19th century. Her novels bring to life a culture and life style of her place and time.

Jane Austen Quotes

Select quotations from writer Jane Austen.

Austen-L Mailing List

Focus is on an email discussion list about Jane Austen. Also includes some common misconceptions about Jane Austen and characters in her novels, and information about a program to search Jane Austen texts. Before posting to the list, read about etiquette and discussion style.

Austen-Mania

Salon columnist Laura Miller tries to define why Jane Austen "is becoming filmdom's favorite novelist."

In Love with Jane

A review of five different books on Jane Austen and her works and time, from the New York Times Review of Books.

Jane Austen's Birthday

Quotations from Jane Austen, plus a few links.

Jane Austen: Critical and Biographical Materials

This list of books, available at Goucher College's Jane Austen collection but also widely available elsewhere with a little looking, will be very helpful to anyone doing research on Jane Austen as a person and as a writer.

Jane Austen Info Page

This Austen site includes etexts: Pride and Prejudice, letters, less-known works, links to biographies, bibliographies, graphic images, and more.

Jane Austen Society of North America

Find information on the meetings and publications of JASNA.

Jane Austen's World

Want more information on the places where Jane Austen lived and the times she lived in? This list of books is a great start. There's particular attention to books about Bath and Brighton.

Novels by Jane Austen

A comprehensive list of Jane Austen writings online, with some links to biographical and critical articles.

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