| Description |
xiii, 344 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 323-327) and index. |
| Contents |
Dear Aunt Jane: Putting Her Down and Touching Her Up -- Beware of Swoons:Jane Austen's Early Writings -- Only Genius, Wit, and Taste: Northanger Abbey -- An Excellent Heart: Sense and Sensibility -- The Liveliness of Your Mind: Pride and Prejudice -- All the Heroism of Principle: Mansfield Park -- An Imaginist Like Herself: Emma -- The Advantage of Maturity of Mind: Persuasion -- Behold Me Immortal: Finding Jane Austen Today -- Appendix A.A Barkeeper Entering the Kingdom of Heaven: Did Mark Twain Really Hate Jane Austen? -- Appendix B. Full Text of Mark Twain's 'Jane Austen.' |
| Subject |
Austen, Jane, 1775-1817 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Women and literature -- England -- History -- 19th century.
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Love stories, English -- History and criticism.
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| ISBN |
0299201805 (alk. paper) |
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9780299201807 (alk. paper) |
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0299201848 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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9780299201845 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| Standard No. |
NLGGC 262747103 |
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YDXCP 2165352 |
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YDXCP 2120828 |
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NZ1 8350878 |
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