Pilgrim researched Austen's relationships and travels to find gems of influence in Austen's writing, from her juvenilia to her mature novels. She looked for the "history of the spiritual, intellectual, emotional and creative development of Jane Austen" in her friendships and interactions with people outside her famly circle as well as within. She finds that her close friendships with Anne Sharp, Harriet Hales, Charlotte Barrett, and Elizabeth Hall, Austen had a social reforming influence that carried on well into the Victorian age. Jacket has some sun fading, typical of this book, otherwise condition is very good/like new. Very clean pages and cover. Jacket is not clipped. Red cloth cover with gilt title. The Pentland Press Ltd. 1991. Hb, Dj. USED. $25.00