
Jane Austen
Claire Tomalin
Jane Austen is the definitive biography of one of Britain's best-loved novelists, from the acclaimed author of Samuel Pepys: The Unequalled Self, Charles Dickens: A Life and The Invisible Woman
'As near perfect a life of Austen as we are likely to get: intelligent, feeling, suggestive' Carmen Callil, Daily Telegraph
'Tomalin has written a biography that reflects Austen's own exacting standards, a book that radiates intelligence, wit and insight' Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times
'Of all the Austen biographies, this is the best ... leaves the reader with a much deeper appreciation of the circumstances and motivation behind the creation of those six perfect novels' Harpers & Queen
'I cannot think that a better life of Jane Austen then Claire Tomalin's will be written for many years.' Philip Hensher, Mail on Sunday
'A perfect biography: detailed, witty, warm. Tomalin involves us so deeply that Austen's final illness and death come almost as a personal tragedy to the reader' Dirk Bogarde, Daily Telegraph, Books of the Year
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Reviews for Jane Austen
Carmen Callil
Daily Telegraph
A book that radiates intelligence, wit and insight
Michiko Kakutani
New York Times
A perfect biography: detailed, witty, warm
Dirk Bogarde
Sunday Telegraph
Claire Tomalin is the finest and most disinterested of biographers, because in her pages she has given Jane Austen her liberty
Hilary Mantel
New York Review of Books