Austen-Leigh, James Edward, A Memoir of Jane Austen and Other Family Recollections, edited by Kathryn Sutherland, Oxford University Press, 2002.

The memoir written by Austen's nephew James Edward was first published in 1870 and offers the one existing source of family memories about Jane Austen, mostly the recollections, biographical notes, and vivid personal accounts of devoted nieces and nephews.

Copeland, Edward, and Juliet McMaster, eds., The Cambridge Companion to Jane Austen, Cambridge University Press, 1997.

This book is a comprehensive guide to Jane Austen and her work in the context of the times in which she lived. The book includes a discussion of her works and chapters on economics, politics, religion, social class, and literary traditions.

Lynch, Deidre, ed., Janeites: Austen's Disciples and Devotees, Princeton University Press, 2000.

This collection of essays produced since Austen's lifetime demonstrates how wide is the range of interpretations and reader response to her...