Jane Austen: The Critical Heritage Volume 1 1811-1870 (The Collected Critical Heritage : 19th Century Novelists)

The Critical Heritage gathers together a large body of critical sources on major figures in literature. Each volume presents contemporary responses to a writer's work, enabling student and researcher to read the material themselves. Book Cover......Page 1 Half-Title......Page 2 Title......Page 4 Copyright......Page 5 General Editor’s Preface......Page 6 Contents......Page 7 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS......Page 10 NOTE ON THE TEXT......Page 11 I......Page 12 THE PUBLICATION OF THE NOVELS......Page 14 THE REVIEWERS......Page 16 Sense and Sensibility and Pride and Prejudice......Page 17 Mansfield Park......Page 20 Emma......Page 22 Northanger Abbey and Persuasion......Page 25 1821 TO 1870......Page 29 THE CRITICAL TRADITION AFTER 1870......Page 39 1. Unsigned review, Critical Review......Page 44 2. Unsigned notice, British Critic......Page 48 3. Unsigned notice, British Critic......Page 52 4. Unsigned review, Critical Review......Page 54 5(a). Opinions of Mansfield Park: collected and transcribed by Jane Austen......Page 60 5(b). Opinions of Mansfield Park recorded by Jane Austen in her correspondence......Page 64 6. Miss Mitford on Jane Austen......Page 66 7. Opinions of Emma: collected and transcribed by Jane Austen......Page 70 8. Walter Scott, an unsigned review of Emma, Quarterly Review......Page 74 9. Unsigned notice, Literary Panorama......Page 84 10. Unsigned notice, Monthly Review......Page 86 11. Unsigned notice, British Critic......Page 88 12. Unsigned notice, Gentleman’s Magazine......Page 90 13. Henry Austen: The Biographical Notice......Page 92 POSTSCRIPT......Page 95 14. Unsigned review, British Critic......Page 100 15. Henry Crabb Robinson on Jane Austen......Page 106 16. Whately on Jane Austen......Page 108 17. Scott on Jane Austen......Page 124 18. A Novelist of the Age......Page 126 19. Sober Sketches......Page 132 20. The Superior Novelist......Page 134 21. The Novels......Page 136 22. Some Views of the 1830s......Page 138 23. Macready on Jane Austen......Page 140 24. A Poetic Tribute......Page 142 25. Jane Austen and Harriet Martineau......Page 144 26. Macaulay on Jane Austen......Page 146 27. G.H.Lewes on Jane Austen......Page 148 28. Charlotte Brontë on Jane Austen......Page 150 29. An American View......Page 154 30. Lewes: Jane Austen as a ‘Prose Shakespeare’......Page 156 31. The mid-century view......Page 158 32. Lewes: Jane Austen the ‘artist’......Page 166 33. Jane Austen in America......Page 168 34. Unelevating Jane Austen......Page 170 35. Unelevating Jane Austen again......Page 172 36. Lewes: The great appraisal......Page 174 37. W.F.Pollock on Jane Austen......Page 190 Note......Page 196 38. Lewes: a note on Jane Austen’s artistic economy......Page 198 39. Julia Kavanagh on Jane Austen......Page 200 40. Jane Austen and George Eliot......Page 218 41. The Victorian ‘society’ view......Page 220 42. Mrs. Oliphant on Jane Austen......Page 232 43. The Victorian ‘historical’ View......Page 242 44. Richard Simpson on Jane Austen......Page 254 45. Unsigned notice of Northanger Abbey and Persuasion, Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine......Page 276 APPENDIX: EARLY EDITIONS OF THE NOVELS OF JANE AUSTEN......Page 280 Bibliography......Page 282 II......Page 284 IV......Page 286 Arts, Language and Literature Book Cover 1 Half-Title 2 Title 4 Copyright 5 General Editor’s Preface 6 Contents 7 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 10 NOTE ON THE TEXT 11 Introduction 12 I 12 II 14 THE PUBLICATION OF THE NOVELS 14 THE REVIEWERS 16 III 17 Sense and Sensibility and Pride and Prejudice 17 Mansfield Park 20 Emma 22 Northanger Abbey and Persuasion 25 IV 29 1821 TO 1870 29 THE CRITICAL TRADITION AFTER 1870 39 1. Unsigned review, Critical Review 44 2. Unsigned notice, British Critic 48 3. Unsigned notice, British Critic 52 4. Unsigned review, Critical Review 54 5(a). Opinions of Mansfield Park: collected and transcribed by Jane Austen 60 5(b). Opinions of Mansfield Park recorded by Jane Austen in her correspondence 64 6. Miss Mitford on Jane Austen 66 7. Opinions of Emma: collected and transcribed by Jane Austen 70 8. Walter Scott, an unsigned review of Emma, Quarterly Review 74 9. Unsigned notice, Literary Panorama 84 10. Unsigned notice, Monthly Review 86 11. Unsigned notice, British Critic 88 12. Unsigned notice, Gentleman’s Magazine 90 13. Henry Austen: The Biographical Notice 92 POSTSCRIPT 95 14. Unsigned review, British Critic 100 15. Henry Crabb Robinson on Jane Austen 106 16. Whately on Jane Austen 108 17. Scott on Jane Austen 124 18. A Novelist of the Age 126 19. Sober Sketches 132 20. The Superior Novelist 134 21. The Novels 136 22. Some Views of the 1830s 138 23. Macready on Jane Austen 140 24. A Poetic Tribute 142 25. Jane Austen and Harriet Martineau 144 26. Macaulay on Jane Austen 146 27. G.H.Lewes on Jane Austen 148 28. Charlotte Brontë on Jane Austen 150 29. An American View 154 30. Lewes: Jane Austen as a ‘Prose Shakespeare’ 156 31. The mid-century view 158 32. Lewes: Jane Austen the ‘artist’ 166 33. Jane Austen in America 168 34. Unelevating Jane Austen 170 35. Unelevating Jane Austen again 172 36. Lewes: The great appraisal 174 37. W.F.Pollock on Jane Austen 190 Note 196 38. Lewes: a note on Jane Austen’s artistic economy 198 39. Julia Kavanagh on Jane Austen 200 40. Jane Austen and George Eliot 218 41. The Victorian ‘society’ view 220 42. Mrs. Oliphant on Jane Austen 232 43. The Victorian ‘historical’ View 242 44. Richard Simpson on Jane Austen 254 45. Unsigned notice of Northanger Abbey and Persuasion, Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine 276 APPENDIX: EARLY EDITIONS OF THE NOVELS OF JANE AUSTEN 280 Bibliography 282 Select Index 284 I 284 II 284 III 286 IV 286