A Chronology of Jane Austen and her Family

Jane Austen is one of a select band of writers whose output has generated a mountain of literary criticism. As well as this, her work has also given rise to sequels of varying quality and numerous film adaptations. Other scholars have produced in‐depth biographies and histories of her family life and private life, or written books on the impact of Jane Austen on modern society.

Although every avenue of Austen‐related criticism seems to have been explored, Deirdre Le Faye has come up with something different, which may prove to be of great value to Austen scholars in the future. It...