| Introduction.
Part I: Getting to Know Jane Austen, Lady and Novelist.
Chapter 1: Introducing Jane Austen.
Chapter 2: Visiting Jane Austen’s Georgian World.
Chapter 3: Being Jane Austen (1775–1817).
Chapter 4: Inspiring the Aspiring Novelist.
Part II: Austen Observes Ladies and Gentlemen.
Chapter 5: Practicing the Politics of Dancing.
Chapter 6: Playing the Dating Game: Courtship, Austen Style.
Chapter 7: Marrying: A Serious Business for Jane Austen and Her Characters.
Chapter 8: Wily Females and Seductive Males.
Part III: Living Life in Jane’s World.
Chapter 9: Looking at Ladies’ Limited Rights and Roles.
Chapter 10: Being a Man in a Man’s World.
Chapter 11: Experiencing Life at Home in Austen’s Day.
Chapter 12: Minding Your Manners.
Chapter 13: Following Religion and Morality for Jane Austen and Her Times.
Part IV: Enjoying Austen and Her Influence Today.
Chapter 14: Reading Jane Austen.
Chapter 15: Bringing Austen Novels to Stage, Screen, and Television.
Chapter 16: Determining Austen’s Literary Descendents.
Part V: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 17: Ten Most Memorable Austen Characters.
Chapter 18: Ten Best Austen-Related Books (Besides This One!).
Chapter 19: Ten Best Austen Places to Visit.
Chapter 20: Ten Best Austenisms (and What They Mean).
Appendix: Jane Austen Chronology.
Index.
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