Jane Austen An Unrequited Love

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The first book to reveal the identity of the mystery lover Jane Austen met in Devon in 1802

ISBN: 9780752448749 Author: Norman, Andrew Publisher: HISTORY PRESS TEMPUS PUBLISHIN Publication Date: 31st March 2009 Imprint: The History Press Cover: Hardback Dewey: 823.7 (edition:22) Pages: 191 Language: English Readership: General - Trade / Code: K Category: Subjects: , ,

Jane Austen is regarded as one of the greatest novelists in the English literary canon, and recent film and television adaptations of her works have brought them to a new audience almost two hundred years after her untimely death. Yet much remains unknown about her life, and there is considerable interest in the romantic history of the creator of Elizabeth Bennett and Mr Darcy. Andrew Norman here presents a new account of her life, breaking new ground by proposing that she and her sister, Cassandra, fell out over a young clergyman, who he identifies for the first time. He also suggests that, along with the Addison’s Disease that killed her, Jane Austen suffered from TB. Written by a consummate biographer, Jane Austen: an Unrequited Love is a must-read for all lovers of the author and her works.

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