The Jane Austen Treasury - A delightful collection of insights into her life, her times and her novels

Janet Todd

Andre Deutsch

2017

155 páginas

5h 10m

ISBN-13: 9780233005140

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 mind The mock grown-up fiction she wrote as a child Her personal connections to the Napoleonic Wars How her love of puzzles and verbal games influenced her writings And much more!