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With a wealth of details about Jane Austen's life and times, this volume brings to life the world of her novels. Austen scholar Deirdre Le Faye first gives an overview of the period, from foreign affairs to social ranks, from fashion to sanitation. She goes on to consider each novel individually, explaining in detail its action, its setting, the reaction of public and critics and Jane's own feelings about it. The lavish illustrations, many never seen before, allow the reader to visualize the places and people of the novels.
With a wealth of details about Jane Austen's life and times, this volume brings to life the world of her novels. Austen scholar Deirdre Le Faye first gives an overview of the period, from foreign affairs to social ranks, from fashion to sanitation. She goes on to consider each novel individually, explaining in detail its action, its setting, the reaction of public and critics and Jane's own feelings about it. The lavish illustrations, many never seen before, allow the reader to visualize the places and people of the novels.
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In 1816, when Jane Austen had finished revising her early manuscript of Susan (now known to us as Northanger Abbey) and was intending to try for a second time to get it published, she felt it necessary to add a foreword, or 'Advertisement' to her text: This little work was finished in the year 1803, and intended for immediate publication. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
In 1816, when Jane Austen had finished revising her early manuscript of Susan (now known to us as Northanger Abbey) and was intending to try for a second time to get it published, she felt it necessary to add a foreword, or 'Advertisement' to her text: This little work was finished in the year 1803, and intended for immediate publication. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
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