Mediating between the Austen novels and the films, the essays in this collection are most illuminatory of the differences between the two historical periods. Is it a surprise that Austen's heroes, rather than her heroines, have had to be revised?
~Betty Rizzo
This book has something for both the Austen scholar and the Austen enthusiast.
~Booklist
Few scholarly works excite sufficient demand to require a second edition within three yours of the first publication, but this collection of essays on Austen and Hollywood has attracted an audience far beyond academe.
~Eighteenth Century Current Bibliography
An excellent example of literary criticism, as each of the fourteen essays is well-researched and scholarly but with a touch of humor.
~Film & History
[These articles] are engaging and sure to spark discussion
~Library Journal
Such a book was sure to follow the Austen explosion and we welcome it.
~Literature/Film Quarterly