Bibliograph

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Reading Austen in America, Juliette Wells

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Reading Austen in America

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

961001935

Responsibility statement

Juliette Wells

Summary

"Austen in America tells the story of America's long love-affair with Jane Austen and her work. Beginning with the first US edition of Emma, published in Philadelphia in 1816, Juliette Wells -- author of Everybody's Jane: Austen in the Popular Imagination -- goes on to explore Austen's American publication history, correspondence with readers through the ages and the work of curators, promoters and fans of Austen in the 21st century."--, Provided by publisher"A vivid history of Jane Austen's American readers and fans, from her own day to the present"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- Part one. The 1816 Philadelphia Emma and its readers -- The origins of the first Austen novel printed in America -- Tales of three copies: books, owners, and readers -- An accomplished Scotswoman reads Austen abroad: Christian, Countess of Dalhousie in British North America -- Part two. Transatlantic Austen conversations -- Enthusiasts connected through the "electric telegraph of genius": the Quincy sisters of Boston and the Francis W. Austen family of Portsmouth -- Collectors and bibliographers: Alberta H. Burke of Baltimore and David J. Gilson of Oxford

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