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Whether or not you are a Jane Austen fan you will find this short history of the life of Jane Austen very informative. Reef does a good job of researching Janes life and her family. The first half of the book reads like a history lesson with lots of facts, names, dates and accounts of Janes upbringing and early writings. You will be given a short but very accurate account of Janes life. You will walk away with a better understanding of how her books very much reflect the lives of those she lived among. Janes books are a great lesson in the class system of England during her life. Her upbringing in a clergyman's home is well reflected in her works. Her own family had it's share of navy officers as well as Pastors. So her writings have such a real life of their own because they portray what Jane observed as she was growing up. The second half of the book gives short summaries of the main books that made Jane Austen famous. Reef talks about original titles and why they were changed as well as the problems of publishing during the late 1700's and early 1800's. Through this summaries young readers may grow interested in wanting to read Jane's works. This short book is well done and could be used in any literature class to help students come to know about Jane Austen, her family and her writings. Buy this short book and give it to your children or teens to introduce them to the world of a wonderful writer. Enjoy!

2023-06-28 00:23