If you have followed this blog at all you are aware of my fanboy love for Jane Austen. If you are not aware of this click the link for the January 2013 Pride and Prejudice below and you’ll get a taste of it. This does, unfortunately or not, extend to enjoying a lot of what I consider Austen fan-fiction in books, films and TV shows. The lists below are not complete. They are only the books that I have read in the past or have some intention of reading in the future. At some point I may come back and add the television shows and movies. Special thanks to AustenProse, since I guess that’s where I probably first saw the name Austenesque.
The Originals
- Sense and Sensibility (1811)
- Pride and Prejudice (1813)
- Mansfield Park (1814)
- Emma (1815)
- Northanger Abbey (1818, posthumous)
- Persuasion (1818, posthumous)
- Lady Susan, The Watsons and Sandition (1805-1817, posthumous)
- Love and Freindship and Other Youthful Writings
Graphic Adaptations
Manga Classics (by publication date; click to expand)
- Emma – Stacy King, Po Tse and Crystal S. Chan
- Pride and Prejudice – Stacy King and Po Tse
- Sense and Sensibility – Stacy King and Po Tse
Marvel Illustrated (by publication date)
The lists that follow are those that I plan to read, already own, or may have just found hilarious and added them here. JAFF (Jane Austen fan-fiction blog) used to have a ridiculous amount of other fan-fiction and Austen-inspired novels listed, but gone offline, so not sure where to direct you.
The Nonfiction
Pre-2000(click to expand)
- A Memoir of Jane Austen – J.E. Austen-Leigh (1869)
- Only a Novel: The Double Life of Jane Austen – Jane Aiken Hodge (1972)
2000-2009
- Mr. Darcy’s Diary (Jane Austen Heroes #1) – Amanda Grange (2005)
- Mr. Knightly’s Diary (Jane Austen Heroes #2) – Amanda Grange (2006)
- Captain Wentworth’s Diary (Jane Austen Heroes #3) – Amanda Grange (2007)
- Edmund Bertram’s Diary (Jane Austen Heroes #4) – Amanda Grange (2007)
- Colonel Brandon’s Diary (Jane Austen Heroes #5) – Amanda Grange (2008)
- Jane Austen’s Guide to Dating – Lauren Henderson (2005)
- Jane Austen’s Guide to Good Manners – Josephine Ross (2008)
- Jane Austen: A Life – Carol Shields (2001)
- Becoming Jane Austen – Jon Spence (2003)
2010-2014
- Jane Austen’s England – Roy & Lesley Adkins (2013)
- Jane Austen: In Her Own Words and The Words of Those Who Knew Her – Helen Amy (2014)
- Why Jane Austen? – Rachel Brownstein (2011)
- The Real Jane Austen: A Live in Small Things – Paula Byrne (2013)
- Jane Austen, Game Theorist – Michael Suk-Young Chwe (2013)
- A Jane Austen Education – William Deresiewicz (2011)
- Behind Jane Austen’s Door – Jennifer Forest (2012)
- Henry Tilney’s Diary (Jane Austen Heroes #6) – Amanda Grange (2011)
- Wickham’s Diary – Amanda Grange (2011)
- Jane’s Fame: How Jane Austen Conquered the World – Claire Harman (2010)
- What Matters in Jane Austen? – John Mullan (2012)
- Talking About Jane Austen in Baghdad – Bee Rowlatt & May Witwit (2010)
- All Roads Lead to Austen: A Yearlong Journey with Jane – Amy Smith (2012)
- Jane Austen Cover to Cover – Margaret C. Sullivan (2014)
- Among the Janeites – Deborah Yaffe (2013)
2015-2019
- Jane Austen, the Secret Radical – Helena Kelly (2017)
- Young Jane Austen: Becoming a Writer – Lisa Pliscou (2015)
- Camp Austen – Ted Scheinman (2018)
- Jane Austen: A Brief Life – Fiona Stafford (2017, anniversary edition)
- Literary Portals to Prayer: Jane Austen – Rachel Hart Winter (2017)
- Jane Austen at Home – Lucy Worsley (2017)
2020-2024
- Austen Years: A Memoir in Five Novels – Rachel Cohen (2020)
- An A-Z of Jane Austen – Miachael Greaney (2022)
- Jane Austen’s Best Friend: The Life and Influence of Martha Lloyd – Zöe Wheddon (2021)
