The real Jane Austen
Subtitle: a life in small things
By: Paula Byrne
Edition: 1st U.S. ed.
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2013
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 380
ISBN-13: 9780061999093
Subjects: English Women novelists; English Novelists; Biography
Other titles: Life in small things
Description: This new biography explores the forces that shaped the interior life of one of the most beloved novelists in the English language. Each chapter begins by evoking an object that conjures up a key moment or theme in Austen's life and work. The woman who emerges is far tougher, more socially and politically aware, and altogether more modern that the conventional picture. The book looks at the biographical influences on her work, as well as her boundless wit and energy--Jacket.
Notes: Originally published: United Kingdom : HarperPress, 2012.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 331-357) and index.