Jane Austen - by David Nokes (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Nokes plays master sleuth and storyteller to present the great novelist "not in the modest prose which her family determined for her, but rather, as she most frequently presented herself, as rebellious, satirical, and wild". 8 illustrations.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>In this new biography of Jane Austen, David Nokes plays master sleuth and storyteller in presenting the great novelist "not in the modest pose which her family determined for her, but rather, as she most frequently presented herself, as rebellious, satirical, and wild."<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"[Nokes] strikes an extraordinary balance between detailed analysis and readability, and focuses, with a fiction writer's sensitivity, on the psychological drama in Austen's sedentary existence. The result is a suspenseful narrative, full of surprises."--Charles Wright, "Biography<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>David Nokes</b> is a Reader in English Literature at King's College, London. He is the author of <i>John Gay: A Profession of Friendship</i> (1995), and <i>Jonathan Swift: A Hypocrite Reversed</i> (1985).
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