The Pocket Book of Austen: A Concise Introduction to Austen's Life and Writings - Hardcover
by Suzie Grogan
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Availability:In StockContributor:Suzie GroganSeries:Sirius Pocket IdeasTheme:Chronological Period/1800-1850, Cultural Region/British, Sex & Gender/FemininePublish date:9/29/2026Pages:208
Ponder the wisdom and witticisms of Jane Austen in this handy pocket guide. Jane Austen is perhaps the Regency era's most beloved writer, and a whole industry has grown up around her witty novels, her life, and her unforgettable characters. Here historian and author Suzie Grogan explains the universal themes of love, loss, betrayal, scandal and society found in her works, as well as providing a concise history of her life and times. Presented in an elegant pocket format with colorful pages and sprayed edges, this hardback guide will permit you to find deeper meaning in the words of Jane Austen's characters as well as understanding more about the Georgian society in which she lived. ABOUT THE SERIES: With the Sirius Pocket Ideas series, you can keep incredible ideas at your fingertips. Written in a digestible style with expert authors, these hardback pocket editions introduce some of the most brilliant minds in history and the concepts that made them world-famous.
Suzie Grogan is a writer, researcher and author of books and articles on social and literary history, her most recent being John Keats: Poetry, Life & Landscapes (Pen and Sword 2021) for the bicentenary of the Romantic poet's death. She is also a proofreader and bookseller in a second-hand bookshop, where she is regularly found with her nose in nineteenth-century literature and poetry. She lives in Suffolk with her family.
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