Jane Austen is one of the most extensively read writers in English literature, renowned around the world for her much-loved romantic novels. Little is often known about this brilliant author, yet in this absorbing collection of stories and trivia readers will find answers to the amazing and extraordinary aspects of Austen’s life, work and legacy. From her development as a world-class author from unassuming origins and the secrets of her own life and loves, through insights into her novels and their characters along with the changing reception to them over the years, to intriguing stories behind the screen and stage adaptations of her works and her continued legacy, there is something for every enthusiast to relish. This authoritative and absorbing book is published to coincide with the 200th Anniversary of Austen’s death in 2017.
ISBN: | 9781910821121 |
Publication date: | 16th May 2017 |
Author: | Henrietta Heald |
Publisher: | Rydon Publishing |
Format: | Hardback |
Pagination: | 144 pages |
Series: | Amazing and Extraordinary Facts |
Genres: |
Biography: writers Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900 |