Thanks to modern renditions in film and on stage, Jane Austen has a bigger following than ever before. I would imagine that an easily accessible biography would be helpful to those faithful followers. This book accomplishes that need and more. First, it is an easy read making it profitable in the home school setting to the university English department. Second, it is filled with all the sites and sounds of the Victorian age where 'Jenny' romped in life and story. I found it helpful to get to know the author of some of my favorite movies in the family DVD collection. Pride and Prejudice has been burned into the pixels of our television and so knowing the person behind P&P, as we call it, was enjoyable.
Concerning this book, I found it to be boorish and dry at times but a few extant comments or quotes from Jane herself kept me plowing ahead to the end. The author did a more than fair job in revealing the world behind the woman behind the writings. The author has done a more than adequate job in tying the life with the writings on Jane. The reader will be particularly impressed with the skill of the author painting a picture of Jane from all the available resources. I will remember her overall dealings with friends and family, her short 41 years and the events surrounding her death in 1817. Place this volume next to the novels and the DVDs to reference often. My complimentary copy from Booksneeze will be gifted down the line to the next P&P lover in the family.
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