Jane Austen - A Biography
by Elizabeth Jenkins
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0575400579
- ISBN 13
- 9780575400573
- Seller
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Pateley Bridge, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Item Price
$9.60$7.68
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About This Item
London: Indigo, 1996 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Thus. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Well written portrait of the writer and her world, drawn from Jane Austen's correspondence with her sister, family reminiscences and from her novels. 285pp with index, illustrated with 8 pages of black and white plates. Slight creasing to spine and corners, some rubbing to cover and light sunning to edges, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions..
Reviews
On Aug 28 2021, a reader said:
I can't get over this biography. Some of the things that I've read about Jane Austen (in other biographies about her) are in reality taken very much out of context. This book explains the relevant context in very good style and in a persuasive manner. Perhaps this is because it written in the late 1930s and therefore expected biographers to investigate their subjects thoroughly. I'm impressed because Elizabeth Jenkins' dedication to detail showers illumination on the elusive backstory about the most egregiously snarky comments and accusations that are made about and against lovely Jane and her exceptional family. You will be amazed at the truth. Perhaps all of these little known golden back histories are not widely accessible anymore or it may be that other biographers just cannot or will not put in the time to get the story right. Whatever the reason for such detail and expository accuracy, I agree with the reviewer from the distant past, who said that she would never to lend her copy to anyone as she would greatly fear it's loss. If you want to become really familiar with Jane Austen's life get this book.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Washburn Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007964
- Title
- Jane Austen - A Biography
- Author
- Elizabeth Jenkins
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Thus
- ISBN 10
- 0575400579
- ISBN 13
- 9780575400573
- Publisher
- Indigo
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1996
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography;
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