Austen’s feistiest heroine in a gorgeous special edition, illustrated by Hugh Thomson and featuring bonus material by Jane Austen expert Sophie Reynolds.
Jane Austen was born in 1775 in rural Hampshire, the daughter of an affluent village rector who encouraged her in her artistic pursuits. In novels such as
Pride and Prejudice
,
Mansfield Park
and
Emma
she developed her subtle analysis of contemporary life through depictions of the middle classes in small towns. Her sharp wit and incisive portraits of ordinary people have given her novels enduring popularity. She died in 1817.
Jane Austen (1775-1817) was een Engelse romanschrijver die vooral bekend staat om haar werken die zich afspelen in de Engelse gentryklasse in de late 18e en vroege 19e eeuw. Haar werken, waaronder 'Sense and Sensibility', 'Pride and Prejudice' en 'Emma', zijn bekend om hun scherpe observaties van de maatschappij, de menselijke natuur en de sociale conventies van haar tijd.
