The Wit and Wisdom of Jane Austen - Hardcover

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9781857026016: The Wit and Wisdom of Jane Austen

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ISBN 10: 1857026012 ISBN 13: 9781857026016

Publisher: Fourth Estate, 1996

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A charming gift book full of Jane Austen’s wittiest and wisest thoughts and aphorisms.

Beautifully designed and illustrated with nineteenth century line drawings, THE WIT AND WISDOM OF JANE AUSTEN is a perfect gift for all her legion fans.

As any schoolgirl knows, ‘It is a truth universally acnowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.’ (Pride and Prejudice). However, in a letter to a friend, Jane Austen issues a word of warning: ‘Anything is to be preferred or endured rather than marrying without affection’. For Jane Austen’s views on marriage, the family, money and society are not only ascerbic but both profound and subtle.

Dip into it or read THE WIT AND WISDOM OF JANE AUSTEN from cover to cover- and enjoy!

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About the Author:

Michael Kerrigan is a freelance writer and editor. He is the author of WHO LIES WHERE (Fourth Estate 1995) and has contributed articles and reviews to the Independent, The Times Literary Supplement, The Scotsman, and Scotland on Sunday.

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A gift for all Jane Austen fans, illustrated with 19th-century engravings, this anthology contains her views on marriage, the family, money and society

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