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Matters of Fact in Jane Austen: History Location and Celebrity

Researching Austen in Austin: Archival research reveals connections between Jane Austen’s characters and real-life celebrities and politicians

February 5, 2013 - Janine Barchas

Humphry Repton‚ "Observations on the Theory and Practice of Landscape Gardening," Including Some Remarks on Grecian and Gothic Architecture. London: Printed by T. Bensley for J. Taylor, 1803. The hand-colored illustrations have unique folding flaps that show the "before" and "after" views of the changes that landscaper Repton wrought at great estates and at great expense.

Janine Barchas is an associate professor of English at The University of Texas at Austin. Barchas used the Ransom Center’s collections as she conducted research for her book Matters of Fact in Jane Austen: History, Location, and Celebrity, published this past fall by John Hopkins University Press. She writes about working in the collections and how they guided her research.

Did I do a lot of research for my new book Matters of Fact in Jane Austen in the Harry Ransom Center? You bet! [Read more…] about Researching Austen in Austin: Archival research reveals connections between Jane Austen’s characters and real-life celebrities and politicians

Filed Under: Authors, Books + Manuscripts, Research + Teaching Tagged With: Evelyn Waugh, Jane Austen, Janine Barchas, letters, literature, maps, Matters of Fact in Jane Austen: History Location and Celebrity

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