Jane Austen for Dummies - (For Dummies) by Joan Elizabeth Klingel Ray (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Explains Austen's methods, motivations, and morals

The fun and easy way(r) to understand and enjoy Jane Austen

Want to know more about Jane Austen? This friendly guide gives the scoop on her life, works, and lasting impact on our culture. It chronicles the events of her brief life, examines each of her novels, and looks at why her stories - of women and marriage, class and money, scandal and hypocrisy, emotion and satire - still have meaning for us today.

Discover
* Why Austen is so popular
* The impact on manners, courtships, and dating
* Love and life in Austen's world
* Her life and key influences
* Her most memorable characters

From the Back Cover

Explains Austen's methods, motivations, and morals

The fun and easy way(R) to understand and enjoy Jane Austen

Want to know more about Jane Austen? This friendly guide gives the scoop on her life, works, and lasting impact on our culture. It chronicles the events of her brief life, examines each of her novels, and looks at why her stories -- of women and marriage, class and money, scandal and hypocrisy, emotion and satire -- still have meaning for us today.

Discover

• Why Austen is so popular
• The impact on manners, courtships, and dating
• Love and life in Austen's world
• Her life and key influences
• Her most memorable characters

Review Quotes

"If you begin this book as dummy, you won't be one when you finish." (Financial Times, Sat 7th July)

About the Author

Joan Klingel Ray, PhD, is an English professor at the University of Colorado. She has written articles for numerous magazines and appeared on the A&E biography of Jane Austen.