5/23/2023 0 Comments Jane Austen by Deirdre Le Faye![]() ![]() This generally succeeds at making the book more engaging, but sometimes Le Faye fails to clarify whether she's discussing Austen's siblings, Englishmen of no relation or fictional characters, which may frustrate readers who aren't that familiar with Austen's work. Although the volume comprises distinct sections of biography, history and criticism, the three are intermingled throughout. ![]() Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet might have looked like. ![]() Color illustrations and maps provide further illumination, particularly the portraits suggesting what beloved characters such as Mr. She provides just that by weaving together carefully researched biographical information, meticulously detailed descriptions of everything from social hierarchy to cosmetics and sanitation, as well as summaries of and contemporary reactions to Austen's novels. ![]() Nearly 200 years later, many praise what Austen scholar (and obvious fan) Le Faye calls her ability to create the ""sensation that we are visiting genuine places and joining in the lives of genuine people."" Le Faye (Jane Austen: A Family Record) argues that modern readers need a thorough explanation of Austen's milieu-Georgian and Regency Britain-in order to fully understand and enjoy her fiction. When Jane Austen's novels were published, some readers dismissed them as ""too natural to be interesting."" Yet their very true-to-lifeness helped earn Austen (1775-1817) her place in the literary canon. ![]()
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