Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data A companion to Jane Austen studies / edited by Laura Cooner Lambdin and Robert Thomas Lambdin. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-313-30662-1 (alk. paper) 1. Austen, Jane, 1775-1817 -- Criticism and interpretation -- History. 2. Austen, Jane, 1775-1817 -- Bibliography. I. Lambdin, Laura Cooner. II. Lambdin, Robert Thomas. PR4037.C66 2000 823'.7 -- dc21 99-049693 British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data is available. Copyright © 2000 by Laura Cooner Lambdin and Robert Thomas Lambdin All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced, by any process or technique, without the express written consent of the publisher. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 99-049693 ISBN: 0-313-30662-1 First published in 2000 Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881 An imprint of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc. www.greenwood.com Printed in the United States of America ∞+⃝TM The paper used in this book complies with the Permanent Paper Standard issued by the National Information Standards Organization (Z39.48-1984). 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 -iv- |