Bloom starts this collection with a lesson on analysis of character, then an editor's note and an introduction that interestingly compares her to Richardson's Clarissa. Essays by Marvin Mudrick, Andrew H. Wright, C.S. Lewis, Henrietta Ten Harmsel, Howard S. Babb, Stuart M. Tave, Susan Morgan, Bernard J. Paris, Susan Fraiman, Donald A. Bloom, Gloria Sybil Gross. Character profile, bibliography, index. Can these esteemed critics help us understand why we love Elizabeth so much? What arts and allurements has Austen employed to capture our hearts? VG condition. Chelsea House Publishers. 2004. Paper. USED. $35.00