If you’ve ever wondered what a phaeton is or why Bath is a popular destination for Austen’s heroines,

British English for American Readers may help. This “dictionary of the language, customs, and places
of British life and literature” gives brief definitions of terms and has an extensive subject appendix
covering money, class structure, military ranks, and other areas.

Grote, D. (1992). British English for American Readers. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press.

Shelved at Union College at: REF PE 1704 .G76 1992

WorldCat entry: https://www.worldcat.org/title/british-english-for-american-readers-a-dictionary-of-the-

language-customs-and-places-of-british-life-nad-literature/oclc/438770780?referer=br&ht=edition.

Jane Austen is widely quoted. When searching for the perfect words to start off a paper, try one of
the next two sources:
Partnow, E. (1992). The New Quotable Woman: Completely Revised & Updated. New York: Facts on File.

Shelved at Union College at: REF PN 6081.5 .N49 1992

WorldCat entry: https://www.worldcat.org/title/new-quotable-

woman/oclc/898879741&referer=brief_results.

Kaplan, J. (Gen. Ed.). (1992). Bartlett, J. Familiar Quotations: Sixteenth Ed. Boston: Little, Brown, and Company.

Shelved at Union College at: PN 6081 .B27 1992

WorldCat entry: https://www.worldcat.org/title/bartletts-familiar-quotations-16th-

ed/oclc/994027093&referer=brief_results.

The Cambridge Guide to Literature in English is a “handy reference guide” for those studying English
Literature. There are entries for writers, literary groups, wider literary movements, genres, and
critical terms. Works of literature are summarized (for the student who didn’t quite finish the book).
For example, a reader of Austen’s Northanger Abbey could benefit from understanding what a Gothic
Novel is, and can find that information (and other helps) here:
Head, D. (Ed.). (2006). The Cambridge Guide to Literature in English, 3 rd Edition. New York: Cambridge Union
Press.

Shelved at Union College at: REF PR 85 .C29 2006

WorldCat entry: https://www.worldcat.org/title/cambridge-guide-to-literature-in-

english/oclc/920081151&referer=brief_results.
For an in-depth look at the customs, clothing, carriages, coins, dances, food, gardens, and other period
details that make her work “more fully comprehensible,” this resource is invaluable:
Olsen, K. (2005). All Things Austen: An Encyclopedia of Austen’s World, 2 volumes. Westport, CT: Greenwood
Press.

Shelved at Union College at: REF PR 4036 .A275 2005 v.1 &2

WorldCat entry: https://www.worldcat.org/title/all-things-austen-an-encyclopedia-of-austens-world-vol-

1-a-l/oclc/773842239&referer=brief_results.

Interested in tracking down an original edition of an Austen work? A Bibliography of Jane Austen lists
the known locations of the first American editions of her works as well as relating the auction history
and value. The books are listed by printing and have a copy of each frontispiece.
Gibson, D. (1997). A Bibliography of Jane Austen. New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press.

Shelved at Union College at: REF Bib PR 4036 .G54 1997

WorldCat entry: https://www.worldcat.org/title/bibliography-of-jane-

austen/oclc/813713365&referer=brief_results.