Introduction -- Part one. The 1816 Philadelphia Emma and its readers -- The origins of the first Austen novel printed in America -- Tales of three copies: books, owners, and readers -- An accomplished Scotswoman reads Austen abroad: Christian, Countess of Dalhousie in British North America -- Part two. Transatlantic Austen conversations -- Enthusiasts connected through the "electric telegraph of genius": the Quincy sisters of Boston and the Francis W. Austen family of Portsmouth -- Collectors and bibliographers: Alberta H. Burke of Baltimore and David J. Gilson of Oxford.
Summary:
"Austen in America tells the story of America's long love-affair with Jane Austen and her work. Beginning with the first US edition of Emma, published in Philadelphia in 1816, Juliette Wells -- author of Everybody's Jane: Austen in the Popular Imagination -- goes on to explore Austen's American publication history, correspondence with readers through the ages and the work of curators, promoters and fans of Austen in the 21st century."-- Provided by publisher. "A vivid history of Jane Austen's American readers and fans, from her own day to the present"-- Provided by publisher.
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