The life of Jane Austen
By: John Halperin.
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: 1984
Place of publication: Baltimore, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 399
ISBN-13: 9780801823350
Subjects: Austen, Jane, 1775-1817.; Novelists, English -- 19th century -- Biography.
Description: Moving beyond the usual sketchy account of Austen's life--and away from the serene and untroubled image of Austen created, in large part, by her family after her death--Halperin reveals a robust, vigorous, and at times difficult woman with a large and diverse circle of family and acquaintances. He documents her troubled relationship with her hypochondriac mother, her frank dislike of a sister-in-law, and shed new light on the shadowy existence of a retarded older brother.
Notes: Bibliography: p. [355]-376.
Includes index.