The 26 pint-sized essays comprising A Jane Austen A-Z are stuffed full of insights. Each is a masterpiece in miniature. Learned yet playful, Michael Greaney teaches readers new things about the forms and preoccupations of Austens fiction. * Deidre Lynch, Professor of Literature, Harvard University, USA * A unique guide to the life and career of a much-loved author. It sheds new light on key images, ideas, objects, people and places in Jane Austens writings. This neatly organised book provides Austen enthusiasts and students alike with a unique insight into the much-loved writers way with words. * Lancashire Life * Michael Greaneys Jane Austen A to Z is a perfectly judicious and highly entertaining atlas of the great novelists life and writings. Each short chapter is an informative delight, from A for Accident to Z for Zig-Zag, in a book cleverly written both for those in want of an engaging first primer, as well as those who already know Austen down to a T. * Devoney Looser, Regents Professor of English and Global Sport Scholar, Arizona State University, USA * Both entertaining and informative, this is a book for all Austen enthusiasts. It would make an ideal gift or a delightful treat for oneself. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it and recommend it to all lovers of Jane Austen. -- Catherine Barker * Chronicle (Jane Austen Society of Australia) *
