A Rare Book Collector’s Quest to Find the Women Writers Who Shaped a Legend”Rebecca RomneySimon & Schuster$30 Where did Jane ...

Austen’s Influences: In “Jane Austen’s Bookshelf,” by Rebecca Romney, a rare-book collector sets out to “investigate” a group of overlooked female writers.

Jane Austen’s Bookshelf: The Women Writers who Shaped a Legend Author: Rebecca Romney ISBN-13: 978-1785124105 Publisher: Ithaka Press Guideline Price: £25 ...

Rare book collector Rebecca Romney holds The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Radcliffe, published in 1794. The novel is among the archives that inspired Jane Austen's Bookshelf, Romney's new book on ...

Rare book collector Rebecca Romney holds The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Radcliffe, published in 1794. The novel is among the archives that inspired Jane Austen's Bookshelf, Romney's new book on ...

Updated February 23, 2025 at 05:00 AM ET 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 ...

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 ...