A Jane Austen Dictionary


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This 1932 work, compiled by the editor and scholar George Latimer Apperson (1857-1937), is an indispensable reference for all admirers of Jane Austen's work. Its aim was to 'include in one alphabet, the name of every person, place, book and author named in Jane Austen's novels, fragments and juvenilia'.







Austen Dictionary


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Dictionary of the terms and words used in Austen novels.




Austen Dictionary


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Dictionary of the terms and words used in Austen novels.




Jane Austen the Woman


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Jane Austen


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The Critical Review brings together a large body of critical sources on major figures in literature. Each volume presents contemporary responses to a writer's work, enabling student and researcher to read the material themselves.







Jane Austen Dictionary


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When Jane Austen died in 1817, her legacy included six of the world's most beloved and enduring novels, yet much of the language that punctuates her work may puzzle some of today's readers. This delightful book not only provides definitions for words that have become obsolete, but it also explains how commonly recognizable words were used in very different ways. In addition, it provides an interesting look into the world of Regency England where Jane Austen's novels took place. Charmingly illustrated, and full of quotes, it is a must-have book for the casual reader, as well as the serious student of Ms. Austen, that is sure to be enjoyed and referred to innumberable times.




Jane Austen, 1775-1817


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