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May, Lou and Cass: Jane Austen's Nieces in Ireland

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Description for May, Lou and Cass: Jane Austen's Nieces in Ireland Hardcover. The true story of the lives of Jane Austen's three nieces, their Pride and Prejudice-style courtships, dramas and disappointments, and their move to turbulent 19th century Ireland in a time of war and famine. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 560.

Marianne, Louise and Cassandra Knight were nieces of the great 19th century novelist who gave us Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility. Jane knew the girls well, reading and sewing with them as they grew up, and they were often the subject of her witty letters.

The Knight sisters went on to lead lives remarkably similar to those of Jane’s heroines, experiencing the pains of blighted love, the joy of patience rewarded, and the sorrow of losing their childhood home, but even Austen could not have imagined that they would find themselves in Donegal at a time when ... Read more

May, Lou and Cass tells for the first time the story of the Knight Sisters and their extraordinary journey from the ordered world of Regency England to the turbulent upheaval of Northern Ireland, exploring Irish History and the heritage of the Austen family.

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Product Details

Publisher
Blackstaff Press Belfast
Number of pages
294
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780856408687
SKU
V9780856408687
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-2

About Sophia Hillan
Sophia Hillan was Assistant Director of the Queen’s University of Belfast’s Institute of Irish Studies. She is the author of a number of critical studies on Michael McLaverty and Sam Hanna Bell and of one novel, The Friday Tree. She is best known for her biography of Jane’s Austen’s nieces, Marianne, Louisa and Cassandra Knight: May, Lou and Cass: Jane ... Read more

Reviews for May, Lou and Cass: Jane Austen's Nieces in Ireland
An extensively researched document of the lives of the landed gentry of 19th century in these islands. a must for all lovers of Irish history and of Jane Austen interesting for Austen fans and a sturdy read for anyone curious about the 19th century beautifully researched and extremely detailed

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