The ball in the novels of Jane Austen


This engraving from The English Spy (1825) shows a lively ball held in London's Argyle Rooms. (Source: Discovering literature: Romantics and Victorians)

Jane Austen: Social realism and the novel
 

A memoir of Jane Austen

The portable writing desk Austen's father gave her in 1794 (source)

Including:

Jane Austen and social judgement
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