Janet Todd: JANE AUSTEN TREASURY W2

A delightful collection of facts and insights devoted to the inimitable Jane Austen It's a truth universally acknowledged: Jane Austen is one of the most popular and loved authors in English literature. The Jane Austen Treasury brings this great novelist into focus, illuminating the attitudes and customs that shaped her life, times, and work. It explores the themes and historical context of each of her novels, revealing the complexities that underlie her timeless romances. Among the subjects examined are: The marriage proposal that Austen accepted, only to change her mind The mock grown-up fiction she wrote as a child Her personal connections to the Napoleonic Wars How her love of puzzles and verbal games influenced her writings And much more