{"product_id":"jane-austens-bookshelf","title":"Jane Austen's Bookshelf","description":"\u003ch2\u003eFor the Reader Who Has Always Suspected There Were More Women on Austen's Shelf Than History Let On\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJane Austen read Frances Burney, Ann Radcliffe, Charlotte Smith, Hannah More, Maria Edgeworth, and more. These women sat proudly on her bookshelf — she referenced them, borrowed from them, was shaped by them. And then, somehow, they disappeared from ours.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRare books dealer Rebecca Romney found an emerald clothbound copy of Burney's \u003cem\u003eEvelina\u003c\/em\u003e and couldn't let it go. What followed was a literary detective story: tracing the clues Austen left throughout her novels back to the women writers she admired, then asking why those writers had been written out of history. \u003cem\u003eJane Austen's Bookshelf\u003c\/em\u003e is the result — part memoir, part literary history, part act of restoration. Published to coincide with the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen's birth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Everything a reader could desire: wit, passion, mystery, brilliant detective work, a love of rare books, a deep dive into literary history and, best of all, the restoration of reputation for a group of great women authors whose names should never have been forgotten.\"\u003c\/em\u003e — Elizabeth Gilbert, author of \u003cem\u003eEat, Pray, Love\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTraces the women writers who inspired Jane Austen and disappeared from literary history\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBy Rebecca Romney, rare books dealer and author of \u003cem\u003ePrinter's Error\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublished to coincide with the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen's birth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaperback, published 2026\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003ePerfect For\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Austen devotee who has read everything she wrote and wants to know what she was reading\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA gift for the reader who believes the literary canon has some explaining to do\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnyone who loves rare books, literary history, and a good detective story\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46211151069284,"sku":"9781785124136","price":26.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0173\/7647\/7284\/files\/jane-austen-s-bookshelf-bookgeek-1248540227.jpg?v=1783752128","url":"https:\/\/bookgeek.com.au\/products\/jane-austens-bookshelf","provider":"BookGeek","version":"1.0","type":"link"}