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The Real World of Jane Austen
Deirdre Le Faye
Hardcover (Gardners Books, Aug. 31, 2002)This volume sets out to illustrate in both words and pictures the physical world of the late-18th and early-19th centuries, as alluded to by Austen, so that readers can enjoy her novels with greater understanding and insight. Deidre Le Faye goes beyond the Hollywood fiction to explore the real physical and social environment that formed the backdrop to Austen's classics. Assisted by contemporary archive material, the author revisits the places familiar to Jane Austen in her lifetime, from the grand country houses to humble villager's cottages, from detailed information on the furnishings to the arrangements for the servants.
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Jane Austen: The World of Her Novels
Deirdre Le Faye
Paperback (Frances Lincoln, Sept. 1, 2003)With a wealth of details about Jane Austen's life and times, this volume brings to life the world of her novels. Austen scholar Deirdre Le Faye first gives an overview of the period, from foreign affairs to social ranks, from fashion to sanitation. She goes on to consider each novel individually.
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Jane Austen: The World of Her Novels
Deirdre Le Faye
Hardcover (Harry N. Abrams, Nov. 1, 2002)Explores the society and culture of England during the period of Austen's novels, including foreign affairs, fashion, social ranks, and transportation.
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The Works of Jane Austen
Jane Austen
Hardcover (Readers Digest (Worlds Best Reading), March 15, 2004)SENSE AND SENSIBILITY. 3. THE family of Dashwood had been long settled in Sussex. Their estate was large, and their residence was at Norland Park, in the centre of their property, where for many generations they had lived
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Jane Austen: The World of Her Novels
Deirdre Le Faye
Paperback (Frances Lincoln, )None