jane austen at home a biography by lucy worsley

Illustrated with two sections of color plates, Lucy Worsley's Jane Austen at Home is a richly entertaining and illuminating new book about one of the world’s favorite novelists and one of the subjects she returned to over and over in her unforgettable novels: home. She shows readers a passionate Jane Austen who fought for her freedom, a woman who had at least five marriage prospects, but-in the end-a woman who refused to settle for anything less than Mr. Worsley examines the rooms, spaces and possessions which mattered to her, and the varying ways in which homes are used in her novels as both places of pleasure and as prisons. In places like Steventon Parsonage, Godmersham Park, Chawton House and a small rented house in Winchester, Worsley discovers a Jane Austen very different from the one who famously lived a 'life without incident'. Take a trip back to Jane Austen's world and the many places she lived as historian Lucy Worsley visits Austen's childhood home, her schools, her holiday accommodations, the houses-both grand and small-of the relations upon whom she was dependent, and the home she shared with her mother and sister towards the end of her life. The result is a refreshingly unique perspective on Austen and her work and a beautifully nuanced exploration of gender, creativity, and domesticity.'-Amanda Foreman, bestselling author of Georgianna, Duchess of Devonshire His stepmother could claim that her interest in his estate took priority, and that she did not want to bother with him anymore.' Jane Austen at Home offers a fascinating look at Jane Austen's world through the lens of the homes in which she lived and worked throughout her life. This was true in real life of Jane’s father, who had lost both of his parents when he was a baby. #4 The heroine of any story should lose her parents when she was young. In appearance, she was striking rather than beautiful. She was not necessarily attractive, but she was sharp and witty. #3 Jane’s mother, Cassandra, was a powerful personality who had strong common sense. But he had found his Rectory there so run-down and dilapidated that he and his family had been living instead in a rented house in the neighbouring village of Deane.

#2 Mr Austen had been in charge of the parish of Steventon for the last four years. #1 The story of the Austens at Steventon Rectory really begins in the late summer of 1768, when a wagon heavily loaded with household goods made its way through the Hampshire lanes from nearby Deane to the village of Steventon. Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Please note: This audiobook has been created using AI Voice. In order to save audiobooks to your Wish List you must be signed in to your account.

Jane austen at home a biography by lucy worsley