Scarce in hardback. Hardy presents Austen as the originator of the modern novel. She discusses how Austen presents a seamless flow between public and private, many and one, sympathy and detachment. An important contribution to Jane Austen studies. Pages are a little yellowed. Book is VG except that a sheet containing pages 175 through 178 is loose. New York University Press. 1976. USED. $25.00