Jane Austen: A Life
by Claire Tomalin
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Author: Claire TomalinEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1999-04-27
ISBN: 0679766766
Number of pages: 400
Publisher: Vintage
Book Reviews of Jane Austen: A Life
Book Review: A good read
Summary: 5 Stars
Noticing that one review was very caustic of this book, I would like to say that I thought it was very well written - especially considering that there is very little documentation to go on. I found the author's explanation of child-rearing, at that time, very interesting. I did not feel that she was trying to put it into perspective to "today's standards", as one reviewer wrote.
What was really fascinating, to me, was the difference in what her family lifestyle was like - compared to what her books portrayed. I realize books and plots are just that - but the lives and atmosphere was definitely not as "dark" as a lot of her own was. Just fascinating.
I think she would have been an interesting person to have met because I came away with the impression that she wasn't really the "private" person her brothers and other family made her out to be. Sounds like she had quite a wit - biting at that.
Anyway, thanks to the author for writing this and doing a great job with little documentation.
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