Bite-Size Jane Austen: Sense and Sensibility from One of England's Greatest Writers
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- Synopsis
- Jane Austen's novels are filled with wide-ranging commentary from all parts of life. Her sharp-witted and intelligent characters have provided us with memorable quotes time and time again. Finally Austen's sense and sensibility has been compiled in one compact book. In Bite-Size Jane Austen we get her thoughts and words on society, men and women, the arts and writing, business and politics, England, family matters and on the human condition.Bite-Size Jane Austen is the fifth book in the highly successful series. Arranged into eight wide-ranging chapters and many sub-chapters, finding the perfect quote for the perfect situation is simple.On literature and poetry: "Let other pens dwell on guilt and misery. I quit such odious subjects as soon as I can."On men and women:"One half the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other."On writing novels:"An artist cannot do anything slovenly."
- Copyright:
- 1999
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9781466889675
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780312205010
- Publisher:
- ST. MARTIN'S PUBLISHING GROUP
- Date of Addition:
- 08/21/25
- Copyrighted By:
- Karin Baji and John P. Holms.
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Reference
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
- Edited by:
- John P. Holms
- Edited by:
- Karin Baji