02247cam a2200421 i 4500 2636281620 TxAuBib 20251208120000.0 250211s2025||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781982190248 hardback 1982190248 hardback (OCoLC)1438665201 TxAuBib rda Romney, Rebecca, author. Jane Austen's bookshelf : a rare book collector's quest to find the women writers who shaped a legend / Rebecca Romney. Jane Austen's book-shelf : a rare book collector's quest to find the women writers who shaped a legend. First Marysue Rucci Books hardcover edition. New York : Marysue Rucci Books, 2025. 455 pages ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. "From rare book dealer and guest star of the hit show Pawn Stars, a page-turning literary adventure that introduces readers to the women writers who inspired Jane Austen [Frances Burney, Ann Radcliffe, Charlotte Lennox, Charlotte Smith, Hannah More, Elizabeth Inchbald, Hester Lynch Thrale Piozzi, and Maria Edgeworth]--and investigates why their books have disappeared from our shelves"-- Provided by publisher. 20251208. Austen, Jane 1775-1817 Books and reading. Austen, Jane 1775-1817 Criticism and interpretation. Burney, Fanny, 1752-1840 Influence. Radcliffe, Ann, 1764-1823 Influence. Lennox, Charlotte, approximately 1729-1804 Influence. Smith, Charlotte, 1749-1806 Influence. More, Hannah, 1745-1833 Influence. Inchbald, Mrs., 1753-1821 Influence. Piozzi, Hester Lynch, 1741-1821 Influence. Edgeworth, Maria, 1768-1849 Influence. Women novelists, English 18th century History and criticism. Women novelists, English 19th century History and criticism.