William Deresiewicz is an associate professor in the Department of English Language and Literature at Yale University. He has written for a variety of publications, including The New York Times Book Review, the Nation, and the London Review of Books.

Comprehensive in its scope, ambitious in its aims. -- Michael Caines Times Literary Supplement This is an important, well-written book that makes a number of bold claims about Austen's work. -- Beth Lau Newsletter of the Jane Austen Society of North America

• Acknowledgments 1. Introduction 2. Early Phase Versus Major Phase: The Changing Feelings of the Mind 3. Mansfield Park: Substitution 4. Emma: Ambiguous Relationships 5. Persuasion: Widowhood and Waterloo Notes Bibliography Index

William Deresiewicz is an associate professor in the Department of English Language and Literature at Yale University. He has written for a variety of publications, including The New York Times Book Review, the Nation, and the London Review of Books.

Comprehensive in its scope, ambitious in its aims. -- Michael Caines Times Literary Supplement This is an important, well-written book that makes a number of bold claims about Austen's work. -- Beth Lau Newsletter of the Jane Austen Society of North America

• Acknowledgments 1. Introduction 2. Early Phase Versus Major Phase: The Changing Feelings of the Mind 3. Mansfield Park: Substitution 4. Emma: Ambiguous Relationships 5. Persuasion: Widowhood and Waterloo Notes Bibliography Index

William Deresiewicz is an associate professor in the Department of English Language and Literature at Yale University. He has written for a variety of publications, including The New York Times Book Review, the Nation, and the London Review of Books.

Comprehensive in its scope, ambitious in its aims. -- Michael Caines Times Literary Supplement This is an important, well-written book that makes a number of bold claims about Austen's work. -- Beth Lau Newsletter of the Jane Austen Society of North America

• Acknowledgments 1. Introduction 2. Early Phase Versus Major Phase: The Changing Feelings of the Mind 3. Mansfield Park: Substitution 4. Emma: Ambiguous Relationships 5. Persuasion: Widowhood and Waterloo Notes Bibliography Index