Jane Austen by Helen Amy

Jane Austen by Helen Amy

In the middle of the nineteenth century one of the vergers of Winchester Cathedral, where Jane Austen is buried, was mystified by the number of visitors who requested to be shown her grave. 'Was there anything particular about this lady?' he asked. There was no indication on the tablet marking Jane's grave that she was a famous author, as her importance as a novelist had not been recognised at the time of her death and her grieving family did not consider it worth recording. Jane Austen, a parson's daughter who grew up in quiet, rural Hampshire in the eighteenth century, became a famous and much-loved English novelist. Drawing on a little-known family diary, family memoirs and letters, this book tells the story of Jane's life largely in her own words and those of people who knew her. It also traces her development as a novelist and the growth of her reputation and fame following her untimely death at the age of forty-one.

‘An intimate portrait of Austen as author, daughter and sister’
‘A biography with a difference, exploring Austen’s life through her own words – and those of the friends and family who knew and loved her’

After leaving university with a BA in English Literature and history Helen worked for a number of years in the Court Service before becoming a full time mother of three. Her interest in the life and works of Jane Austen developed from the research she did for her MA dissertation which was about the lives of women in late Georgian England.

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ISBN 13	9781445641430
ISBN 10	1445641437
Title	Jane Austen
Author	Helen Amy
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Amberley Publishing
Year published	2014-09-15
Number of pages	224
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