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The Real Jane Austen

By Paula Byrne

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The Real Jane Austen

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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'It is good to meet the real Jane Austen at last'Independent on Sunday 'Brilliantly illuminating ... by focusing, chapter by chapter, on one thread or another of Austen's experience, Byrne allows us to grasp the richness of her inner life'Guardian Who was the real Jane Austen? A retiring spinster content with quiet village life? Or a strong-minded woman who chose to remain unmarried and to fashion herself as a professional writer? Bestselling biographer Paula Byrne uses objects that conjure up a key moment in Austen's life and work - a vellum notebook, a topaz cross, a writing box and a bathing machine - to reveal the true self of this most beloved author. 'Sparklingly multi-faceted, catching the light in intriguing ways ... Byrne's Jane is far less likely to go for a quiet walk in the garden than she is to be whisked into town in search of a velvet cushion'Mail on Sunday
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
400
Release Date:
2025-06-05
Publication Date:
2014-01-16
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0007358342
ISBN13:
9780007358342
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
379 g
Height:
128 cm
Width:
197 cm
Thickness:
35 cm
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