*The titles that have highlighted links are the ones I have read and reviewed on this blog
**This list is in chronological order based on the publication year
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- The List Lover's Guide to Jane Austen by Joan Strasbaugh © 2013
- Jane Austen's Guide to Thrift by Kathleen Anderson © 2013
- The Real Jane Austen: A Life in Small Things by Paula Byrne © 2013
- What Matters in Jane Austen: 20 Crucial Puzzles Solved by John Mullan © 2013
- Celebrating Pride and Prejudice: 200 years of Jane Austen's Masterpiece by Susannah Fullerton © 2013
- Matters of Fact in Jane Austen: History, Location, and Celebrity by Janine Barchas © 2012
- Miss Jane Austen's Guide to Modern Life's Dilemmas by Rebecca Smith © 2012
- Celebrating Pride and Prejudice: 200 years of Jane Austen's Darling Child by Hazel Jones and Maggie Lane © 2012
- Jane Austen's Cults and Cultures by Claudia L. Johnson © 2012
- Understanding Austen: Key Concepts in the Six Novels by Maggie Lane © 2012
- Everybody's Jane: Austen in the Popular Imagination by Juliette Wells © 2012
- A Jane Austen Devotional by Steffany Woolsey © 2012
- The Jane Austen Guide to Life by Lori Smith © 2012
- All Roads Lead to Austen by Amy Elizabeth Smith © 2012
- The Jane Austen Guide to Happily Ever After by Elizabeth Kantor © 2012
- The Marriage of Faith by Laura Dabundo © 2012
- A Dance with Jane Austen by Susannah Fullerton © 2012
- Bitch in a Bonnet: Reclaiming Jane Austen from the Stiffs, the Snobs, the Simps, and the Saps by Robert Rodi © 2012
- A Jane Austen Education by William Deresiewicz © 2011
- Why Jane Austen? by Rachel Brownstein © 2011
- Jane Austen's Guide to Thrift by Kathleen Anderson © 2013
- The Real Jane Austen: A Life in Small Things by Paula Byrne © 2013
- What Matters in Jane Austen: 20 Crucial Puzzles Solved by John Mullan © 2013
- Celebrating Pride and Prejudice: 200 years of Jane Austen's Masterpiece by Susannah Fullerton © 2013
- Matters of Fact in Jane Austen: History, Location, and Celebrity by Janine Barchas © 2012
- Miss Jane Austen's Guide to Modern Life's Dilemmas by Rebecca Smith © 2012
- Celebrating Pride and Prejudice: 200 years of Jane Austen's Darling Child by Hazel Jones and Maggie Lane © 2012
- Jane Austen's Cults and Cultures by Claudia L. Johnson © 2012
- Understanding Austen: Key Concepts in the Six Novels by Maggie Lane © 2012
- Everybody's Jane: Austen in the Popular Imagination by Juliette Wells © 2012
- A Jane Austen Devotional by Steffany Woolsey © 2012
- The Jane Austen Guide to Life by Lori Smith © 2012
- All Roads Lead to Austen by Amy Elizabeth Smith © 2012
- The Jane Austen Guide to Happily Ever After by Elizabeth Kantor © 2012
- The Marriage of Faith by Laura Dabundo © 2012
- A Dance with Jane Austen by Susannah Fullerton © 2012
- Bitch in a Bonnet: Reclaiming Jane Austen from the Stiffs, the Snobs, the Simps, and the Saps by Robert Rodi © 2012
- A Jane Austen Education by William Deresiewicz © 2011
- Why Jane Austen? by Rachel Brownstein © 2011
- Jane Austen: A Life Revealed by Catherine Reef © 2011 YA
- Jane Austen (Christian Encounter Series) by Peter J. Leithart © 2010
- Jane's Fame: How Jane Austen Conquered The World by Claire Harman © 2010
- A Truth Universally Acknowledged: 33 Great Writers on Why We Read Jane Austen by Susannah Carson © 2009 ES
- Jane Austen: An Unrequited Love by Andrew Norman © 2009
- Jane Austen and Marriage by Hazel Jones © 2009
- Jane Austen: An Illustrated Treasury by Rebecca Dickson © 2008
- Two Guys Read Jane Austen by Steve Chandler and Terrence Hill © 2008
- The Bedside, Bathtub, and Armchair Companion to Jane Austen by Carol Adams © 2008
- The Little Book of Jane Austen by Emily Wollaston © 2008
- 101 Things You Didn't Know About Jane Austen by Patrice Hannon © 2007
- A Rambling Fancy: In the Footsteps of Jane Austen
by Caroline Sanderson © 2006- Jane Austen in Bath: Walking Tours of The Writer's City by Katharine Reeve © 2006
