Description: A striking account of the letters and correspondence of Jane Austen, beautifully illustrated and back in publication. It has been said that Jane Austen the woman and Jane Austen the author are all of a piece, and nowhere is this more evident to the lovers of her novels than in the pages of her letters. This handsome celebration of these letters is illustrated with portraits, facsimile letters, topographical engravings and fashion plates, and aims to bring to life the world Jane Austen inhabited. The letters, with an accompanying commentary by Penelope Hughes-Hallett, are separated into six periods of Jane Austen's life, between the years 1796, when she was twenty, and 1817, the year of her death. They celebrate Jane Austen's talent for expressing exactly what she perceived, making this an illuminating companion to her novels. Although the book follows a broadly chronological scheme, the letters are arranged round visual themes, including the Hampshire countryside, social life in Bath and London, domestic pursuits, paying visits and travelling by carriage. The author, who was born in Jane Austen's Hampshire village, lectured on English Literature for the Open University and the Oxford University Department of External Studies.
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EAN: 9781849945349
UPC: 9781849945349
ISBN: 9781849945349
MPN: N/A
Edition: 2
Book Title: Illustrated Letters of Jane Austen : Selected and Introduced by Penelope Hughes-Hallett
Number of Pages: 160 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Pavilion Books
Topic: Literary, Europe / Great Britain / General, Europe / Ireland, European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Publication Year: 2019
Item Height: 0.7 in
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Literary Criticism, Biography & Autobiography, History
Item Weight: 25.5 Oz
Item Length: 7.8 in
Author: Penelope Hughes-Hallett
Book Series: Illustrated Letters Ser.
Item Width: 10.1 in
Format: Hardcover
