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