Jane Austen's Business

Jane Austen''s Business is a collection of essays that demonstrates Austen knew her business. She presents with memorable distinctness not only ''what sees keenly, speaks aptly, moves flexibly'' but also ''what throbs fast and full'' (Charlotte Bronte''s phrases). Many of these essays, including those by Julia Prewitt Brown, Margaret Drabble, Jan Fergus, Isobel Grundy, Gary Kelly, and Elaine Showa...