Becoming Jane Austen
Spence, Jon200703UU
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A biography of Jane Austen that gives an account of her falling in love with the charming young Irishman Tom Lefroy, a relationship that was more serious and enduring than previously believed and one that had a profound effect upon her life and her art. It examines Austen's other emotional attachments. Jon Spence's fascinating biography paints an intimate portrait of Jane Austen. "Becoming Jane Austen" gives the fullest account we have of her falling in love with the charming young Irishman Tom Lefroy, a relationship that was more serious and enduring than previously believed and one that had a profound effect upon her life and her art. The elegant narrative examines Austen's other emotional attachments, building a picture of her world as she herself perceived and experienced it. It is a world familiar to us from her novels, but in "Becoming Jane Austen", Jane herself is the heroine.
Main title:
Becoming Jane Austen / Jon Spence.
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Imprint:
London : Hambledon Continuum, 2007.
Collation:
312 p. : 22 black and white ; 20x13x2 cm.
Notes:
Paperback.
Contents:
Illustrations-- New Introduction-- Acknowledgements-- 1 Legacies-- 2 Home-- 3 Scenes-- 4 The Good Apprentice-- 5 History-- 6 Love and Art-- 7 Place-- 8 Ways of Escape-- 9 Money-- 10 Work-- 11 The World-- 12 The Body-- Appendix-- Notes-- Bibliography-- Index.
Biography/History:
Jon Spence is an American and was educated at King's College, London University. He has lived abroad for many years and now divides his time between London and Sydney. He is the editor of A Century of Wills from Jane Austen's Family and Jane Austen's Brother Abroad: The Grand Tour Journals of Edward Austen. He acted as Historical Consultant on the film Becoming Jane.
ISBN:
9781847250469 (pbk)1847250467 (pbk)
Dewey class:
823.7
Language:
English
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BRN:
67699
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