14709-3 Behn with a chapter on Jane

with a chapter on Jane Austen

has restrictions in her father's will that force her to leave Jamaica for England

must learn to overcome her romantic delusions in order to survive society's dangers in mid-18th c Bath & London

biographies

not always in line with other English of their time

14709-3 Behn with a chapter on Jane"This book presents Austen as a radical innovator. It explores the nature of her confrontation with the novelists of her time" Sources include Austen family letters that show how the family critiqued novels together. What was Austen reading, and how did she interact with those books? From the juvenilia to Sanditon, Waldron shows how Austen's works were responses to the literature of her time. Austen's enduring appeal is also explored. 1st edition.