The Wicked Wit of Jane Austen. by. Dominique Enright. · Rating details · 59 ratings · 11 reviews. An absorbing collection of Jane Austen's sharpest, most profound, and most amusing observations"" ""A lady without a family, was the very best preserver of furniture in the world." --"Persuasion Featuring wry insights on human nature, money, marriage, life, and society, these inimitable quotes are taken /5. Jane Austen's World This Jane Austen blog brings Jane Austen, her novels, and the Regency Period alive through food, dress, social customs, and other 19th C. historical details related to this topic. The Smart Words and Wicked Wit of Jane Austen is the perfect pocket book to carry around in your bag as you meditate on Austen’s surprisingly modern and perceptive life philosophies set against the backdrop of eighteenth century mores. Discover what she had to say about style and dress, men and women, love and heartbreak, keeping up with appearances, arts and graces, health and happiness, /5(13).
Jane Austen completed only six official works during her lifetime. While this may present something of a seemingly limited representation of her talents The listing below (ordered by publication date) covers Jane Austen's six completed novels (note that two were published after her death), her two. What did Jane Austen accomplish? English novelist Jane Austen () wrote about unremarkable people in unremarkable situations of everyday life, and yet she shaped such material into remarkable works of art. The economy, precision, and wit of her prose style; the shrewd, amused. Lauded for her eloquence, observation and wry humour, Jane Austen was a novelist who was highly regarded and greatly celebrated in her own time. It contains a host of quotations displaying Austen's sharp - indeed, often wicked - social observation and satirical wit, which will be enjoyed by fans of the.
English novelist Jane Austen’s beloved works, like “Pride and Prejudice,” explored the dependence of women on marriage in British high societyWhether she’. The Smart Words and Wicked Wit of Jane Austen is the perfect pocket book to carry around in your bag as you meditate on Austen’s surprisingly modern and perceptive life philosophies set against the backdrop of eighteenth century mores. Discover what she had to say about style and dress, men and women, love and heartbreak, keeping up with appearances, arts and graces, health and happiness, and more, and stock up your arsenal of wicked and practical wisdoms as you navigate life. The wicked wit of Jane Austen. Whether she’s describing bickering families, quiet declarations of love, or juicy gossip, Jane Austen’s writing often feels as though it was written just for you. Her dry wit and cheeky playfulness informs her heroines, whose conversational tone welcomes readers with a conspiratorial wink.
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