- Jane Austen, Daddy’s Girl: The Life and Influence of the Revd George Austen – Zöe Wheddon (2024)
- A Visitor’s Guide to Jane Austen’s England – Sue Wilkes (2021)
- The Jane Austen Remedy: It is a truth universally acknowledged that a book can change a life – Ruth Wilson (2022)
- The Dark Side of Jane Austen’s World – Angela Youngman (2024)
2025-2029
- Jane Austen’s Bookshelf: A Rare Collector’s Quest to Find the Women Writers Who Shaped a Legend – Rebecca Romney (2025)
- Living with Jane Austen – Janet Todd (2025)
- Jane Austen’s Garden: A Botanical Tour of the Classic Novels – Molly Williams (2025)
The Inspired ‘Fan-Fiction’
1990s (click to expand)
- 1993
- Presumption: An Entertainment – Julia Barrett
- Pemberley – Emma Tennant
- 1996
- Jane and the Unpleasantness at Scargrave Manor (Being a Jane Austen Mystery #1) – Stephanie Barron
- Bridget Jones’s Diary (Bridget Jones #1) – Helen Fielding
- 1997
- Jane Fairfax – Joan Aiken
- Jane and the Man of the Cloth (Being a Jane Austen Mystery #2) – Stephanie Barron
- 1998
- Jane and the Wandering Eye (Being a Jane Austen Mystery #3) – Stephanie Barron
- The Edge of Reason (Bridget Jones #2) – Helen Fielding
2000-2004
- 2000
- Jane and the Genius of the Place (Being a Jane Austen Mystery #4) – Stephanie Barron
- 2001
- Jane and the Stillroom Maid (Being a Jane Austen Mystery #5) – Stephanie Barron
- 2002
- Jane and the Prisoner of Wool House (Being a Jane Austen Mystery #6) – Stephanie Barron
- Lost In A Good Book (Thursday Next #2) – Jasper Fforde
- Persuading Annie – Melissa Nathan
- 2003
- Mr. Darcy’s Daughters – Elizabeth Aston
- 2004
- Jane and the Ghosts of Netley (Being a Jane Austen Mystery #7) – Stephanie Barron
- Pride and Prescience – Carrie Bebris
- Vanity and Vexation – Kate Fenton
- The Jane Austen Book Club – Karen Joy Fowler
- First Impressions (A Jane Austen Series #1) – Debra White Smith
- Reason and Romance (A Jane Austen Series #2) – Debra White Smith
2005-2009
- 2005
- Jane and His Lordship’s Legacy (Being a Jane Austen Mystery #8) – Stephanie Barron
- Central Park (A Jane Austen Series #3) – Debra White Smith
- Northpointe Chalet (A Jane Austen Series #4) – Debra White Smith
- 2006
- The Man Who Loved Jane Austen – Sally Smith O’Rourke
- The Dashwood Sisters’ Secrets to Love – Rosie Rushton
- Amanda (A Jane Austen Series #5) – Debra White Smith
- Possibilities (A Jane Austen Series #6) – Debra White Smith
- 2007
- Jane and the Barque of Frailty (Being a Jane Austen Mystery #9) – Stephanie Barron
- Austenland – Shannon Hale
- Lydia Bennet’s Story – Jane Odiwe
- Me and Mr. Darcy – Alexandra Potter
- 2008
- 2009
- What Would Jane Austen Do? – Laura Brown
- James Fairfax – Adam Campan
- Jane Bites Back (Jane Fairfax #1) – Michael Thomas Ford
- Willoughby’s Return – Jane Odiwe
- Jane Austen Ruined My Life (Adventures with Jane Austen and her Legacy #1) – Beth Pattillo
- Pride and Prejudice and Zombies – Seth Grahame Smith
- Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters – Ben Winters
2010-2014
- 2010
- Writing Jane Austen – Elizabeth Aston
- Jane and the Madness of Lord Byron (Being a Jane Austen Mystery #10) – Stephanie Barron
- A Weekend with Mr. Darcy (Austen Addicts #1) – Victoria Connelly
- A Darcy Christmas – Amanda Grange, Sharon Lathan and Carolyn Eberhart
- The Lost Memoirs of Jane Austen – Syrie James
- The Phantom of Pemberley – Regina Jeffers
- Jane and the Damned (Immortal Jane Austen #1) – Janet Mullany
- The Man Who Loved Pride and Prejudice (Woods Hole Quartet #1) – Abigail Reynolds
- Lady Vernon and Her Daughter – Jane Rubino and Caitlen Rubino-Bradway
- Dancing with Mr. Darcy – Sarah Waters (ed.)
