A rare-book dealer traces the books that Austen admired. Many were by women writers who were the literary stars of their day.

An American rare-book dealer, Rebecca Romney, has managed it, by searching where Austen’s secrets lie hidden in plain sight: ...

There are few writers who have as devoted a following as celebrated novelist Jane Austen. But is she really the “first” great English female author?

This San Diego publisher of classic titles uses data and trendspotting to catch readers attention. Here’s how it is marking ...

Jane Austen’s Bookshelf’ presents women whose writing Austen admired — and how modern author Rebecca Romney found them.

In “Jane Austen’s Bookshelf ... whose works Ms. Romney set out to collect. Writing during “the first time in English history when more women published novels than men” were Charlotte ...