Written to her sister Cassandra and other near relatives and intimate friends, this selection of almost one-third of Jane Austen's surviving letters makes a delightful introduction to her life and work. Although they rarely mention her novels, the letters provide valuable insights into the social conventions of her time, and record in detail the births, marriages, and deaths, and the family tensions and occasional scandals that inspired her writing. This book is intended for students and readers of English literature; Jane Austen enthusiasts.
- ISBN10 0192814850
- ISBN13 9780192814852
- Publish Date 1 February 1985
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 22 December 1999
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Oxford University Press
- Imprint Oxford Paperbacks
- Edition New ed of 1954 ed
- Format Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
- Pages 256
- Language English