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Jane Austen

A Life

» Claire Tomalin

Penguin
Paperback : 30 Nov 2000

£9.99

Synopsis

The novels of Jane Austen depict a world of civility, reassuring stability and continuity, which generations of readers have supposed was the world she herself inhabited.

Claire Tomalin's biography paints a surprisingly different picture of the Austen family and their Hampshire neighbours, and of Jane's progress through a difficult childhood, an unhappy love affair, her experiences as a poor relation and her decision to reject a marriage that would solve all her problems - except that of continuing as a writer. Both the woman and the novels are radically reassessed in this stunning biography.

Product details

Format : Paperback
ISBN: 9780140296907
Size : 129 x 198mm
Pages : 384
Published : 30 Nov 2000
Publisher : Penguin

Jane Austen

A Life

» Claire Tomalin

£9.99


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