A Jane Austen education : how six novels taught me about love, friendship, and the things that really matter
(2011)

Nonfiction

Book

Call Numbers:
823.7/DERESIEWICZ,W

Availability

Locations Call Number Status
Adult Nonfiction 823.7/DERESIEWICZ,W Available

Details

PUBLISHED
New York : Penguin Press, [2011]
©2011
DESCRIPTION

255 pages ; 22 cm

ISBN/ISSN
9781594202889, 1594202885, 1594202885 :
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES

Emma: everyday matters -- Pride and prejudice: growing up -- Northanger Abbey: learning to learn -- Mansfield Park: being good -- Persuasion: true friends -- Sense and sensibility: falling in love -- The end of the story

Austen scholar Deresiewicz turns to the author's novels to reveal the remarkable life lessons hidden within. With humor and candor, Deresiewicz employs his own experiences to demonstrate the enduring power of Austen's teachings