Record Number |
691492 |
ISBN |
9780711233744 (hbk.) |
0711233748 (hbk.) |
Author |
Fullerton, Susannah, 1960- |
Title |
Happily ever after : celebrating Jane Austen's Pride and prejudice / Susannah Fullerton. |
Publisher/Date |
London : Frances Lincoln, c2013. |
Pagination etc. |
240 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm. |
Bibliography, etc. note |
Includes bibliography (p. 226-231) and index. |
Summary Note |
In 2013 Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice turns 200. Again and again in polls conducted around the world, it is regularly chosen as the favourite novel of all time. Read and studied from Cheltenham to China, there are Jane Austen Societies from Boston to Buenos Aires, dedicated to sharing the delights of Jane Austen's masterpiece. Here is the tale of how Pride and Prejudice came to be written, its first reception in a world that didn't take much notice of it and then its growing popularity. |
Subject - Name |
Austen, Jane, -- 1775-1817 -- History and criticism |
Austen, Jane, -- 1775-1817 -- Criticism and interpretation |
Austen, Jane, -- 1775-1817. -- Pride and prejudice |
Subject |
Women novelists, English -- 19th century -- Biography |
Shelf Location |
823.7 FULL |