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Bath Novel A~nnotations to the Text: Merits and Mercenaries, ‘Classic Companion I’
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BATH NOVEL REFERENCES AND RESOURCES LIST
Merits and Mercenaries, ‘Classic Companion I’ of The Bath Novels of Lady A~
‘Relative’ Opinions
- Austen, Henry, ‘Biographical Notice’, prefaced to the first edition of Northanger Abbey and Persuasion (1818), and revised for the Bentley edition in 1833.
- Austen-Leigh, James-Edward, A Memoir of Jane Austen (1870).

The ‘Sacred Six’ & Other Writings of the Lady
- Austen, Jane, Catharine and Other Writings, ed. Margaret Anne Doody and Douglas Murray (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998).

- Austen, Jane, Emma, ed. Fiona Stafford (London: Penguin Books, 1996).

- Austen, Jane, Lady Susan/The Watsons/Sanditon, ed. Margaret Drabble (London: Penguin Books, 1974).

- Austen, Jane, Love and Freindship and other writings, selected by Janet Todd (London: Phoenix, 1998).
- Austen, Jane, Mansfield Park, ed. Kathryn Sutherland (London: Penguin Books, 1996).

- Austen, Jane, Northanger Abbey, ed. Marilyn Butler (London: Penguin Books, 1995).

- Austen, Jane, Northanger Abbey, ed. Anne Henry Ehrenpreis (London: Penguin Books, 1985).

- Austen, Jane, Persuasion with A Memoir of Jane Austen, ed. D. W. Harding (London: Penguin Books, 1988).

- Austen, Jane, Persuasion, ed. Gillian Beer (London: Penguin Books, 2003).

- Austen, Jane, Persuasion, introduction and notes, Dr. W.A. Craik (London: Pan Books, 1975).

- Austen, Jane, Pride and Prejudice, ed. Vivien Jones (London: Penguin Books, 1996).

- Austen, Jane, Sense and Sensibility, ed. Ros Ballaster (London: Penguin Books, 1995).

Best Biography
- Laski, Marghanita, Jane Austen and Her World (London: Thames and Hudson, 1969).

- Tomalin, Claire, Jane Austen: A Life (London: Penguin Books, 1998).

Regency Reveal
- Chris, Theresa, Georgette Heyer’s Regency England (London: Sidgwick, 1989).

- Richardson, J., The Regency (London: Collins, 1973).

- Titles and Forms of Address (London: A&C Black, 1966).

Decorative Delights
- Earl Spencer, Charles, Althorpe Living History (Theodore Alexander, 2005).
- Quinn, Tom/ Riddle, Paul, Country Houses of Britain & Ireland (London: New Holland, 2005).
- Bly, John, John Bly’s Antiques Masterclass (London: Octopus, 2005).
- The Oxford Companion to the Decorative Arts, ed. Harold Osborne (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1975).

Period Periodicals
- Jane Austen’s Regency World (Lansdown Media).

- Jasna News (The Jane Austen Society of North America).

- Persuasions/The Jane Austen Journal (The Jane Austen Society of North America).

Wordsmiths-Extraordinaire
- The Merriam-Webster Dictionary (Massachusetts: Merriam-Webster, 1997).
- The New Collins Concise Dictionary of the English Language (London: Collins, 1982).
- The New Oxford Dictionary of English (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998).
Weave from the Worldly Web
- AustenBlog, http://www.austenblog.com/

- British History Online, http://www.british-history.ac.uk/
- Jane Austen’s World, http://janeaustensworld.wordpress.com/
- Jessamyn’s Regency Costume Companion, http://www.songsmyth.com/
- Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia 99 (Microsoft, 1993-1998).
- The Republic of Pemberley, http://www.pemberley.com/

- UK Historic Houses & Stately Homes, Royal Palaces, Gardens and Castles, Heritage Sites for England, Scotland and Wales, http://www.statelyhomes.com/
LA!–LYSTE™
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