This updated edition of the acclaimed Cambridge Companion offers clear, accessible coverage of the intricacies of Austen's works in their historical context, with biographical information and
suggestions for further reading. Major scholars address Austen's six novels, the letters and other works, in terms accessible to students and the many general readers as well as to academics.
With seven new essays, the Companion now covers topics that have become central to recent Austen studies: for example, gender, sociability, economics and the increasing number of screen
adaptations of the novels.
