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Author Weldon, Fay.

Title Letters to Alice on first reading Jane Austen / Fay Weldon.

Publication Info. New York : Taplinger Pub. Co., 1985.
©1984

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Location Call No. Status
 Farmington, Main Library - Adult Department  823.7 AUSTEN    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  823 AU7WE    Check Shelf
 Plainville Public Library - Non Fiction  823.7 WEL    Check Shelf
Description 127 pages ; 24 cm
Summary Weldon uses letters to an imaginary niece, "Alice," to pay tribute to Austen, while exploring the craft of fiction from her own standpoint.
Contents The city of invention -- A terrible time to be alive -- A training in docility -- The mantle of the Muse -- Pity the poor writer -- Letter to a sister -- Emma lives! -- "Oh! It's only a novel!" -- "I never read much" -- "Are you sure they are all horrid?" -- "An annuity is a serious business" -- Let others deal with misery -- "You have delighted us long enough" -- A gently lingering illness -- A publisher's offer -- The marvel of creation.
Subject Austen, Jane, 1775-1817 -- Criticism and interpretation.
Women and literature -- England -- History -- 19th century.
Romance fiction, English -- History and criticism.
Fiction -- Appreciation.
Books and reading.
ISBN 0800847431: $14.95
9780800847432
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