Revealing the rich inner life of a literary genius, this large collection of Austen's correspondence offers a unique and intimate glimpse into her daily life, relationships, and creative process. Although on the surface a series of discussions about...
Revealing the rich inner life of a literary genius, this large collection of Austen's correspondence offers a unique and intimate glimpse into her daily life, relationships, and creative process. Although on the surface a series of discussions about...
One of England's most popular novelists, Jane Austen wrote about life amid the gentry of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. In her fiction, Austen analyzed and satirized her world, particularly the expectations and duties of women in an unequal society. She was also a prolific...
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"I do not want people to be very agreeable, as it saves me the trouble of liking them a great deal."Jane Austen at her witty, observant, intelligent, and sympathetic best, in this collection of her letters written to family and friends. Compiled by her niece Fanny Knight's...
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Jane Austen's letters afford a unique insight into the daily life of the novelist: intimate and gossipy, observant and informative--they read much like the novels themselves. They bring alive her family and friends, her surroundings and contemporary events, all with a freshness...
The recent cult for Miss Austen, which has resulted in no less than ten new editions of her novels within a decade and three memoirs by different hands within as many years, have made the facts of her life familiar to most readers. It was a short life, and an uneventful one as...
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The Letters of Jane Austen
I am very much flattered by your commendation of my last letter, for I write only for fame, and without any view to pecuniary emolument.Edward is gone to spend the day with his friend, John Lyford, and does not return till to-morrow. Anna is now here; she came up in her chaise...