17871 Austen's Characters "A Dramatic Adaptation of an

"A Dramatic Adaptation of an English Classic by Jane Austen

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Essays by Alexandra Harris

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17871 Austen's Characters "A Dramatic Adaptation of anRomney investigates the heroines of literature Jane Austen read, discovering who they were, what they meant to Austen, and why they were erased from the Western Canon. Each chapter covers a different author (Radcliffe, Burney, Lennox, Smith, More, Inchbald, Edgeworth, Hester Lynch Thrale Piozzi). Romney discusses her experiences reading these authors, her adventures finding their books, including rare copies, and connections she finds between their