Record Number |
611748 |
ISBN |
0826429335 |
9780826429339 0826429335 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
9780826429339 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
Author |
Adams, Carol J. |
Title |
The bedside, bathtub & armchair companion to Jane Austen / Carol Adams, Douglas Buchanan, and Kelly Gesch. |
Publisher/Date |
New York : Continuum, 2008. |
Pagination etc. |
x, 218 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
Series |
The bedside, bathtub & armchair companions |
Contents note |
"A book of sense and sensibility" --cover. |
Summary Note |
This is a fantastically vast and witty companion to everything you need to know about Jane Austen, presented in a wonderfully fun and entertaining style which will appeal to all readers.Whether you've read Jane Austen once or read her yearly, or if you simply yearn to be Elizabeth or Mr. Darcy, this new "Bedside Companion" will make a perfect match. Janeite and newcomer alike will revel in the entertaining capsules of each of Austen's beloved novels, along with information on such important subjects as white soup, carriages, what happened at the ha-ha, and, of course, all those characters we love to hate. In the spirit of Austen, maps, puzzles and quizzes are provided - including the one and only Jane Austen Aptitude Test. The reader is taken on location to Steventon, her childhood home, to Bath, the city she was happy to leave, and elsewhere. Included is an interview Karen J. Fowler, author of "The Jane Austen Book Club", as well as all the movies made of Austen's stories, from Hollywood to Bollywood. An 'Austentatious' work, indeed!" -- Publisher details. |
Subject - Name |
Austen, Jane, -- 1775-1817 -- Handbooks, manuals, etc |
Subject |
Women and literature -- England -- History -- 19th century |
Novelists, English -- 19th century -- Biography |
Added Author |
Adams, Carol J. |
Gesch, Kelly |
Shelf Location |
823.7 AUST |