Jane Austen: The World of Her Novels
10 best books like Jane Austen: The World of Her Novels (Deirdre Le Faye): Persuasion, What Jane Austen Ate and Charles Dickens Knew: From Fox Hunting to Whist—the Facts of Daily Life in 19th-Century England, The Complete Novels, Lady Susan, The Book of the Courtesans: A Catalogue of Their Virtues, Hope Heals: A True Story of Overwhelming Loss and an Overcoming Love, Jane Austen's Letters, The Making of Pride and Prejudice, A Memoir of Jane Austen and Other Family Recollections, A Truth Universally Acknowledged: 33 Great Writers on Why We Read Jane Austen
| Author | Jane Austen |
| ISBN | 0192802631 |
Twenty-seven-year old Anne Elliot is Austen's most adult heroine. Eight years before the story proper begins, she is happily betrothed to a naval officer, Frederick Wentworth, but she precipitously breaks off the engagement when persuaded by her friend Lady Russell that such a match is unworthy....
What Jane Austen Ate and Charles Dickens Knew: From Fox Hunting to Whist—the Facts of Daily Life in 19th-Century England
| Author | Daniel Pool |
| ISBN | 0671882368 |
A "delightful reader's companion"; (The New York Times) to the great nineteenth-century British novels of Austen, Dickens, Trollope, the Brontës, and more, this lively guide clarifies the sometimes bizarre maze of rules and customs that governed life in Victorian England.
For anyone...
| Author | Jane Austen |
| ISBN | 0140259449 |
Here’s my list of Austen novels, from favourite to least favourite:
1. Persuasion- My favourite Austen! It is the shortest and the one with the most enduring romance plot. And it is also the one where she attacks society with the most vigour. Not a word is wasted: it is compact and moves quickly....
| Author | Jane Austen |
| ISBN | 0486444074 |
Good girls go to heaven, bad girls go everywhere.
O Lady Susan Vernon, what a juicy jewel of a villainous character you are, a black diamond, repelling and fascinating at the same time, your wicked charm inspiring possibly an uncanny form of envy more than simple revulsion. Deceiving everyone...
The Book of the Courtesans: A Catalogue of Their Virtues
| Author | Susan Griffin |
| ISBN | 0767904516 |
They charmed some of Europe’s most illustrious men, honing their social skills as well as their sexual ones, and accumulating wealth, fame, and power along the way. Unlike their geisha counterparts, courtesans didn't lived in brothels or bend their wills to suit their suitors. They were the muses...
Hope Heals: A True Story of Overwhelming Loss and an Overcoming Love
| Author | Katherine Wolf |
| ISBN | 0310344549 |
When all seems lost, where can hope be found?
Katherine and Jay married right after college and sought adventure far from home in Los Angeles, CA. As they pursued their dreams, they planted their lives in the city and in their church community. Their son, James, came along unexpectedly in the...
| Author | Jane Austen |
| ISBN | 0192832972 |
Jane Austen's letters afford a unique insight into the daily life of the novelist: intimate and gossipy, observant and informative--they read much like the novels themselves. They bring alive her family and friends, her surroundings and contemporary events with a freshness unparalleled in modern...
The Making of Pride and Prejudice
The BBC’s lavish adaptation of ‘Pride and Prejudice’, starring Colin Firth, was eighteen months in the making and continues to captivate audiences today. This indispensable companion to the series is packed with colour photographs, interviews and lavish illustrations.
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| Author | J.E. Austen Leigh |
| ISBN | 0192840746 |
James Edward Austen-Leigh's Memoir of his aunt Jane Austen was published in 1870, over fifty years after her death. Together with the shorter recollections of James Edward's two sisters, Anna Lefroy and Caroline Austen, the Memoir remains the prime authority for her life and continues to inform all...
| Author | Susannah Carson |
| ISBN | 1400068053 |
For so many of us a Jane Austen novel is much more than the epitome of a great read. It is a delight and a solace, a challenge and a reward, and perhaps even an obsession. For two centuries Austen has enthralled readers. Few other authors can claim as many fans or as much devotion. So why are we so fascinated...
| Author | Claire Harman |
| ISBN | 1847672949 |
Jane's Fame tells the fascinating story of Jane Austen's renown, from the years of rejection the author faced during her lifetime to the global recognition and adoration she now enjoys. Almost two hundred years after her death, Austen remains a hot topic, constantly open to revival and reinterpretation...
| Author | Maggie Lane |
| ISBN | 1780972873 |
It is a truth universally acknowledged that Jane Austen is one of the world's most popular novelists, a sharp and witty writer whose stories enchant on their own and in numerous film and TV adaptations. Jane Austen's World takes a look at the woman behind the literature, revealing her private life and...
Jane Austen's Guide to Good Manners is a light-hearted, insightful handbook written as if intended for her original Regency Era readers, and illustrated throughout with beautiful watercolors. When Anna, Jane Austen's young niece, sent her a novel for ""literary comment," Jane loved everything...
Spoken For: Embracing Who You Are and Whose You Are
Say Yes to the Love Story of Your LifeA great romance was set in motion before you were born. A relentless Lover is pursuing you, and He has made His intentions clear. He wants you to be His forever. How will you respond to the One who longs for you to be His with your whole heart?
In Spoken For, Robin...
The Journals of Jim Elliot
| Author | Elisabeth Elliot |
| ISBN | 0800758250 |
Jim Elliot was part of a team of young missionaries murdered in Ecuador in 1956 by the Auca Indians to whom they were witnessing. At the age of 29, he left behind a young widow, a baby daughter, and volumes of personal journals written over many years.
In 1978, Revell published the complete and unabridged...
