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More copies of this ISBNThis title in other editionsBecoming Jane Austen: A Lifeby Jon Spence
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Jon Spence's fascinating biography of Jane Austen paints an intimate portrait of the much-loved novelist. Spence's meticulous research has, perhaps most notably, uncovered evidence that Austen and the charming young Irishman Tom Lefroy fell in love at the age of twenty and that the relationship inspired Pride and Prejudice, one of the most celebrated works of fiction ever written. Becoming Jane Austen gives the fullest account we have of the romance, which was more serious and more enduring than previously believed. Seeing this love story in the context of Jane Austen's whole life enables us to appreciate the profound effect the relationship had on her art and on subsequent choices that she made in her life. Full of insight and with an attentive eye for detail, Spence explores Jane Austen's emotional attachments and the personal influences that shaped her as a novelist. His elegant narrative provides a point of entry into Jane Austen's world as she herself perceived and experienced it. It is a world familiar to us from her novels, but in Becoming Jane Austen, Austen herself is the heroine. Review:"Jon Spence's Becoming Jane Austen is one of the best half-dozen books published on Austen in the last quarter century. This is a book full of wisdom about [Jane Austen] and her art." Joseph Wiesenfarth, JASNA News Review:"Becoming Jane Austen is a good, traditional biography. Clearly written, jargon-free and pleasant to read, it covers familiar ground without any sense of fatigue and makes the most of the material." Peter Washington, The Literary Review Review:"It is the small incidents that Jon Spence puts under the microscope in his entertaining and sensitive biography. Jon Spence is painstaking, delicate, full of insight — a somehow fitting, friendly biographer." Joceline Bury, Jane Austen's Regency World Magazine Book News Annotation:Spence draws from family accounts and diaries to construct this
biography of Jane Austen in a tone that nods to that author's
attention to the seemingly smallest affairs in her characters'
society, business, family, and love lives. Positing that Austen's
friendship with Irish lawyer Tom Lefroy inspired her love stories,
Spence also illustrates the financial and personal circumstances
among Austen and her siblings and acquaintances that so informed her
work.
Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Synopsis:Spence's new biography focuses its attention away from the wider literary and intellectual currents that informed Jane Austen's writing and instead concentrates on the immediate influences on her life and work. The book also forms the basis of a forthcoming film of the same title. About the AuthorJon Spence is an American and was educated at King's College, London University. He has lived abroad for many years and now divides his time between London and Sydney. He is the editor of A Century of Wills from Jane Austen's Family and Jane Austen's Brother Abroad: The Grand Tour Journals of Edward Austen. He acted as Historical Consultant on the film Becoming Jane. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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