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Description edit
William Deresiewicz after being forced to read Jane Austen"s work, discovers he has learned some important life lessons from them
He writes a type of memior that explains what he learned and what you can learn from each of her works.
Characters/People edit
- Jane Austen: Add a description of this character.
- Emma
- Marianne
- Catherine Morland
- Henry
- Mary Crawford
- Cassandra
- Elizabeth Bennet
- Isabella
- Fanny Knight
- Edward
- Edmund
- Walter
- Willoughby
- John
- Frank
- Mr. Darcy
- Mrs. Allen
- Joyce
- Mr. Woodhouse
- Harriet Smith
- Mrs. Weston
- Benwick
- Pam
- Anne Elliot
- Tom Lefroy
- Wentworth
- Lady Russell
- Miss Bates
- Charles
- Mrs. Norris
- Lady Bertram
- Mr. Collins
- Anna
- Jane Eyre
- Lydia
- Bingley
First Sentence edit
I was twenty-six, and about as dumb, in all human things, as any twenty-six-year-old has a right to be, when I met the women who would change my life.
Table of Contents edit
1. Emma: Everyday Matters
2. Pride and Prejudice: Growing Up
3. Northanger Abbey: Learning to Learn
4. Mansfield Park: Being Good
5. Persuasion: True Friends
6. Sense and Sensibility: Falling in Love
7. The End of the Story
Acknowledgments
Authors & Contributors edit
- William Deresiewicz (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Press HC, The
Country: USA
Publication Date: April 28, 2011
ISBN: 978-1594202889
Page Count: 272
Publisher: Penguin Press HC, The
Country: USA
Publication Date: April 28, 2011
ISBN: 978-1594202889
Page Count: 272
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 823.7
Subjects edit
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