Jane Austen: A Family Record - Couverture souple

Le Faye, Deirdre

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0521534178 ISBN 13 : 9780521534178

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2003

Synopsis

Jane Austen: A Family Record An account of Jane Austen's life, background and literary career drawn largely from family letters and diaries. Full description

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

This book is the outcome of years of research in Austen archives, and stems from the original family biography by W. and R. A. Austen-Leigh, Jane Austen: her Life and Letters. Jane Austen, A Family Record was first published in 1989, and this edition, first published in 2003, incorporates information that has come to light since then, and provides new illustrations and updated family trees. Le Faye gives a detailed account of Austen's life and literary career. She has collected together documented facts as well as the traditions concerning the novelist, and places her within the context of a widespread, affectionate and talented family group. Readers will learn how Austen transformed the stuff of her peaceful life in the Hampshire countryside into six novels that are amongst the most popular in the English language. This fascinating record of Austen and her family will be of great interest to general readers and scholars alike.

Présentation de l'éditeur :

This book is the outcome of years of research in Austen archives, and stems from the original family biography by W. and R. A. Austen-Leigh, Jane Austen: her Life and Letters. Jane Austen, A Family Record was first published in 1989, and this edition incorporates information that has come to light since then, and provides new illustrations and updated family trees. Le Faye gives a detailed account of Austen's life and literary career. She has collected together documented facts as well as the traditions concerning the novelist, and places her within the context of a widespread, affectionate and talented family group. Readers will learn how Austen transformed the stuff of her peaceful life in the Hampshire countryside into six novels that are amongst the most popular in the English language. This fascinating record of Austen and her family will be of great interest to general readers and scholars alike.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0521534178
• ISBN 13: 9780521534178
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 408