Bibliograph

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Jane Austen, a companion, Josephine Ross

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 244-245) and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Jane Austen

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

50774541

Responsibility statement

Josephine Ross

Review

"This up-to-date companion is the only general guide to Jane Austen, her work, and her world. Josephine Ross explores the literary scene during the time Austen's works first appeared: the books considered classics then, the 'horrid novels' and romances, and the grasping publishers. She looks at the architecture and decor of Austen's era that made up 'the profusion and elegance of modern taste': Regency houses for instance, Chippendale furniture, 'picturesque scenery.' On the smaller scale she answers questions that may baffle modern readers of Austen's work. What, for example, was 'hartshorn'? How did Lizzy Bennet 'let down' her gown to hide her muddy petticoat? Ross shows us the fashions, and the subtle ways Jane Austen used clothes to express her characters. Courtship, marriage, adultery, class and 'rank, ' mundane tasks of ordinary life, all appear, as does the wider political and military world--especially the navy, in which her brothers served"--Jacket

Sub title

a companion

Table Of Contents

A brief life -- "The common daily routine" -- "The present fashions" -- "The subject of books" -- "Of lovers and husbands" -- "The beauty of the place" -- "The distinction of rank" -- "Politics and public events."

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