Everybody's Jane

The first book<br/>to investigate Jane Austen's popular significance today Everybody's Jane considers why Austen matters to amateur readers how they make use of her<br/>novels what they gain from visiting places associated with her and why they<br/>create works of fiction and nonfiction inspired by her novels and life.The voices of everyday readers emerge from<br/>both published and unpublished sources including interviews conducted with literary tourists and archival research into the<br/>founding of the Jane Austen Society of North America and the exceptional Austen<br/>collection of Alberta Hirshheimer Burke of Baltimore.Additional topics include new Austen<br/>portraits; portrayals of Austen and of Austen fans in film and fiction; and<br/>hybrid works that infuse Austen's writings with horror erotica or explicit<br/>Christianity.Everybody's Jane will appeal to all those who care about Austen and will change how we think about the<br/>importance of literature and reading today.