- 2011
- Jane and the Canterbury Tale (Being a Jane Austen Mystery #11) – Stephanie Barron
- Definitely Not Mr. Darcy – Karen Doornebos
- Georgiana Darcy’s Diary – Anna Elliott
- Jane Goes Batty (Jane Fairfax #2) – Michael Thomas Ford
- I Was Jane Austen’s Best Friend – Cora Harrison
- Pride & Popularity (The Jane Austen Diaries #1) – Jenni James
- Death Comes to Pemberley – P.D. James
- Miss Darcy Falls in Love – Sharon Lathan
- Epic Fail – Claire LaZebnik
- Blood Persuasion (Immortal Jane Austen #2) – Janet Mullany
- Jane Austen Made Me Do It – Laurel Ann Nattress, Ed.
- The Dashwood Sisters Tell All (Adventures with Jane Austen and Her Legacy #3) – Beth Pattillo
- Morning Light (Woods Hole Quartet #2) – Abigail Reynolds
- 2012
- Compulsively Mr. Darcy – Nina Benneton
- Gay Pride and Prejudice – Jane Austen and Kate Christie
- Dreaming of Mr. Darcy (Austen Addicts #2) – Victoria Connelly
- Mr. Darcy Forever (Austen Addicts #3) – Victoria Connelly
- Jane Vows Vengeance (Jane Fairfax #3) – Michael Thomas Ford
- Austentatious – Alyssa Goodnight
- Midnight in Austenland – Shannon Hale
- The Jane Austen Marriage Manual – Kim Izzo
- Northanger Alibi (The Jane Austen Diaries #2) – Jenni James
- Persuaded (The Jane Austen Diaries #3) – Jenni James
- Emmalee (The Jane Austen Diaries #4) – Jenni James
- The Missing Manuscript of Jane Austen – Syrie James
- For Darkness Shows the Stars – Diana Peterfreund
- 2013
- The Mysterious Death of Miss Jane Austen – Lindsay Ashford
- Longbourn – Jo Baker
- Pride, Prejudice and the Perfect Match (Perfect #1) – Marilyn Brant
- Jane Austen Girl – Inglath Cooper
- Undressing Mr. Darcy – Karen Doornebos
- Mad About the Boy (Bridget Jones #3) – Helen Fielding
- Mansfield Ranch (The Jane Austen Diaries #5) – Jenni James
- His Good Opinion (Brides of Pemberley #1) – Nancy Kelley
- Loving Miss Darcy (Brides of Pemberley #2) – Nancy Kelley
- Against His Will (Brides of Pemberley #3) – Nancy Kelley
- The Pursuit of Mary Bennet – Pamela Mingle
- Project Darcy – Jane Odiwe
- Dear Mr. Knightley – Katherine Reay
- Mr. Darcy’s Noble Connections – Abigail Reynolds
- A Jane Austen Daydream – Scott D. Southard
- Spank Me Mr. Darcy – Lissa Trevor
- Sense and Sensibility (The Austen Project #1) – Joanna Trollope
- My Own Mr. Darcy – Karey White
- Unleashing Mr. Darcy – Teri Wilson
- 2014
- Pride, Prejudice and the Perfect Bet (Perfect #2) – Marilyn Brant
- Jane Austen’s First Love – Syrie James
- First Impressions – Charlie Lovett
- Northanger Abbey (The Austen Project #2) – Val McDermid
- The Forgotten Sister – Jennifer Paynter
- Persuaded – Misty Dawn Pulsipher
- Lizzy & Jane – Katherine Reay
- The Secret Diary of Lizzie Bennet – Bernie Su and Kate Rorick
2015-2019
- 2015
- Aerendgast – Rachel Berman
- Amelia Elkins Elkins – A.M. Blair
- The Season – Jonah Lisa Dyer and Stephen Dyer
