Jane Austen's letters afford a unique insight into the daily life of the novelist: intimate and gossipy, observant and informative, they bring alive her family and friends, her surroundings and contemporary events with a freshness unparalleled in modern biographies. Above all readers recognize the unmistakable voice of the author of "Pride and Prejudice", as she describes balls and ball gowns, thoughtful and constructive when writing about the business of literary composition. This edition of the "Letters" first appeared in 1932, and a second edition followed 20 years later. For this third edition, Deirdre Le Faye adds new material that has come to light since 1952, and reorders the letters into their correct chronological sequence. She provides new biographical, topographical and general indexes, annotation, and information on watermarks, postmarks and other physical details of the manuscripts.
- ISBN10 0198117647
- ISBN13 9780198117643
- Publish Date March 1995
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 1 October 1999
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Oxford University Press
- Edition 3rd Revised edition
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 671
- Language English