Recs if you like The Female Quixote...

Based on the list/book published in 2006, general editor Peter Boxall.

classic literature only written by women, because why would a man be there??

these are (some of) the books mentioned in jane austen’s bookshelf by rebecca romney, who uncovers the female authors before and of austens time that may have inspired her

List of books that may have been on Jane Austen’s bookshelf based on the book and research Jane Austen’s Bookshelf by Rebecca Romney. There is AT LEAST one book for each author discussed in Romney’s book. I have also included later (more contemporary) literary criticisms that the author mentions.

jane austen is not, contrary to popular belief, the only women writing in the 18th century! dip your toes into some of her predecessors and contemporaries. (note: this list is in part inspired by rebecca romney's wonderful 'jane austen's bookshelf'. consider it extra credit!)

an eclectic collection of books related to austen's finished novels: from other classics to retellings to academic perspectives

themes i prioritized: women in the 18th & 19th century, marriage and economic considerations, coming of age

All the books that were listed on my female writers mug