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Jane Austen lived just into her forties, rarely strayed from the genteel social circle into which sh...
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Jane Austen lived just into her forties, rarely strayed from the genteel social circle into which she was born, wrote only six novels, and achieved little fame in her lifetime. Yet 200 years after her death her novels are beloved by readers all over the world who continue to be inspired, beguiled and delighted by her insights into the calculations, and complexities of human hearts and minds. This astute biography gets to the quick of the enigmatic woman who was Jane Austen, and to the enduring qualities in her work which make it so universally loved and admired.
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