“Her Duty to Disobey Her Father”: Jane Austen’s Religious Vocabulary in the Juvenilia, Part 2

Austen used "faith words" ironically in her Juvenilia, to ridicule those who worshiped their own feelings instead of God.

A Life of Her Own: The Story of Margaret Dashwood, by Wendy Zomparelli, Austen Variation with Science and Faith

Wendy Zomparelli's A LIfe of Her Own gives Margaret Dashwood a love of science and archaeology, and her own dreams to fulfill.

Book Reviews: Science-Themed Regency Novels by Cecily Van Cleave and Julie Klassen

Women had a difficult time with scientific pursuits in Jane Austen's England. Yewspring and The Apothecary's Daughter tell stories of brave women trying to use their gifts.