“…but for my own part, if a book is well written, I always find it too short.” ~Jane Austen

I’m obsessed with all things Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice is my favorite book of all time: I’ve read it five times, including once in Spanish (Orgullo y Prejuicio). I’ve re-watched the 2005 Pride and Prejudice film starring Keira Knightly countless times (I don’t care what most Janeites think–I think it’s lovely!).  I finally saw the BBC Production, with Jennifer Ehle and Colin Firth, and absolutely loved it! I have porcelain teacups that I adore precisely because they look so Jane Austen-esque. I still keep a physical address book…and it’s Jane Austen-themed.

Jane Austen’s Novels

• Sense and Sensibility
• Pride and Prejudice (re-read in Spanish: Orgullo y Prejuicio)
• Mansfield Park
• Emma
• Northanger Abbey
• Persuasion
• Sanditon

Nonfiction Works

• A Companion to Jane Austen by Claudia L. Johnson and Clara Tuite ~CURRENTLY READING~
  • A deep dive into Austen scholarship, with 42 essays from distinguished literary scholars.
• Jane Austen: A Life by Claire Tomalin
  • One of the better-known Jane Austen biographies.
• A Truth Universally Acknowledged: 33 Great Writers on Why We Read Jane Austen edited by Susannah Carson
  • Essays from Virginia Woolf, C.S. Lewis, and other great critics, discuss what they find fascinating about Jane Austen’s work.
• Jane Austen’s England by Roy and Lesley Adkins
  • An exploration of the customs and culture of England, and what day-to-day life was like during Jane Austen’s lifetime.
• Jane Austen’s Letters edited by Deirdre Le Faye
  • While Austen’s family burned the bulk of her letters after her death, a few have survived. Here they are collected and annotated.
• A Jane Austen Education: How Six Novels Taught Me About Love, Friendship, and the Things That Really Matter by William Deresiewicz
  • One man’s discovery of the great novelist’s teachings–a demonstration of what great literature is for.