Genius of Jane Austen: Her Love of Theatre and Why She is a Hit in Hollywood

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‘I relished every page ? This is the best book on Jane Austen I have ever read’Spectator

‘Compelling ? a delightful and engrossing book ? Byrne’s passion is nothing if not persuasive’Sunday Times

Was Jane Austen a woman of prim manners and genteel calm? Or someone who behaved outrageously, filled with sharp wit and wild comedy?

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‘I relished every page ? This is the best book on Jane Austen I have ever read’Spectator

‘Compelling ? a delightful and engrossing book ? Byrne’s passion is nothing if not persuasive’Sunday Times

Was Jane Austen a woman of prim manners and genteel calm? Or someone who behaved outrageously, filled with sharp wit and wild comedy?

Looking afresh at adaptations of Austen’s work – from the BBC’s Pride and Prejudice to Emma Thompson’s Sense and Sensibility and the wildly successful Clueless – bestselling biographer Paula Byrne presents a bold new portrait of Austen as you’ve never seen her before.

‘A definitive and pioneering study of a wholly neglected aspect of Austen’s art’ Michael Caines, TLS

‘Entertaining and engaging’Literary Review

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[Previously published as The Genius of Jane Austen]

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Weight 0.25 kg
Dimensions 19.8 × 12.9 × 2.2 cm
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Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

352

Language

English

Edition

Updated edition

Dewey

823.7 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K