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A Memoir of Jane Austen: and Other Family Recollections

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Description for A Memoir of Jane Austen: and Other Family Recollections Paperback. This unique edition brings together for the first time Austen-Leigh's memoir of his aunt Jane Austen, together with shorter recollections by James Edward's two sisters. It also includes Jane's brother Henry's two biographical accounts. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 352 pages, 10 haltones. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 262.
'I doubt whether it would be possible to mention any author of note, whose personal obscurity was so complete.' James Edward Austen-Leigh's Memoir of his aunt Jane Austen was published in 1870, over fifty years after her death. Together with the shorter recollections of James Edward's two sisters, Anna Lefroy and Caroline Austen, the Memoir remains the prime authority for her life and continues to inform all subsequent accounts. These are family memories, the record of Jane Austen's life shaped and limited by the loyalties, reserve, and affection of nieces and nephews recovering in old age the outlines of ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Series
Oxford World's Classics
Condition
New
Weight
261g
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199540778
SKU
V9780199540778
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Reviews for A Memoir of Jane Austen: and Other Family Recollections
a must for lovers of Austen's work
Choice Magazine
A very good introduction by Kathryn Sutherland
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