Download or read book Reading Jane Austen written by M. Scheuermann and published by Springer. This book was released on 2009-09-28 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reading Jane Austenexplores Mansfield Park, Pride and Prejudice, Emma, and Persuasion against their historical and cultural backdrop to show precisely how Jane Austen sets out the core themes of British morality in her novels. Austen s period was arguably the most socially and politically tumultuous in England s history, and by replacing the novels in this remarkable era, Scheuermann sharply defines Austen s view of the social contract.