In this major study, leading Austen scholar John Wiltshire offers new interpretations of Jane Austen\'s six novels, Sense and Sensibility (1811), Pride and Prejudice (1813), Mansfield Park (1814), Emma (1816), Northanger Abbey and Persuasion (1818).
Arguing that each of Austen\'s works has its own distinct focus and und.
Much recent criticism of Austen has concentrated on the social, historical and intellectual context of her work, but Wiltshire turns attention back to Austen\'s prose techniques.
In this major study, leading Austen scholar John Wiltshire offers new interpretations of Jane Austen\'s six novels, Sense and Sensibility (1811), Pride and Prejudice (1813), Mansfield Park (1814), Emma (1816), Northanger Abbey and Persuasion (1818)