Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Preface ix
5. Introduction 3
6. “Some truths not told”: The Story of the “Other” Heroine
7. Sense and Sensibility 27
8. “Exactly the something which her home required”: The “unmerited punishment” of Harriet Smith in Emma 38
9. “A corrupted, vitiated mind”: The Decline of Mary Crawford in Mansfield Park 47
10. “You are never sure of a good impression being durable”: The Fall of Louisa Musgrove in Persuasion 55
11. “An itch for acting”: Playing with Polyphony in Mansfield Park 59
12. “Their fates, their fortunes, cannot be the same”: Cameo Appearances
13. “Surely this comparison must have its use”: The “very strong resemblance” in Sense and Sensibility 70
14. “My expressions startle you”: An “injured, angry woman” in Persuasion 76
15. “We must forget it”: “The unhappy truth” in Pride and Prejudice 85
16. “Grievous imprisonment of body and mind”: Investigating Crimes
17. “No tread of violence was ever heard”: Silent Suffering in Mansfield Park 95
18. “Unnatural and overdrawn”: “Alarming violence” in Northanger Abbey 116
19. “This ill-used girl, this heroine of distress”: The “Diabolical scheme” in Lady Susan 127
20. What, or who, is Jane Austen? 133
21. Afterword 139
22. Bibliography 143
23. Index 155