Thou art in debt!

Just working away at the connections between Laurence Sterne and Jane Austen. I had consulted the MLA Bibliography to see if this topic has ever been explored, and I found a chapter from Laurence Sterne: Riddles and Mysteries (1984) relating exactly to this topic, thus I wait. I'm waiting for the chapter to be delivered so I can read it. I wonder what the argument is (by Park Honan) regarding "Sterne and the Formation of Jane Austen's Talent." Aside from this, however, there is little connecting the two authors in scholarship (other than Honan, Celia A. Easton has done a little bit on this). Actually, there is little tangible history connecting these authors, as well. I searched for hours for any printed connection between Austen & Sterne (subscription lists, Rev. Austen's library books, book sales in Chawton, &c.) with little success.

UPDATE: The chapter by Honan was helpful, and drew some of the same conclusions as I had already drawn, but focused more on aligning Austen's earlier work (1790s writings) with Sterne's narrative tone. And, Honan made distinctions between Sterne's Whiggishness and Austen's Toryism. Helpful.