Jane Austen

@00000400@@00000327@@00000373@Jane Austen@00000155@ is the definitive biography of one of Britain‘s best-loved novelists, from the acclaimed author of @00000373@Samuel Pepys: The Unequalled Self@00000155@, @00000373@Charles Dickens: A Life@00000155@ and @00000373@The Invisible Woman@00000155@@00000133@@00000341@@00000327@@00000133@@00000341@‘As near perfect a life of Austen as we are likely to get: intelligent, feeling, suggestive‘ Carmen Callil, @00000373@Daily Telegraph@00000155@@00000163@@00000400@‘Tomalin has written a biography that reflects Austen‘s own exacting standards, a book that radiates intelligence, wit and insight‘ Michiko Kakutani, @00000373@The New York Times@00000155@@00000163@@00000400@‘Of all the Austen biographies, this is the best ... leaves the reader with a much deeper appreciation of the circumstances and motivation behind the creation of those six perfect novels‘ @00000373@Harpers @00000041@ Queen@00000155@@00000163@@00000400@‘I cannot think that a better life of Jane Austen then Claire Tomalin‘s will be written for many years.‘ Philip Hensher, @00000373@Mail on Sunday@00000155@@00000163@@00000400@‘A perfect biography: detailed, witty, warm. Tomalin involves us so deeply that Austen‘s final illness and death come almost as a personal tragedy to the reader‘ Dirk Bogarde, @00000373@Daily Telegraph@00000155@, Books of the Year@00000163@