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Book, 1997
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Book, 1997
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A new biography of the English writer Austin (1775-1817) who has been afforded increased popularity with the recent filming of her novels. Drawing on her letters and those of friends and contemporaries, explores how a spinster daughter of a poor country clergyman could write so eloquently about love that she seems never to have experienced. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or. A fresh look at an author whose novels have enjoyed constant popularity over the years draws on Austen's letters, family papers, and other candid interviews with her friends and relatives to bring her life into delightful focus. Uses Jane Austen's letters and novels and her family's memories of her to portray her personality and trace the events of her life
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