Life in the country
Subtitle: with quotations
By: by Jane Austen ; and silhouttes by her nephew James Edward Austen-Leigh ; edited by Freydis Jane Welland and Eileen Sutherland ; contributions by Maggie Lane and Joan Ray ; afterword by Joan Austen-Leigh
Contributors: Austen-Leigh, James Edward, 1798-1874; Lane, Maggie, 1947-; Ray, Joan Klingel; Austen-Leigh, Joan; Welland, Freydis Jane; Sutherland, Eileen
Publisher: The British Library
Published: 2008
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780712349857
Subjects: Quotations; Country life
Description: "This beautiful book combines quotations by Jane Austen with charming silhouette drawings by her nephew James Edward Austen-Leigh which have never before been made available to a wide audience. Jane Austen's lively text and her nephew's astute observations of nature combine in a way that uniquely illustrates their perspectives on life in the English countryside."--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Jane Austen and her family / Maggie Lane --; title: The silhouette art of James Edward Austen-Leigh / Joan Klingel Ray --; title: Silhouettes / James Edward Austen-Leigh --; title: Quotations / Jane Austen --; title: Afterword / James Edward Austen-Leigh, Joan Austen-Leigh --; title: The illustrations / Freydis Jane Welland.