THE MAKING OF JANE AUSTEN, BY DEVONEY LOOSER
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Part Four:
Jane Austen, Schooled

Part Four of The Making of Jane Austen, "Jane Austen, Schooled" has a brief preface and two chapters, The preface describes an American periodical called The Mentor, which promises that you can "Learn One Thing Every Day,"  Chapter 10 tells the bizarre story of the first Jane Austen dissertation, written by a Harvard student who died young but is said by some to have come back from the dead. Chapter 11 describes Austen's emergence in textbooks and reading lists, in abridgments and newly edited texts, and in classrooms of all kinds from the early nineteenth century to the 1970s. Further images to illuminate the contents of those chapters may be found in the sections below. 
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Preface to Part Four: The Mentor
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Chapter 10: The First Jane Austen Dissertation
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Chapter 11: Textbook Austens

Is  It  right  for  your  book  club?

Yes, definitely! The paperback edition now includes a brief reader's guide with discussion questions. I'd love to hear from you if you're considering choosing it.

This book works best in clubs familiar with Austen's fiction OR its film adaptations. (You could read or watch Pride and Prejudice and then choose this book.)

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