Brown, Lloyd, W., Bits of Ivory: Narrative Techniques in Jane Austen's Fiction, Louisiana State University Press, 1973.

Brown presents a penetrating study of how Austen
structures the realistic portraits of daily life in her
novels.

Butler, Marilyn, Jane Austen and the War of Ideas, Clarendon Press, 1975.

This work explores Austen's dominant themes, including
an analysis of class consciousness, a central
theme in all of her novels.

Litz, A. Walton, Jane Austen: A Study of Her Artistic Development, Oxford University Press, 1965.

Walton places Persuasion in Austen's second phase
and examines the structure and style of the novel.

Pinion, F. B., A Jane Austen Companion: A Critical Survey and Reference Book, Macmillan, 1973.

Pinion presents a comprehensive and useful introduction
to the themes and structure of Austen's work.