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Can I read Jane Austen : a life on EtoBox?
Jane Austen : a life by Claire Tomalin is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Jane Austen : a life about?
The novels of Jane Austen depict a world of civility, reassuring stability and continuity, which generations of readers have supposed was the world she herself inhabited. Claire Tomalin's biography paints a surprisingly different picture of the Austen family and their Hampshire neighbours, and of Jane's progress through a difficult childhood, an unhappy love affair, her experiences as a poor relation and her decision to reject a marriage that would solve all her problems - except that of continuing as a writer. Both the woman and the novels are radically reassessed in this biography.
Who reads Jane Austen : a life?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Claire Tomalin
- Publisher
- Penguin Group
- Published
- 2000
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780140296907
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Memoir, Fiction
- Rating
- 3.98 / 5 (96 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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