- Jane Austen: A Life (Penguin Lives) by Carol Shields © 2005
- Miniatures and Morals: The Christian Novels of Jane Austen by Peter J. Leithart © 2004
- Searching for Jane Austen by Emily Auerbach © 2004
- A Fine Brush of Ivory: An Appreciation of Jane Austen by Richard Jenkyns © 2004
- Tea With Jane Austen by Kim Wilson © 2004
- Jane Austen, a Treasury of Illustrations by Lee Crane © 2003
- Jane Austen on Screen by Gina and Andrew MacDonald © 2003
- In the Steps of Jane Austen: Walking Tours of Austen's England by Anne-Marie Edwards © 2003
- What Jane Austen Ate and Charles Dickens Knew by Daniel Pool © 2003
- Jane Austen: A Companion by Josephine Ross © 2002
- Jane Austen: The World of Her Novels by Deirdre Le Faye © 2002
- Jane Austen on Film and Television by Sue Parrill © 2002
- Jane Austen in Hollywood by Linda Troost © 2000
- The Friendly Jane Austen: A Well-Mannered Introduction to a Lady of Sense and Sensibility by Natalie Tyler © 1999
- Jane Austen's World by Richard Harris (piano book) © 1997
- The Cambridge Companion to Jane Austen by Edward Copeland © 1997
- Jane Austen's World: The Life and Times of England's Most Popular Author by Maggie Lane © 1996 (reissued in 2005 and 2013)
- Jane Austen's World: The Life and Times of England's Most Popular Author by Maggie Lane © 1996 (reissued in 2005 and 2013)
- Jane Austen's Christmas by Maria Hubert © 1996 (reissued in 2003)
- Jane Austen: In Style by Susan Watkins © 1996
- Only a Novel: The Double Life of Jane Austen by Jane Aiken Hodge © 1972 L
- More about Jane Austen by G.B. Stern © 1949 ES SS
- Jane Austen's Letters by Jane Austen and Deirdre Le Faye © 1932 (reissued in 1952 and 1997) L
- A Memoir of Jane Austen: And Other Family Recollections by James Edward Austen-Leigh © 1870 (reissued in 2002)
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Key:
L - Letters
ES - Essays
SS - Short Story
YA - Young Adult
Thank you ever so much for this list!! I will reference it often I'm sure!
ReplyDeleteYou're becoming an Austen treasure! I can see a time when your blog appears in the bibliographies of serious non-fiction works.
ReplyDeleteThis just made my day! I'm bookmarking it, mailing it and saving it to reference :) Thanks so much, Meredith!
ReplyDeleteA Truth Universally Acknowledged is excellent! I have the book at home, I read about 10 pages into it and I knew that it wasn't just for serious readers. In fact, anyone can read it.
ReplyDeleteI personally recommend it!
Wow! What fantastic and lovely comments to brighten my day! Thank you all!
ReplyDeleteI am so glad that these lists are proving to be helpful. It makes all the work putting them together worthwhile!
The next one is Pride and Prejuidice, which will probably have to be broken up into a couple lists since it is so widely written about! I am VERY excited about it though!
Nicole - I have been reading A Truth Universeally Acknowledged bit by bit over the last month. It is proving to be a very insightful and enjoyable read! I look forward to hearing your thoughts about it!
Terrific list, Meredith!
ReplyDeleteI read "Jane Austen for Dummies" a few years ago and it was a very informative, insightful read (despite the somewhat derogatory title). For a general overview on JA's work and her background, I would recommend it.
I own "What Jane Austen Ate and Charles Dickens Knew" and it's a fantastic resource on the Regency era for readers, writers or lovers of that time period. It's very helpful in explaining exactly what whist is or a cravat, for example.
I also own "The Friendly Jane Austen" which is a lighter version, in my opinion, of "Jane Austen for Dummies". This book includes references on JA-inspired films as well as a breakdown of JA characters and thoughts from actors who have played those characters.
Again, thanks, Meredith! I will be updating my TBR list shortly. :)