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Author
Publisher
Knopf
Pub. Date
1997
Language
English
Description
Biography of the English author whose novels were a reflection of the social life and conventions of her time.
Here, firmly rooted in her own social setting for the first time, is the real Jane Austen - the shy woman willing to challenge convention, the woman of no pretensions who nevertheless called herself "formidable," a woman who could be frivolous and yet suffer from black depressions, who showed unfailing loyalty and, in the conduct of her...
Author
Publisher
Counterpoint
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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Description
"After winning her local tennis club tournament, Scarlett Thomas, 41-year-old novelist, decided to dedicate a year of her life to tennis. At 12, Scarlett discovered her father was not the punk photographer who'd brought her up, but was in fact the man she previously knew as her godfather. At 14, she was sent to Mexico to connect with her terrifying grandmother. She was sent to a conservative boarding school in the middle of nowhere, her only link...
Author
Series
Publisher
Morgan Reynolds Pub
Pub. Date
c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.6 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Describes the life and discusses the novels of the nineteenth century British author, Jane Austen, known for her vivid portrayals of middle and upper-class English society.
Author
Publisher
HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
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"A real-life detective story, investigating how Agatha Christie and colleagues in a mysterious literary club transformed crime fiction, writing books casting new light on unsolved murders whilst hiding clues to their authors' darkest secrets."--Publisher's description.
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