101 Things You Didn't Know About Jane Austen : The Truth About the World's Most Intriguing Romantic Literary Heroine.
Title:
101 Things You Didn't Know About Jane Austen : The Truth About the World's Most Intriguing Romantic Literary Heroine.
Author:
Hannon, Patrice.
ISBN:
9781440517136
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (258 pages)
Series:
101 Things
Contents:
Cover -- Copyright -- Acknowledgments -- About the Author -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part 1: Birth of a Heroine -- Part 2: Brilliant Beginnings -- Part 3: Silence and Disappointed Love -- Part 4: The Glorious Years -- Part 5: Heroes and Heroines -- Part 6: Untimely Death -- Part 7: Austen and Popular Culture: From the Eighteenth Century to the Twenty-First -- References -- Index.
Abstract:
You've read Emma. You own Pride & Prejudice. You love Sense and Sensibility. But do you know all there is to know about Jane Austen? Find answers to questions such as: Who was the Irishman who stole her heart? Why was their affair doomed? Which Austen heroine most resembled Jane? Who were the real Elizabeth Bennett and Mr. Darcy? Why did Jane never marry? These fascinating secrets and much more are revealed in 101 Things You Didn't Know About Jane Austen. Romantic. Tragic. Mysterious. And you thought Austen's heroines lead intriguing lives.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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