Kathryn R. Bartelt

Interested general readers, and, of course, Janeites as well as academics will find this title both useful and entertaining.

This is essential for Wharton scholars as well as informed general readers interested in Wharton or her literary and social circles.

The value of this edition, as Spacks maintains, is that "annotation helps to locate Austen in history, in literature, in language." Pride and Prejudice has been annotated before—David M. Shapard's 2003 edition—but Spacks's approach is more literary than his historical focus. Readers will appreciate the placement of Spacks's annotations along the wide margin of the page they relate to, as well as the many color illustrations. A valuable addition for any Austen student, scholar, or fan.