Janeites : Austen's disciples and devotees
"Written with much scholarly dedication and good humor . . . Accessible, well documented, carefully written generally argot-free, and convincing . . ."--Choice"AlthoughJaneites is written by professionals and thus, perhaps, is not for every amateur enthusiast, anyone who can read Jane Austen's sophisticated prose will be able to read these essays."--James R. Aubrey,Bloomsbury Review"Janeitesis a groundbreaking book."--Devoney Looser,Eighteenth-Century Studies"Lynch . . . reveals how [Austen] has inspired a wide range of readers, from those seeking a friend to those searching for relief from the horrors of war. . . . [The book is] illuminating and scrupulously researched: readers will be pleased to see a picture of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries brimming with women writers, artists, workers, and entrepreneurs populating and influencing the public sphere."--Jill Heydt-Stevenson,The Wordsworth Circle"Compelling and engaging. . . . [A] significant contribution to Austen studies, and more broadly to cultural studies of the novel."--Amanda Gilroy,Novel