Jane Austen's Fashion Bible by Ros Ballaster
Beautiful fashion plates from Regency magazine La Belle Assemblee are combined with much-loved passages from Jane Austens novels and early works, woven together with commentary from leading Oxford academic Professor Ros Ballaster.Jane Austen was born in 1775 in rural Hampshire, the daughter of an affluent village rector who encouraged her in her artistic pursuits. In novels such as Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park and Emma she developed her subtle analysis of contemporary life through depictions of the middle classes in small towns. Her sharp wit and incisive portraits of ordinary people have given her novels enduring popularity. She died in 1817.
Ros Ballaster is a writer and professor at Oxford University who specializes in eighteenth-century literature and is an expert on Jane Austen.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781035049127 |
| ISBN 10 | 1035049120 |
| Title | Jane Austen's Fashion Bible |
| Author | Ros Ballaster |
| Series | Macmillan Collector's Library |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Pan Macmillan |
| Year published | 2025-09-11 |
| Number of pages | 144 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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