The Bedside, Bathtub & Armchair Companion to Jane Austen (Bedside Bathtub & Armchair Companions)
Mention —Book News, November 2008<!—[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:PunctuationKerning /> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas /> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables /> <w:SnapToGridInCell /> <w:WrapTextWithPunct /> <w:UseAsianBreakRules /> <w:DontGrowAutofit /> </w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument></xml><![endif]—><!—[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" LatentStyleCount="156"> </w:LatentStyles></xml><![endif]—><!—[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id=ieooui></object><style>st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) }</style><![endif]—><style>!— /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal{mso-style-parent:"";margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-pagination:widow-orphan;mso-fareast-}@page Section1{size:8.5in 11.0in;mso-header-mso-footer-mso-paper-source:0;}div.Section1{page:Section1;}—></style><!—[if gte mso 10]><style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable{mso-style-name:"Table Normal";mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;mso-tstyle-colband-size:0;mso-style-noshow:yes;mso-style-parent:"";mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;mso-para-mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-pagination:widow-orphan;mso-ansi-language:#0400;mso-fareast-language:#0400;mso-bidi-language:#0400;}</style><![endif]—><span style=" "><span> </span>"Could youpass a Jane Austen aptitude test or complete an Austen-themed crossword puzzlein ink? Whether you are capable of these tasks or aspire to be, you'llappreciate this latest edition in the popular series featuring studies ofwell-loved authors or their classic works (e.g., Charles Dickens,Frankenstein). With seriousness and good humor, Adams (The Sexual Politics ofMeat), Douglas Buchanan, and Kelly Gesch have compiled commentaries on minutedetails in Austen's works. Readers will learn the importance of a goodcarriage, discover the ingredients in white soup and other foods consumed inEmma and <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Mansfield</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Park</st1:placetype></st1:place>, and unearth the"myth-interpreting" themes of the books. The merchandizing of Austenis included, with a chapter on the best gifts for Austen fans. Novel summaries,character studies, time lines, and movie reviews are also included.Illustrations of Austen and her characters and photographs of manors andchurches are just a few of the details that add to this excellent resource forbook discussion groups, literature collections, and Janeites."-<span style="font-style: italic;">Library Journal</span></span><br  /><br  />