Placeholder text

Go to cart

Jane Austen's Bookshelf

By Rebecca Romney

Product Image: Jane Austen's Bookshelf

Jane Austen's Bookshelf

- Used - very good
Description
'Everything a reader could desire: wit, passion, mystery, brilliant detective work, a love of rare books, a deep dive into literary history and, best of all, the restoration of reputation for a group of great women authors whose names should never have been forgotten' Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love Publishing to coincide with the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen's birth. It all started with a book that made me curious. When rare books dealer Rebecca Romney found an emerald clothbound edition of Evelina by Frances Burney, she was happy to discover that she'd stumbled across a novel by one of Jane Austen's favourite authors. Inspired by the connection between the two writers, she returned to Austen's books with a new lens, picking out clues sprinkled throughout her works that pointed to the writers she had admired. Austen read William Shakespeare, John Milton, Daniel Defoe, and Samuel Richardson, all authors Rebecca had read. But Austen also read Frances Burney, Ann Radcliffe, Charlotte Lennox, Hannah More, Charlotte Smith, Elizabeth Inchbald, Hester Piozzi, and Maria Edgeworth, all authors Romney hadn't. These female writers all sat proudly on Austen's bookshelf, but have disappeared from ours. Romney became fascinated with these writers and wanted to answer three important questions: What were the stories behind the lives of these women? Why have they disappeared from our bookshelves? Who wrote them out of history? She had a mission, an obligation: she needed to collect Jane Austen's bookshelf.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
464
Release Date:
2025-02-20
Publication Date:
2025-02-20
Publisher:
Bonnier Books UK
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1785124358
ISBN13:
9781785124358
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
560 g
Height:
156 cm
Width:
228 cm
Thickness:
40 cm
Currently sold out