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2) Jane Austen
Language
English
Description
Expert interviews and Austen's own words tell the tales of her brief life and her place in the literary world.
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Language
English
Description
In this portrait of Samuel Johnson, David Nokes positions the great thinker in his rightful place as an active force in the Enlightenment, not a mere recorder or performer, and demonstrates how his interaction with life impacted his work. This biography addresses his life and action through the hitherto unexplored perspectives of such major players as Johnson's wife, Tetty; Hester Thrale, in whose household he resided for seventeen years while working...