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A Jane Austen Encyclopedia.(Brief Article)
Poplawski, Paul. A Jane Austen Encyclopedia. Greenwood, 1998. c.424p. permanent paper. illus. bibliog. index. LC 97-44880. ISBN 0-3:13-30017-8. $85. REF
This superb reference examines Austen's life, her work, and the body of criticism about both, The biographical sections consist of three chronological listings. They trace her life and literary development (with a map of key locations and a genealogical chart of the Austen family), the social and historical era in which Austen lived (with sketches of period costumes and methods of transportation), and the literary world in which she is embedded (including notes on books Austen read or knew). The heart of the encyclopedia …
