Jane Austen: The Biography

by Elizabeth Jenkins

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This past semester I learned so much about Jane Austen. I took a class in which I read all six of Austen’s major works. I saw a very clever production of Pride and Prejudice in which each actor performed multiple roles with one actor being both Darcy and Lady Catherine, among several others. I am lucky enough to be going on a special guided tour of an exhibit on Austen. I have just finished watching Miss Austen. So…yes, this was a good time to receive approval for a biography of the author. I wanted to go into a deeper dive on her life.

This book is a reissue. That, in no way, takes away from its value. There is so much to be learned about the Austen, her family, her novels, and the times in which she lived in these pages. Jenkins puts the author and her writings in context and perspective.

This book will be enjoyed by those who would like to learn more about Austen and to see how she was written about in the 1930s.

Many thanks to NetGalley and August Books for this title. All opinions are my own.

Pub date: 03 July 2025

Biography

368 pages