This title explores the afterlives of Jane Austen's work in literature, film and popular culture. The plethora of Jane-Austen-related fiction and nonfiction - sequels, mysteries, dating guides, invented biographies, and more - that has appeared within the last decade attests to her readers' enthusiasm for re-envisioning her characters as well as herself. "Everybody's Jane" is the first study to investigate fully these popular appropriations of Austen in England and America, taking into account recent scholarly work on fan cultures and fan fiction. Like these Austen-inspired works themselves, this book stands at the crossroads between studies of popular culture and literary studies; it also offers a major contribution to the ongoing public discussion about the significance and relevance of Jane Austen today.

Author Biography

Juliette Wells is Assistant Professor of English at Manhattanville College, USA. She is editor (with Sandra Hagan) of The Brontes in the World of the Arts (Ashgate, 2008) and was features editor for the Penguin Classics enhanced e-book edition of Pride and Prejudice (2008).