Jane Austen and Her Times

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By Listen TheBook Posted on May 31, 2023

In Category - Biography & Autobiography

Authors: Geraldine Edith Mitton In Year : 1905

Book Language: English

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Chapter I. Preliminary and Discursive
Chapter II. Childhood
Chapter III. The Position of the Clergy
Chapter IV. Home Life at Steventon
Chapter V. The Novels
Chapter VI. Letters and Post
Chapter VII. Society and Love-making
Chapter VIII. Visits and Traveling
Chapter IX. Contemporary Writers
Chapter X. A Trio of Novels
Chapter XI. The Navy
Chapter XII. Bath
Chapter XIII. Dress and Fashions
Chapter XIV. At Southampton
Chapter XV. Chawton
Chapter XVI. In London
Chapter XVII. Fanny and Anna
Chapter XVIII. The Prince Regent and 'Emma'
Chapter XIX. Last Days

This is a lively and highly accessible overview of the life and times of one of England's most beloved authors. Using excerpts from a wide variety of sources, such as Austen's own personal correspondence and the works of her contemporaries, Mitton chronicles her literary career and family life amidst the changing climate of the Georgian and Regency eras, giving the reader a sense of what it was like to live in her world. A must-read for the dedicated Austen aficionado! - Summary by Tomas Peter