Jane Austen, Her Life and Letters

The most extensive biography, bibliography, and family history of Jane Austen in one volume, with the Austen family trees nicely charted. this book reveals the real Jane Austen few people have had the pleasure to meet, from her frolicking childhood to the sadness of her final days. This book is an in-depth look at her life and literature, her admirers and detractors, and her early failures and ultimate triumphs.