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Sanditon, Lady Susan, & The History of England by Cassandra Austen, Jane Austen, Kathryn White
algae429's review against another edition
4.0
A rather fascinating look at Georgian England. This book contained lots of it details I'd not seen elsewhere and really highlighted class differences. Since it covers the period when Austen actually lived, it was a bit earlier than the actual Regency period normally associated with her novels.
annecrisp's review against another edition
3.0
The quality of these stories varied quite a bit. Some were excellent, but most were just good.
brandypainter's review against another edition
4.0
4.5 stars
I thoroughly enjoyed this. The set up works really well, going through all the major aspects of life from birth to death and all the in between with primary source quotes liberally used. It is well cited as well.
I thoroughly enjoyed this. The set up works really well, going through all the major aspects of life from birth to death and all the in between with primary source quotes liberally used. It is well cited as well.
balletbookworm's review against another edition
3.0
A bit anticlimactic, since I've read a number of Austen non-fiction recently. I feel like they skimped on providing examples from Austen's books when bringing up historical facts. The organization was strange. The chapters were organized into topics that moved chronologically from marriage to death, which was fine, but within the chapters the narrative veered all over the place. The authors should have grouped information within subsections.
dexychik's review against another edition
3.0
http://toignorelife.blogspot.co.uk/2014/09/eavesdropping-on-jane-austens-england.html
bookhoarding's review against another edition
3.0
Rather dry at some points, but very thorough! Covers all aspects of Regency life and has snippets of text from the era to enhance details. Includes bits of Jane Austen's life, but is really mostly about the period as a whole.
vof5017's review against another edition
4.0
This was a great book chock full of information about numerous aspects of life in Jane Austen's time. As a big Austen fan, I found it to be super fun to read and would recommend it to other Regency-era fans!