The Washington Post28 天
Jane Austen’s favorite writers finally get their due
A few years ago, rare-book dealer Rebecca Romney bought a gorgeous edition of the 18th-century novel “Evelina” by Frances Burney, a writer she had heard of but never read. Curious, she decided ...
Northcountrypublicradio.org13 天
Rare book dealer Rebecca Romney dedicates a book to the women Jane Austen read
"Jane Austen's Bookshelf" spotlights eight women writers, largely lost to history, who influenced the English novelist. Rare book dealer Rebecca Romney dedicates a book to the women Jane Austen ...
KPBS15 天
Rare book dealer Rebecca Romney dedicates a book to the women Jane Austen read
A chance encounter with Frances Burney's 1778 novel, Evelina, sent rare book dealer Rebecca Romney on a yearslong quest to find the women writers who influenced Jane Austen's work. One of Romney's ...
The New York Times19 天
The Forgotten Writers Who Influenced Jane Austen
JANE AUSTEN’S BOOKSHELF: A Rare Book Collector’s Quest to Find the Women Writers Who Shaped a Legend, by Rebecca Romney It is a truth universally acknowledged (at least in publishing ...
Publishers Weekly29 天
How ‘Jane Austen’s Bookshelf’ by Rebecca Romney Got Made
In this week's edition of Endnotes, we take a look at Rebecca Romney's Jane Austen’s Bookshelf: A Rare Book Collector’s Quest to Find the Women Writers Who Shaped a Legend, Which profiles the ...