false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223664572m/428554.jpg 428554 2 It's refreshing to get such a passionate and contrarian account of Jane Austen's life, though the book's emphasis on thwarted emotions and family misdeeds will undoubtedly displease the more traditional-minded of her admirers. David Nokes, a prominent scholar of 18th-century English literature, views Austen as "a wild beast" (her phrase) transformed by well-meaning relatives into a demure spinster through wholesale bowdlerizing of her letters and personal papers. Nokes's narrative doesn't tell us anything new, but by stressing Austen's ambition and acerbity, he offers a welcome alternative perspective. 1936158 1997 Jane Austen: A Life total:39|5:7|4:19|3:10|2:2|1:1| 39 146 63 6 3 7 false false Sat May 24 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Feb 21 17:59:07 -0800 2008 Mon Sep 14 04:57:18 -0700 2009 The Austens: How the Austen clan connived, schemed, and traded to make the perfect maiden aunt. Jane Austen's family has much to answer for. Her sister burnt her letters, her brothers and other income-earning (or inheriting) male relatives rarely thought...more...]]> 1 0 false false Mon Feb 16 17:39:43 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 16 17:41:04 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Mon Mar 31 11:24:47 -0700 2008 Tue Nov 27 08:02:24 -0800 2007 Tue Nov 27 08:06:50 -0800 2007
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