The Jane Austen Treasury: A Collection of Fascinating Insights Into Her Life, Her Time and Her Novels
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A delightful collection of facts and insights devoted to the inimitable Jane Austen
It's a truth universally acknowledged: Jane Austen is one of the most popular and loved authors in English literature. The Jane Austen Treasury brings this great novelist into focus, illuminating the attitudes and customs that shaped her life, times, and work. It explores the themes and historical context of each of her novels, revealing the complexities that underlie her timeless romances. Among the subjects examined are:
The marriage proposal that Austen accepted, only to change her mindThe mock grown-up fiction she wrote as a childHer personal connections to the Napoleonic WarsHow her love of puzzles and verbal games influenced her writingsAnd much more
It's a truth universally acknowledged: Jane Austen is one of the most popular and loved authors in English literature. The Jane Austen Treasury brings this great novelist into focus, illuminating the attitudes and customs that shaped her life, times, and work. It explores the themes and historical context of each of her novels, revealing the complexities that underlie her timeless romances. Among the subjects examined are:
The marriage proposal that Austen accepted, only to change her mindThe mock grown-up fiction she wrote as a childHer personal connections to the Napoleonic WarsHow her love of puzzles and verbal games influenced her writingsAnd much more
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0233005145
ISBN13:9780233005140
Release Date:May 2017
Publisher:Andre Deutsch
Length:160 Pages
Weight:0.75 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 5.2" x 8.0"
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