In-depth section by the editor on Materials, followed by essays by 18 eminent Austen scholars under topics including Social and Political Contexts, Literary Contexts, Teaching Class and Gender, Language, and specific scenes, patterns, and words. Essays by Julia Prewitt Brown, Ruth Perry, Laura Mooneyham White, Lorna J. Clark, John Wiltshire, Celia A. Easton, Annette M. LeClair, Jonathan H. Grossman, Carol M. Dale, Devoney Looser, Dorice Williams Elliott, Pamela S. Bromberg, Patricia Howell Michaelson, Jo Alyson Parker, Joseph Wiesenfarth. The Modern Language Association of America, New York. 2004. NEW. $18.00