The Spirituality of Jane Austen

By Paula Hollingsworth

Explore the deep spirituality of Jane Austen through her life and literature.

Best known for her timeless novels Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park and Emma - all first published anonymously - Jane Austen observed, critiqued and illuminated the life of the English upper classes with wit and insight. But what do her writings reveal about her own personal spirituality?

In this book, Paula Hollingsworth explores Jane Austen's gentle yet resilient Christian faith and the influence it had on both her life and her writing. Drawing on Austen's life story, letters, friendships, novels and the characters she created, Hollingsworth reveals the depth and significance of Jane Austen's spirituality.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0745968600
• ISBN13: 9780745968605
• Release Date: April 2017
• Publisher: Lion Books
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.0" x 7.8"

Customer Reviews

GOD directed her hands

The Spirituality of Jane Austen is amazingly insightful and informational and full of Faith. There were a lot of surprises. What kind of surprises? Well I am so very glad you asked. Let me tell you just a little about her. I was surprised at some of it. Jane was born in a family of 10 there was 8 kids she was next to the last and only one of two girls. Her father was a pastor and when she was born he immediately baptized her then later he baptized her in front of the church. When she was just a few months old they gave her to a nanny-nursemaid in town until she was 1 year and 6 months old, then they had her move back home. This is just the tiniest information you will get the rest of the information when you get the book but there is so much more serious information and not so serious information it is so enjoyable to read you will love it too. I received a copy of this book from the Publisher and Netgalley; all the opinions expressed in this review are all my own.