The Pocket Book of Austen
eBook - ePub

The Pocket Book of Austen

A Concise Introduction to Austen's Life and Writings

  1. 207 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Pocket Book of Austen

A Concise Introduction to Austen's Life and Writings

About this book

Jane Austen is perhaps the Regency era's most beloved writer, and a whole industry has grown up around her witty novels, her life, and her unforgettable characters. Here historian and author Suzie Grogan explains the universal themes of love, loss, betrayal, scandal and society found in her works, as well as providing a concise history of her life and times. This guide will permit you to find deeper meaning in the words of Jane Austen's characters as well as understanding more about the Georgian society in which she lived.

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Information

Publisher
Arcturus
Year
2026
eBook ISBN
9781398876095

Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Contents
  3. Introduction
  4. Chapter 1: Jane – a Life
  5. Chapter 2: Identifying Jane
  6. Chapter 3: The Austen Family
  7. Chapter 4: Georgian Society
  8. Chapter 5: Jane in Bath
  9. Chapter 6: The Themes in Her Novels
  10. Chapter 7: Her Most Famous Characters
  11. Chapter 8: A Lasting Legacy
  12. Chronology
  13. Index
  14. Bibliography
  15. Acknowledgements
  16. Picture Credits
  17. About the Author
  18. Copyright

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