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"I hate to hear you talk about all women as if they were fine ladies instead of rational creatures. None of us want to be in calm waters all our lives."
Jane Austen (Persuasion)

Jane Austen

(1775–1817)

Steel engraving after a sketch by Cassandra Austen

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Welcome to the premier website of Jane Austen resources for students, scholars, and Austen Enthusiasts!  This site provides a guide to the current literature within Austen Studies and includes primary and secondary source material. Resources such as archival sites, biographies, scholarly articles, museums, and Jane Austen societies are provided above. Specifically, this pathfinder is designed to display sources that feature Jane Austen’s letters, manuscripts, and academic interpretations of her works.

 

William Blake

(1757-1827)

Portrait of Mrs. Q (Mrs. Harriet Quentin)

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