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Jane Austen and the state of the nation / Sheryl Craig.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Craig, Sheryl, 1954- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Austen, Jane, 1775-1817--Criticism and interpretation.
- Austen, Jane.
- Austen, Jane, 1775-1817.
- Literature and society--England--History--18th century.
- Literature and society.
- Criticism and interpretation.
- England.
- History.
- Literature and society--England--History--19th century.
- Genre:
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 183 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.
- Contents:
- Introduction: Jane Austen's legacy
- Juvenilia: a liberal conservative
- Sense and Sensibility: poor law reform
- Pride and Prejudice: the speenhamland system
- Northanger Abbey and the Watsons: the restriction act
- Mansfield Park: the condition of England
- Emma: William Pitt's utopia
- Persuasion: the post-Waterloo crash
- Sanditon: a political novel.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9781137544544
- 1137544546
- OCLC:
- 907295954
- Publisher Number:
- 99964009550
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