jane austen her life

Pages age-toned. Dustjacket toned at upper half front side, but otherwise in good condition. Name previous owner at front free page. Additional images available upon request.


The definitive biography is an indepth-probing look at one of the most talented writers ever known. Park Honan enters the essentially private world of Jane austen to reveal the experiences and observations she drew upon tp produce such masterpieces as Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, and Northanger Abbey. Honan draws on a wealth of fascinating new material, including diaries, memoirs, letters, and newly discovered manuscript material kept by Austen descendants and never before used by a biographer. Set against a quintessential Regency backdrop of rural Hampshire and elegant Bath, Park Honan's masterful biography moves between closely observed domestic life with family and friends, descriptions of dances and parties, social mores and malices.