Library Research Guides: WRIT 137: The Novels of Jane Austen: 2ndary Sources: Books & Articles

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Selected Books on Jane Austen & Her Time

England in the Age of Austen by Jeremy Black
Publication Date: 2021
Matters of Fact in Jane Austen: History, Location, and Celebrity (e-book) by Janine Barchas
Publication Date: 2012
Jane Austen (e-book) by Marilyn Butler
Publication Date: 2007
Jane Austen and Representations of Regency England by Roger Sales
Publication Date: 2002

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