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  Jane Austen and Marriage (Hardback) By (author) Hazel Jones

  

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  Short Description for Jane Austen and MarriageThe question of marriage lies at the centre of Jane Austen's novels; the issues bound up in the pursuit of love, happiness, money and status were those of her day and informed the plots and morals of her work. This book explores the ways in which these themes manifest themselves in Austen's life and fiction.
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  • Publisher: Hambledon Continuum
  • Published: 07 May 2009
  • Format: Hardback 256 pages
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  • Categories: Literary Studies: General | Literary Studies: C 1800 To C 1900 | Literary Studies: Fiction, Novelists & Prose Writers | Sociology: Family & Relationships | British & Irish History | Social & Cultural History
  • ISBN 13: 9781847252180 ISBN 10: 1847252184
  • Sales rank: 201,546

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• With original research, this book offers a new insight into Jane Austen's life and writing. The question of marriage lies at the centre of Jane Austen's novels. The issues bound up in the pursuit of love, happiness, money and status were those of her day and informed the plots and morals of her work. In this fascinating book, Hazel Jones explores the ways in which these themes manifest themselves in Jane Austen's life and fiction, against the backdrop of contemporary conduct manuals, letters, diaries, journals and newspapers. Drawing on original research, this entertaining and detailed study provides a charming and profound insight into the world of Jane Austen.