- Sensible and Sensational (The Jane Austen Diaries #6) – Jenni James
- Mrs. Bennet Has Her Say – Jane Juska
- Prejudice & Pride – Lynn Messina
- Longbourn’s Songbird – Beau North
- Jane Austen Lives Again – Jane Odiwe
- Emma (The Austen Project #3) – Alexander McCall Smith
- Sway – Melanie Stanford
- 2016
- Darcy Swipes Left – Courtney Carbone
- Arsenic with Austen – Katherine Bolger Hyde
- A Portrait of Emily Price – Katherine Reay
- Eligible (Pride and Prejudice) (The Austen Project #4)- Curtis Sittenfield
- 2017
- Pride and Prejudice and Mistletoe – Melissa de la Cruz
- The Jane Austen Project – Kathleen Flynn
- The Austen Escape – Katherine Reay
- 2018
- Badly Done, Emma Lee – Marie Brown
- Mary B – Katherine Chen
- Pride and Porters – Charlotte Greene
- Ayesha At Last – Uzma Jalaluddin
- Perfect Day – Sally Malcolm
- If I Loved You Less – Tamsen Parker
- Austenistan – Laaleen Suk
- Pride – Ibi Zoboi
- 2019
- The Particular Charm of Miss Jane Austen – Ada Bright & Cass Grafton
- Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors (The Rajes #1) – Sonali Dev
- Unmarriageable – Soniah Kamal
2020-2024
- 2020
- Recipe for Persuasion (The Rajes #2) – Sonali Dev
- The Jane Austen Society – Natalie Jenner
- Power and Prestige (Magical Regency #1) – Sara L. McConkie
- Ember (Magical Regency #2) – Sara L. McConkie
- Intuition (Magical Regency #3) – Sara L. McConkie
- Secrets and Splendor (Magical Regency #4) – Sara L. McConkie
- Northanger Haunting (Magical Regency #5) – Sara L. McConkie
- Bronwyn (Magical Regency #6) – Sara L. McConkie
- 2021
- The Bennet Women – Eden Appiah-Kubi
- Incense and Sensibility (The Rajes #3) – Sonali Dev
- Pride and Premeditation (Jane Austen Murder Mystery #1) – Tirzah Price
- Emerett Has Never Been in Love (Love, Austen #1) – Anyta Sunday
- Cameron Wants to Be a Hero (Love, Austen #2) – Anyta Sunday
- Bennet, Pride Before the Fall (Love, Austen #3) – Anyta Sunday
- Finley Embraces Heart & Home (Love, Austen #4) – Anyta Sunday
- Elliot, Song of the Soulmate (Love, Austen #5) – Anyta Sunday
- A Dashwood of Sense and Sensibility (Love, Austen #6) – Anyta Sunday
- 2022
- Debating Darcy – Sayantani DasGupta
- Sense and Second-Degree Murder (Jane Austen Murder Mystery #2) – Tirzah Price
- 2023
- Manslaughter Park (Jane Austen Murder Mystery #3) – Tirzah Price
- Northranger – Rey Terciero & Bre Indigo
- 2024
2025+
- 2025
- Yours, Eventually – Nura Maznavi
Wow, you’re definitely an Austen fan! Have you ever read All Roads Lead to Austen by Amy Smith? I’ve got it on my to read list and I’m dying to get to it!
Oh I haven’t read it I will definitely have to check it out! Thanks for stopping by and the comment.
Great post! I hope you enjoy Longbourn’s Songbird.
Thanks for stopping by and the comment! I can’t wait to read it, but there are so many books!
I know! Your reading list doesn’t look too different from my own 🙂