Getting to know Jane Austen, lady and novelist -- Introducing Jane Austen -- Visiting Jane Austen's Georgian world -- Being Jane Austen (1775-1817) -- Inspiring the aspiring novelist -- Austen observes ladies and gentlemen -- Practicing the politics of dancing -- Playing the dating game: courtship, Austen style -- Marrying: a serious business for Jane Austen and her characters -- Wily females and seductive males -- Living life in Jane's world -- Looking at ladies' limited rights and roles -- Being a man in a man's world -- Experiencing life at home in Austen's day -- Minding your manners -- Following religion and morality for Jane Austen and her times -- Enjoying Austen and her influence today -- Reading Jane Austen -- Bringing Austen novels to stage, screen, and television -- Determining Austen's literary descendents [sic] -- The part of tens -- Ten most memorable Austen characters -- Ten best Austen-related books (besides this one!) -- Ten best Austen places to visit -- Ten best Austenisms (and what they mean).