The real Jane Austen a life in small things

This new biography explores the forces that shaped the interior life of one of the most beloved novelists in the English language. Each chapter begins by evoking an object that conjures up a key moment or theme in Austen's life and work. The woman who emerges is far tougher, more socially and politi...

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Main Author: Byrne, Paula
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : HarperCollins, c2013.
Edition:1st U.S. ed.
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300 |a xi, 380 p., [16] p. of plates :  |b ill. (some col.) ;  |c 24 cm. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 331-357) and index. 
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