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"A vivacious portrait. . . . Byrne's Austen emerges as a worldly woman, profoundly enmeshed in a wider world than she's often acknowledged to occupy. This is an Austen with a sense for the political as well as for the finer points of sensibility#8212;and one who will be unfamiliar (though never unrecognizable) to many readers." #8212; Publishers Weekly In The Real Jane Austen, acclaimed literary biographer Paula Byrne provides the most intimate and revealing portrait yet of a beloved but complex novelist. Just as letters and tokens in Jane Austen's novels often signal key turning points in the narrative, Byrne explores the small things #8211; a scrap of paper, a gold chain, an ivory miniature #8211; that held significance in Austen's personal and creative life. Byrne transports us to different worlds, from the East Indies to revolutionary Paris, and to different events, from a high society scandal to a case of petty shoplifting. In this ground-breaking biography, Austen is set on a wider stage than ever before, revealing a well-traveled and politically aware writer #8211; important aspects of her artistic development that have long been overlooked. The Real Jane Austen is a fresh,

Who reads The Real Jane Austen : A Life in Small Things?

Author

Paula Byrne

Publisher

HarperCollins Canada, Limited

Published

2013

Language

EN

ISBN

9780062199065

Category

history

Subjects

Memoir, Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction

Rating

3.98 / 5 (1,317 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14