A Truth Universally Acknowledged : 33 Great Writers on Why We Read Jane Austen (Hardcover)

from lauralkeet

As the title implies, this book is a collection of essays about Jane Austen's work, written by notable writers from Virginia Woolf to Lionel Trilling to Amy Bloom. Their tone ranges from academic to casual. Each essay conveys a deep and abiding respect, even love, for Jane Austen. The essays were...

from bell7

This is a diverse selection of essays covering everything Jane from Northanger Abbey to Persuasion. You may wonder, as I did, how some essays fit in - such as the college professor writing about his course in the '70s, and the researcher who made his way to the home of Jane Austen's great-niece t...

from jnwelch

A Truth Universally Acknowledged: Why We Read Jane Austen edited by Susannah Carson, contains 33 essays by well-known writers about their love of Jane's novels. Austen was the seventh of eight children, lived only to the age of 42, and wrote at a time when published novels by women were still unu...

from Murphy-Jacobs

If you hate Jane Austen, this book will do little to change your mind. If you are indifferent to her, you may not be tempted further by these essays. If you love and admire her, this book will possibly bore you or irritate you after different writers either repeat what you already know or dislike...

from pgchuis

I enjoyed almost all of these essays, especially those by Susannah Carson herself. Kingsley Amis - what are you talking about? There were perhaps slightly too many included - I was flagging by the end. A couple of the writers who contributed referred to their own novels, which jarred. I wish the ...