Author(s): Park Honan

SECONDHAND BOOKS | BIOGRAPHY

If you've listened to Pride and Prejudice or read Emma, you've probably wondered where a modest 18th-century Englishwoman found the inspiration to create such stunning works of fiction. Here, at last, is the answer. Drawing on a wealth of fascinating new materials-including letters and manuscripts kept by Austen family descendants-Park Honan explores Jane Austen's checkered love life, her growing literary reputation, and her remarkable relationship with her family. This spirited and illuminating biography pulls us into the private world of one of England's best-loved authors.

1997, Revised edition. A trade paperback copy in very good condition with light shelf wear to the wraps and age tanning of the pages.