The text is that of the first edition from 1813, accompanied by corrected and expanded explanatory notes. This edition includes: biographical portraits of Jane Austen from members of her family and, new in the fourth edition, those by John Spence (Becoming Jane Austen) and Paula Byrne (The Real Jane Austen: A Life in Small Things). It also includes fifteen critical essays, twelve of which are new to the fourth edition, reflecting the best contemporary research. Contributions include Janet Todd, Jim Collins, Andrew Elfenbein, Felicia Bonaparte, and Tiffany Potter, among others. “Writers on Austen”—a new section with short comments from Mark Twain, Virginia Woolf, W. H. Auden, and others. A Chronology and revised and expanded Selected Bibliography.
- Pages: 432
- Year of Publication: 0729
- Dimensions: 13.2x13.2cm
Manufacturer
- Author
- Jane Austen
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Language
- English
- Cover
- Soft
- Number of Pages
- 432
- Release Date
- -
- Publication Date
- 2019
- Dimensions
- 13.2x21.6 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9780393264883
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