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This volume brings together lively articles which have been reworked especially for this collection. John Wiltshire explores the key themes and issues that Austen's novels raise for modern readers and explores the controversies that surround the author's work. These accessible essays question conventional readings and consider Austen in a new light

Jane Austen

Preface .- PART I: INTRODUCTIONS.- Pride and Prejudice .- Mansfield Park .- Emma .- Persuasion .- PART II: INTERVENTIONS.- Mrs Bennet's Least Favourite Daughter .- Editing Mansfield Park .- (De)colonizing Mansfield Park .- The Comedy of Emma .- Comfort, Health and Creativity: A Reading of Emma .- PART III: EPILOGUE.- Jane Austen's England, Jane Austen's World .- Notes .- Index.