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Jane Austen: A Life Revealed
CCBC Review:
Catherine Reef’s lively biography of nineteenth-century novelist Jane Austen is a perfect accompaniment to Austen’s novels. Reef draws on Austen’s letters and other primary and secondary sources to create a portrait that also incorporates discussion of characters and scenes from Austen’s fictional works. In doing so, Reef showcases how Austen’s books offered sly, perceptive commentary on society and gender even as society and her own gender dictated many elements of her life as an unmarried woman. Source notes and an extensive bibliography round out a volume illustrated with occasional black-and-white reproductions of letters, photographs, and illustrations of early nineteenth-century British life. Teens who have already discovered the wit and wisdom of Austen’s writing will appreciate this insightful look at her life and her fictional worlds. ©2011 Cooperative Children's Book Center
CCBC Age Recommendation: Age 13 and older
Age Range:
Grades 6-8 (Ages 11-13)
Grades 9-12 (Age 14 and older)
Format:
Substantial Narrative Non-Fiction
Subjects:
19th Century
Biography
Girls and Women
History (Nonfiction)
Independence/Self-Reliance
Sexism
Writers and Writing
Publisher:
Clarion
Publish Year: 2011
Pages: 192
ISBN: 9780547370217
CCBC Location: Non-Fiction, 920 Austen