| Edition |
First American edition. |
| Description |
xiv, 578 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 529-559) and index. |
| Contents |
PART I: Family secrets -- -- PART II: Steventon. Noisy and wild -- Growing up -- Partial, prejudiced & ignorant -- Profligate and shocking -- I say nothing -- -- PART III: Labyrinths. Conspiracy -- The wrong place -- Abuse everybody but me -- -- PART IV: Chawton. One's own concerns -- Wild beast -- A little disguised -- My own style -- Pictures of perfection. |
| Summary |
"In his compelling new biography, David Nokes has reexamined Austen's life and presents a picture of her which is less perfect but more full of dangerous excitement." --Inside cover. |
| Subject |
Austen, Jane, 1775-1817.
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Novelists, English -- 19th century -- Biography.
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| ISBN |
0374113262 cloth alkaline paper |
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9780374113261 cloth alkaline paper |
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