15646 jasp21authorintl Beautiful biography full of color

Beautiful biography full of color illustrations from the British Library collections

Wiltshire unpacks the careful structure of her novels' passages

Chatto & Windus

Charming b/w illustrations

Introductory chapters on cooking and eating in Austen's time

15646 jasp21authorintl Beautiful biography full of colorWith contributions by John Hare. "The Victoria County History series aims to bring local research to publication as swiftly as possible." This is the 2nd parish history in the series. Explains how family and community life shaped Austen's early literary career. She lived in Steventon for 25 years and wrote early drafts of P&P, S&S, and NA from 1796 to 1798. She would have relied on local society for inspiration. Doesn't just cover the author Steventon