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Description
Jon Spence's fascinating biography paints an intimate portrait of Jane Austen. "Becoming Jane Austen" gives the fullest account we have of her falling in love with the charming young Irishman Tom Lefroy, a relationship that was more serious and enduring than previously believed and one that... read more
First Sentence
In 1704, the presumed heir to the Austen family fortune, John Austen, lay dying of consumption at the age of thirty-four.
Table of Contents
Introduction
1. Legacies
2. Home
3. Scenes
4. The Good Apprentice
5. History
6. Love and Art
7. Place
8. Ways of Escape
9. Money
10. Work
11. The World
12. The Body
Authors & Contributors
- Jon Spence (Author)
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