RaveThe Coil - MediumTrue to his scholarly roots, Scheinman provides insightful Austen literary criticism and review throughout essays that flit back and forth between Scheinman’s childhood, studies, and the graduate work that ultimately brought him, wool-breeches-clad, to the Jane Austen Summer Camp. He genuinely and completely immerses the reader in his world of fielding bonnet-wearing women of all ages?—?eager to scribble his name on their dance cards?—?while he never forgets his scholarly (though thankfully unpretentious) ways, providing for the fervent reader a close examination of the finer points of Austen’s writing. That remains a key characteristic of Scheinman’s work, one I thoroughly enjoyed: the candor and earnestness with which he writes. This is not only a humorous essay collection regarding the times Scheinman accidentally ended up as Mr. Darcy, performing for a crowd of hundreds at the behest of his mother, and under the watchful eye of Austenworld’s most highly esteemed critics. This is also a dialogue on the subtext of Austen, including examinations on gender dynamics, wit, familial hierarchies, inheritance, and rules of civility ... Even if you can’t stay long in Austenworld, once you witness its 'frenzied love,' you can’t ever really leave it behind for good. Jane Austen is for everyone, and everyone who’s anyone loves Austen, even if he comes by that love charmingly and accidentally.