101 Things You Didn't Know About Jane Austen

by Patrice Hannon

Book Overview

Discover the long-kept secrets of literature's leading lady You've read Emma . You own Pride and Prejudice . You love Sense and Sensibility . But do you know all there is to know about Jane Austen?... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 143510336X
• ISBN13: 9781435103368
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: F & W PUBLICATIONS, LTD
• Length: 230 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Now I Know 101 more Things About Jane

A delightful little book about Jane Austen - a welcome addition to my Jane Austen Library. If you are like me, avid to know more things about this Romantic Writer, this wil bring you interesting tidbits, perhaps, not included in other books about Jane. Terry

Great little companion book

I'm a fan of Jane Austen and can't seem to get enough books and movies associated with her. I have several books on her life and the times in which she lived. Each one has its own unique quality and information. "101 Things You Didn't know About Jane Austen" did not dissappoint me. It's a little treasure book of Austen facts. Just to give you an idea of what you will find in this book, here are a few of the many chapters which are included: *Bloodline of a genius *Jane's education *The other writer in the Austen family *What did Jane really look like? *Was Jane Austen a snob? *Love at first sight *What do Austen's novels say about beauty? *What killed Jane Austen? This book is compact and easily carried along on a walk in the park, or a trip. I have enjoyed my copy and keep it in my purse for those little quiet times alone.

Jane Austen book review

I purchased this book in conjunction with a class I am taking on Jane Austen books. It is a valuable addition to the reading of her books and includes many facts regarding her life and times.

Jane Austen Fans Will Love It

I got this book for my friend's birthday since she is obsessed with Jane Austen (as am I). This book is great for someone who wants to learn about Jane's life. You will learn many interesting things along the way, but I thought most of the information I had heard of before. Nevertheless, it's a great, fun read, and a cute gift for Jane Austen fanatics.

Nice Balance of Popular Interest and Scholarship

This little book, while infinitely readable, was also packed full of wonderful scholarship. I read the book after I finished the last of the 6 main publications of Jane Austen and found its organization so conducive to bringing together themes and tropes in the novels. Dr. Hannon has found a very fine balance between interesting and salacious details (like the romantic interests in Austen's too-short life) to literary scholarship (most interestingly for me, her discussion of the treatment of parents in the novels, and how they don't paint a very fine picture of marital bliss). With Jane Austen, you either get silly books full of fluff, or boring attempts to keep the work as scholastic as possible, but Dr. Hannon has found a nice way to blend these two situations for both types of readers -- serious scholars and Janeites. I didn't expect to read this book as a narrative, straight through from beginning to end, but I did, and loved the way information was organized and presented. There is a references page, but very little citation within the text. Most of what I read, though, was familiar, and only really revolutionary in the way it was brought together to concentrate on recurring images, themes, and tropes in the works (including all the Juvenilia and other unpublished/unfinished novels). Section headings include "Bad Boys," "Prudence and Romance," and four sections on "Fine Naval Fervour." Inbetween are also sections frm Austen's life rather than her novels, such as "Arrested for Shoplifting," and "Dedicated to the One I Hate." There is also a ton of accessible information on publishing and the market (from the gothic to marriage market novels). Fine book, and any fan of the the novels or new-to-the-field scholar would find it packed full of fun information and prompts for further study.