This research guide will connect you to reference works, print books and ebooks, databases for articles, and other information sources on 19th century English novelist Jane Austen (1775-1817).
Portrait of Austen, based on a watercolor by her sister, Cassandra.
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"Austen, Jane," from Europe 1789-1914: Encyclopedia of the Age of Industry and Empire, Vol. 1
"Austen, Jane," from Gale Contextual Encyclopedia of World Literature, Vol. 1
"Austen, Jane," from The Oxford Encyclopedia of British Literature
"Austen, Jane: Introduction," from Feminism in Literature: A Gale Critical Companion, Vol. 2
The Cambridge Companion to Jane Austen by 
The Cambridge Introduction to Jane Austen by 
A Companion to Jane Austen by Click on any link below to run a search in the online catalog, for all books and other materials on that subject in, or accessible through, the Gumberg Library.
These searches may retrieve the works themselves as well as criticism.
To use e-journals off-campus, you will need to enter your Multipass username and password when you click on a link
All of these resources can be accessed from off-campus, but you will need to enter your Multipass username and password when you click on a link below.
To access electronic resources off campus you will need to enter your Multipass information
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This research guide was created by Elsa Buehler, English Department Intern, Gumberg Library, April 2020
