Letters to Alice on First Reading Jane Austen (Weldon, Fay)

Weldon, Fay

ISBN 10: 0786706880 / ISBN 13: 9780786706884

Published by Basic Books, 1999

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This is a used book. It may contain highlighting/underlining and/or the book may show heavier signs of wear . It may also be ex-library or without dustjacket. This is a used book. It may contain highlighting/underlining and/or the book may show heavier signs of wear . It may also be ex-library or without dustjacket.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Letters to Alice on First Reading Jane Austen (Weldon, Fay)
• Publisher: Basic Books
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0786706880
• ISBN 13: 9780786706884
• Binding: paperback
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Acceptable

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Synopsis

Wise, sharp, informative . . . shrewd and funny - A. S. Byatt, Times Literary Supplement Inspired by a series of instructive letters written by Austen to a novel-writing niece, Letters to Alice is an epistolary novel in which an important modern writer responds to her niece's complaint that Jane Austen is boring and irrelevant. By turns passionate and ironic, "Aunt Fay" makes Alice think - not only about books and literature, but also life and culture. "A study of a writer (and reader) thinking aloud about art and civilization . . . it should be required reading, a prerequisite for students of literature." - Hilma Wolitzer, New York Times Book Review

Synopsis

When her niece complains that Jane Austen is tedious and has little relevance, the author offers a defence of literature and reading.