'I relished every page … This is the best book on Jane Austen I have ever read’ Spectator
'Compelling … a delightful and engrossing book … Byrne’s passion is nothing if not persuasive’ Sunday Times
Was Jane Austen a woman of prim manners and genteel calm? Or someone who behaved outrageously, filled with sharp wit and wild comedy?
Looking afresh at adaptations of Austen’s work – from the BBC’s Pride and Prejudice to Emma Thompson’s Sense and Sensibility and the wildly successful Clueless – bestselling biographer Paula Byrne presents a bold new portrait of Austen as you’ve never seen her before.
‘A definitive and pioneering study of a wholly neglected aspect of Austen’s art' Michael Caines, TLS
‘Entertaining and engaging’ Literary Review
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[Previously published as The Genius of Jane Austen]
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- Authors:
- Byrne, Paula
- Year Published:
- 2018
- Country of Publication:
- United Kingdom
- Format:
- Paperback
- ISBN:
- 9780008225698
- Number of Pages:
- 352
- Publication Date:
- 02/07/2018
- Publisher:
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Place of Publication:
- London
- Language:
- English
- SKU:
- 9780008225698