Jane Austen: Rise of a Genius by Paula Byrne

Jane Austen: Rise of a Genius by Paula Byrne

'I relished every page … This is the best book on Jane Austen I have ever read’ Spectator 'Compelling … a delightful and engrossing book … Byrne’s passion is nothing if not persuasive’ Sunday Times Was Jane Austen a woman of prim manners and genteel calm? Or someone who behaved outrageously, filled with sharp wit and wild comedy? Looking afresh at adaptations of Austen’s work – from the BBC’s Pride and Prejudice to Emma Thompson’s Sense and Sensibility and the wildly successful Clueless – bestselling biographer Paula Byrne presents a bold new portrait of Austen as you’ve never seen her before. ‘A definitive and pioneering study of a wholly neglected aspect of Austen’s art' Michael Caines, TLS ‘Entertaining and engaging’ Literary Review . . [Previously published as The Genius of Jane Austen]

‘I relished every page … Byrne’s knowledge of everything Austen wrote has an enviable thoroughness and perception which is rare among Austen scholars and which illuminates the whole of her textI am tempted to say this is the best book on Jane Austen I have ever read.’ Paul Johnson, The Spectator

‘A definitive and pioneering study of a wholly neglected aspect of Austen’s art’ Michael Caines, Times Literary Supplement

‘A fascinating analysis that marries meticulous historical research with critical imagination and flair’ The Historical Journal

Paula Byrne is the author the bestselling biographies ‘Perdita’, ‘Mad World’, ‘The Real Jane Austen’, ‘Belle’ and ‘Kick’. She is founder and chief executive of ReLit, the Bibliotherapy Foundation, a charity devoted to the mental health benefits of reading. She is married to Sir Jonathan Bate and lives in Oxford.

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ISBN 13	9780008225698
ISBN 10	0008225699
Title	Jane Austen: Rise of a Genius
Author	Paula Byrne
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	HarperCollins Publishers
Year published	2018-07-12
Number of pages	352
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