Jane Austen is widely regarded as the writer whose works defined “novels of manners” due to her treatment of ordinary people in their day-to-day lives. This year marks the 250th anniversary of her birth, on Dec. 16, 1775. She lived just 41 years and wrote a total of six novels, but the legacy of these important books, especially “Pride and Prejudice,” carries on. There are many Austen scholars, and a Jane Austen Society of North America. Devotees are known as Janeites.

In honor of Jane’s birthday, and the lasting importance of her writing, I would like to share with you titles related to three of Jane Austen’s books: “Pride and Prejudice,” “Sense and Sensibility” and “Emma.”

“Death Comes to Pemberley” by P.D. James (2011) — a murder mystery that takes place six years after “P&P”

“Bridge

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