A Memoir of Jane Austen, James Edward AustenLeigh
A Memoir of Jane Austen, James Edward AustenLeigh
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A Memoir of Jane Austen

Author: James Edward Austen-Leigh

Narrator: Simon Prebble

Unabridged: 5 hr 19 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 11/20/2015

Synopsis

From the nephew of beloved author Jane Austen comes a biography of J. E. Austen-Leigh's "dear Aunt Jane." A family project that includes insights from those who knew Austen best, this memoir introduced the general public to the great novelist's works and delivers a cornucopia of delights for Austenphiles today. Published over fifty years after Austen's death, these family memories present Jane Austen in full, deepening listeners' relationship with and appreciation of the classic author.

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Goodreads review by Katie

A very interesting read - I'd recommend reading some more modern biographies of Jane Austen first, but this is well worth a read.......more

Goodreads review by Rikke

This book isn't important or even interesting because of the words in it. What makes this book important are the words that are deliberately left out, cut from a picture that didn't fit. This is a memoir of Jane Austen written by her own family. It was written because the Austen-family feared that i......more

Goodreads review by Shayne

This is quite a charming account of Jane Austen's life, written years after her death by her nephew, assisted by two of his sisters. It's diffident, and gently affectionate; noticeably careful in what it says, but not descending into hagiography. By her nephew's account Jane was a much-loved daughte......more

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