
A guide to her novels, biographical information, literary criticism and film adaptations available in the Main Library.
"Only a novel’…in short, only some work in which the greatest powers of the mind are display, in which the most thorough knowledge of human nature, the happiest delineation of its varieties, the liveliest effusions of wit and humor are conveyed to the world in the best chosen language."
-- Northanger Abbey, Ch. 5
- 1811 Sense and Sensibility F AUS
- 1813 Pride and Prejudice F AUS
- 1814 Mansfield Park F AUS
- 1815 Emma F AUS
- 1817 Persuasion F AUS
- 1817 Northanger Abbey F AUS
- Austen, Jane. Sanditon. 1975. F AUS
- Barrett, Julia. Jane Austen's Charlotte: Her Fragment of a Last Novel, Completed. 2000. F BAR
- Austen, Jane. Lady Susan. F AUS
- Austen, Jane. Love and Freindship(sic) and Other Early Works. 1981. 823.7 AUS
- Austen, Jane. The Complete Novels. 1995. F AUS
- Austen, Jane. The Complete Novels of Jane Austen. 1933. F AUS
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- Austen, Jane. Jane Austen's Letters. 1997. 823.7 AUS
- Day, Malcom. Voices from the World of Jane Austen. 2006. 823.7 DAY
- Harmon, Claire. Jane's Fame. 2010. 823.7 HAR
- Jane Austen's Life. 1995. DVD 823.7 JAN
- Le Faye, Deirdre. Jane Austen, a Family Record. 2004. 823.7 LEF
- _____. Jane Austen's 'Outlandish Cousin' : the Life and Letters of Eliza de Feuillide. 2002. 823 LEF
- _____. Jane Austen: The World of Her Novels. 2002. 823.7 LEF
- Locke, Juliane. England's Jane. 2006. YA 92 Austen
- Nokes, David. Jane Austen: a Life. 1997. 92 Austen
- Pool, Daniel. What Jane Austen Ate and Charles Dickens Knew…the Facts of Daily Life in Nineteenth Century England. 1993. 820.9 POO
- Ross, Josephine. Jane Austen's Guide to Good Manners. 2006. 395 ROS
- Sanderson, Caroline. A Rambling Fancy. 2006. 914.2 SAN
- Shields, Carol. Jane Austen. 2001. 92 Austen
- Spence, Jon. Becoming Jane Austen: a Life. 2007. 92 Austen
- Sullivan, Margaret C. The Jane Austen Handbook: a Sensible yet Elegant Guide to her world. 2007. 823.7 SUL
- Tomalin, Claire. Jane Austen: a Life. 1997. 92 Austen
- Tyler, Natalie. The Friendly Jane Austen: a Well-Mannered Introduction to a Lady of Sense and Sensibility. 1999. 823.7 TYL
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- Bloom, Harold, ed. Jane Austen. 2009. YA 823.7 JAN
- Bloom, Harold. Elizabeth Bennet. 2004. YA 823.7 ELI
- Crusie, Jennifer, ed. Flirting with Pride and Prejudice: Fresh Perspectives on the Original Chick-lit Masterpiece. 2005. 823.7 FLI
- Jenkins, Richard. A Fine Brush on Ivory: an Appreciation of Jane Austen. 2004. 823.7 JEN
- Lynch, Jack, ed. Jane Austen. 2010. YA 823.7 JAN
- Parrill, Sue. Jane Austen on Film and Television: a Critical Study of the Adaptations. 2002. 791.46 PAR
- Peterson, Eric. Pride and Prejudice: Notes. 1982. YA 809 AUS
- Rountree, Thomas. Emma: Notes. 1967. YA 823.7 AUS
Biographical
Emma
- 1996 – Miramax Films, starring Gwyneth Paltrow DVD EMMA
- 2004 – BBC miniseries, originally broadcast 1972 DVD EMMA
- 2010 – BBC, starring Romola Garai DVD EMMA
Mansfield Park
- 2000 – Miramax Films, starring Embeth Davidtz DVD MANSFIELD
- 2004 – BBC miniseries, originally broadcast 1985 DVD MANSFIELD
- 2008 – WGBH Boston, starring Billie Piper DVD MANSFIELD
Northanger Abbey
- 2004 – BBC miniseries, originally broadcast 1987 DVD NORTHANGER
- 2008 – WGBH Boston, starring Felicity Jones DVD JANE
Persuasion
- 1999 – Columbia Tristar, starring Amanda Root DVD PERSUASION
- 2004 – BBC miniseries, originally broadcast 1971 DVD PERSUASION
- 2008 – BBC, starring Sally Hawkins DVD PERSUASION
Pride and Prejudice
- 2001 – BBC, starring Colin Firth and Jennifer Elhe DVD PRIDE
- 2004 – BBC miniseries, originally broadcast 1980 DVD PRIDE
- 2005 – Focus Features, starring Kiera Knightley DVD PRIDE
- 2006 - Starring Laurence Olivier and Greer Garson, originally released 1940 DVD PRIDE
Sense and Sensibility
- Jane Austen Center in Bath, England – www.janeausten.co.uk
- Jane Austen Society of North America – www.jasna.org
- The Republic of Pemberley – www.pemberley.com
- Chawton Cottage Museum – www.jane-austens-house-museum.org.uk
- British Library – http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/ttp/ttpbooks.html (digitized collection of Jane Austen manuscripts)
created: 3/2/2011 ALS, updated: 5/24/2012
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