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Jane and Dorothy : a true tale of sense and sensibility / Marian Veevers.

Nā: Momo rauemi: TextTextPublisher number: LP4245 | ClipperEdition: Large print editionWhakaahuatanga: xxiv, 488 pages (large print) ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781510089587
Tētahi atu taitaia:
  • True tale of sense and sensibility
Ngā marau: Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 823.7 23
Summary: Jane Austen and Dorothy Wordsworth were born just four years apart, in the 1770s, in a world torn between heady revolutionary ideas and fierce conservatism, and both were influenced by the Romantic ideals of Dorothy's brother, William Wordsworth, and his friends. This book compares their upbringing and education, home lives and loves and, above all, their emotional and creative worlds. Original insights include a new discovery of serious depression suffered by Dorothy Wordsworth, a new and crucial discovery about Dorothy and William's relationship, and a critical look at the myths surrounding the man who stole Jane's heart.
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Standard print edition originally published: Dingwall: Sandstone Press, 2017.

Jane Austen and Dorothy Wordsworth were born just four years apart, in the 1770s, in a world torn between heady revolutionary ideas and fierce conservatism, and both were influenced by the Romantic ideals of Dorothy's brother, William Wordsworth, and his friends. This book compares their upbringing and education, home lives and loves and, above all, their emotional and creative worlds. Original insights include a new discovery of serious depression suffered by Dorothy Wordsworth, a new and crucial discovery about Dorothy and William's relationship, and a critical look at the myths surrounding the man who stole Jane's heart.

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