Law & Politics
Parental Authority and Its Legal Limits
Suzanna Geiser provides social and legal context for Austen's portrayal of various family structures in "Persuasion".
Entailment 101
Eric Bontempo explores the structure of financial inheritance that greatly affects the lives of the Bennet sisters.
Whigs and Tories
Anne Fertig provides an overview of England's political system during the Regency.
Publication History
Elizabeth Shand sheds light on the processes of Regency-era publishing and the publication history of Jane Austen's novels.