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JANE AUSTEN EPUB ED EB
About this book
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
'It is good to meet the real Jane Austen at last' Independent on Sunday
'Brilliantly illuminating … by focusing, chapter by chapter, on one thread or another of Austen's experience, Byrne allows us to grasp the richness of her inner life' Guardian
Who was the real Jane Austen? A retiring spinster content with quiet village life? Or a strong-minded woman who chose to remain unmarried and to fashion herself as a professional writer?
Bestselling biographer Paula Byrne uses objects that conjure up a key moment in Austen's life and work – a vellum notebook, a topaz cross, a writing box and a bathing machine – to reveal the true self of this most beloved author.
'Sparklingly multi-faceted, catching the light in intriguing ways … Byrne's Jane is far less likely to go for a quiet walk in the garden than she is to be whisked into town in search of a velvet cushion' Mail on Sunday
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Author’s Note
- Prologue: Captain Harville’s Carpentry
- 1. The Family Profile
- 2. The East Indian Shawl
- 3. The Vellum Notebooks
- 4. The Subscription List
- 5. The Sisters
- 6. The Barouche
- 7. The Cocked Hat
- 8. The Theatrical Scenes
- 9. The Card of Lace
- 10. The Marriage Banns
- 11. The Ivory Miniature
- 12. The Daughter of Mansfield
- 13. The Crimson Velvet Cushions
- 14. The Topaz Crosses
- 15. The Box of Letters
- 16. The Laptop
- 17. The Royalty Cheque
- 18. The Bathing Machine
- Epilogue
- Picture Credits
- Notes
- Index
- Acknowledgments
- Also by Paula Byrne
- About the Publisher