Jane Austen Stafford Fiona
Jane Austen Stafford Fiona An elegant and accessible introduction to the life and works of one of England's greatest and most popular novelists "I want to salute Fiona Stafford's brilliant [book]. .…
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Jane Austen Stafford Fiona
An elegant and accessible introduction to the life and works of one of England's greatest and most popular novelists "I want to salute Fiona Stafford's brilliant [book]. . . . But how can we make sense of her extraordinary achievements? It tells one all one needs to know about Jane Austen, and, best of all, leaves one wanting to read the novels once more, and better."--Jane Aiken HodgeEvery devoted reader feels that, in some way, they know Jane Austen.
Why were hers the books that Darwin knew by heart and Churchill read during the Blitz?In this graceful introduction to the author's life and works, Fiona Stafford offers a fresh and At a time when most women received so little formal education and none could obtain a place at university, how did Austen come to write novels that have commanded the attention of some of the most brilliant minds ever since?