<p>This book offers a reinterpretation of Austen's later novels by exploring their interactions with the fiction of the 1810s. Building on recent bibliographic research into the novel, this study situates Austen in the literary marketplace and offers new insights into the nature of her 'innovation', which arises from her sensitivity to the genre.</p>

Jane Austen and the Popular Novel: The Determined Author

Literature & Fiction

Mandal, Anthony

British & Irish

AIAA

Self-Control: by Mary Brunton (Chawton House Library: Women's Novels)

<p>Self-Control (1811) was a literary sensation, going into four editions in its first year. The first novelist to set her story against a strong Scottish background, Brunton set the scene for other writers such as Walter Scott. Jane Austen was also a fan, she read it at least twice, worrying that the work might foreshadow her own creations.</p>

Self-Help

Routledge

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