Jane Austen: A Biography by Elizabeth Jenkins

Jane Austen: A Biography

Elizabeth Jenkins

287 pages first pub 1938 (editions)

nonfiction biography history challenging informative slow-paced

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Who was the person behind Emma, Pride and Prejudice, Persuasion, and the other unforgettable novels whose characters faced the challenges in the world of country gentry in Regency England? Austen comes alive in this perceptive biography portraying...

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