Jane Austen: The girl with the golden pen (Great Lives)

Jane Austen: The girl with the golden pen (Great Lives)

by Gill Hornby (Author)

Synopsis



[b]Bicentenary Edition Celebrating 200 years of Jane Austen[/b]

In a country parsonage in the late 18th century, there lived a large family of seven children. They were all bright and clever and noisy, so nobody really noticed when little Jane turned quietly into a genius...

The modest, obedient youngest daughter of the Reverend Austen was to grow up to be one of the greatest writers in the English language. And the story of how she succeeded is every bit as romantic as one of her novels...

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 96
Edition: 1
Publisher: Short Books Ltd
Published: 22 Jun 2017

ISBN 10: 1780723369
ISBN 13: 9781780723365
Children’s book age: 9-11 Years

Media Reviews
Great stories - entertaining but not patronising . Financial Times I love these books Philip Ardagh A stunning collection that my children love as much as I do ... Each has its own distinct style but all are highly charged dramas... Maureen Freely, Observer
Author Bio
Gill Hornby lives with her husband and four children in Kintbury, Berkshire - a place which Jane Austen knew well. She is the best-selling author of The Hive and All Together Now, two novels for adults.