This beautifully, authoritatively and accessibly written book is indispensable reading for all Austen fans, students and teachers. Whether you are reading her novels for the first or fiftieth time, Frawley's book will teach you something new about the ethical and social world of Austen's novels.

Professor Jennie Batchelor, University of York, UK

By digging down into fifty of Jane Austen's most meaningful keywords-from address and air to vanity and worth-Maria Frawley expertly illuminates the power of the novelist's writings. In this elegant, informative book, Frawley demonstrates not only the value but the pleasure of reading Austen on the most granular level. Jane Austen in 50 Words is filled to the brim with sense, sensibility, and spirit.

Devoney Looser, author of Wild for Austen