What do you call the author who inspired Jane Austen? While we should  be referring to Frances Burney as a trailblazer or literary genius, upon hearing her name, most of us would simply say..."Who?" My nighttime reading lately has been Rebecca Romney's Jane Austen's Bookshelf , which explores the books that inspired Jane Austen and plays right into my fascination with the story behind the story. I did my entire Master's thesis on the creative process of Elizabeth Peters , an