Author: David Cecil
Title: A Portrait of Jane Austen
Description: London , Constable , 1978. First edition. Hardback. A charming book on the life and work of Jane Austen written by David Cecil. The first edition.In the original unclipped dust wrapper. Within this work, David Cecil explores Jane Austen's personal life. This work aims to understand the importance of Austen's family life and early years and the impact that this had on her writing. Events in Austen's personal life can be seen throughout her novels including betrothals, illness, and loss. The text is accompanied by twenty-one plates and numerous in-text illustrations and silhouettes of important figures within Austen's life. Illustrations include The Assembly Rooms Bath, Regency balls, and family scenes. This text celebrates Austen's life and her continued success.Written By David Cecil who was a professor of English Literature at Oxford University.This book is intended neither as a straight forward biographical narrative or critical study. Its aim is to uncover and depict Austen's personal life away from her fame. In the original publisher's cloth. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally very smart. The dust wrapper and boards are bright and clean. Internally firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Fine.

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