Paper Jane: 250 Years of Austen

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Paper Jane: 250 Years of Austen

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Sense and Sensibility: A Novel.
Austen printed her first novel anonymously and at her own expense.

Sense and Sensibility: A Novel.
Austen printed her first novel anonymously and at her own expense.

Pride and Prejudice: A Novel.
The Duke of Beaufort’s bookplate in this first-edition copy of Pride and Prejudice bears witness to the elitism of Austen’s earliest readers.

Pride and Prejudice: A Novel.
The Duke of Beaufort’s bookplate in this first-edition copy of Pride and Prejudice bears witness to the elitism of Austen’s earliest readers.

Pride and Prejudice: A Novel.
The Duke of Beaufort’s bookplate in this first-edition copy of Pride and Prejudice bears witness to the elitism of Austen’s earliest readers.

Mansfield Park: A Novel.
Note how Austen continues to publish anonymously, being identified only as the author of her prior works.

Mansfield Park: A Novel.
Note how Austen continues to publish anonymously, being identified only as the author of her prior works.

Emma: A Novel.
When the Prince Regent extended a royal invitation for Austen to dedicate her next novel to him, she could not refuse, despite writing privately of her “hate” for the Regent (because he mistreated his wife). A recent discovery in the Royal Archives…

Emma: A Novel.
When the Prince Regent extended a royal invitation for Austen to dedicate her next novel to him, she could not refuse, despite writing privately of her “hate” for the Regent (because he mistreated his wife). A recent discovery in the Royal Archives…

Emma: A Novel.
When the Prince Regent extended a royal invitation for Austen to dedicate her next novel to him, she could not refuse, despite writing privately of her “hate” for the Regent (because he mistreated his wife). A recent discovery in the Royal Archives…
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