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By Spence, Jon2003., General, Hambledon Continuum Call No: Bio A993s Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library
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2020., 124, Universal Call No: DVD Fic Emma (2020) Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Following the antics of a young woman, Emma Woodhouse, who lives in Georgian- and Regency-era England and occupies herself with matchmaking - in sometimes misguided, often meddlesome fashion- in the lives of her friends and family.
![Emma. [DVD] (2020). Directed by Autumn De Wilde.](/Library/images/~imageCT101161.JPG "Emma. [DVD] (2020). Directed by Autumn De Wilde.")
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2011., General, Penguin Press Call No: 823.7 D431j Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Austen scholar Deresiewicz turns to the author's novels to reveal the remarkable life lessons hidden within. With humor and candor, Deresiewicz employs his own experiences to demonstrate the enduring power of Austen's teachings.
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c2012., General, HarperCollins Canada Call No: Fic Izz Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: It is fall 2008, the recession is in full swing and Kate Shaw is about to turn forty. As an acting beauty editor for a fashion magazine, Kate has glided from contract to contract only to be told that, due to cutbacks, her services are no longer required. Through no fault of her own she finds herself single, homeless and desperate to help her family survive its own financial and emotional crises. Known for her love of all things Jane Austen, Kate is given a freelance gig that changes everything: is it possible, in these modern times - and at a certain age - to marry well? What starts as an article quickly turns into Kate's real-life quest. From the polo fields of West Palm Beach to the slopes of St. Moritz and the glamour of London's social scene, Kate, (who gets mistaken for an aristocrat) chases the man of her dreams, a charming and elegant older financier. But she keeps running into a brooding Englishman, Griffith Kent, who works at an impeccably Austenesque estate called Penwick Manor. Caught between Mr. Rich and maybe Mr. Right, Kate must choose what she really wants out of life: to marry for money or marry for love.
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c2011, [2012]., Skyhorse Publishing, Inc. Edition: eBook ed. Summary Note: At the heart of Jane Austen's story lies a mystery: how a woman of "genteel poverty," the seventh child of a country clergyman, an unmarried spinster for whom life was often a struggle against the indignities of financial dependency, could have produced works of such magnificent warmth and wisdom. Valerie Grosvenor Myer's flawless research proves Austen's books grew from the preoccupations of her social set - respectability, financial security, and most of all, marriage. "It is a truth universally acknowledged," begins Pride and Prejudice, "that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife." In that one line are revealed the principal forces at work in Austen's novels - and in the world from which they were drawn. Using letters, family memories, and of course the novels themselves, Myer provides a detailed and revealing look at Jane Austen.
![Jane Austen, obstinate heart [eBook] : a biography](/Library/images/cover/noimage.png "Jane Austen, obstinate heart [eBook] : a biography")
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2020., St. Martin's Press Call No: Fic Jen Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Just after the Second World War, in the small English village of Chawton, an unusual but like-minded group of people band together to attempt something remarkable. One hundred and fifty years ago, Chawton was the final home of Jane Austen, one of England''s finest novelists. Now it''s home to a few distant relatives and their diminishing estate. With the last bit of Austen''s legacy threatened, a group of disparate individuals come together to preserve both Jane Austen''s home and her legacy. These people-a laborer, a young widow, the local doctor, and a movie star, among others-could not be more different and yet they are united in their love for the works and words of Austen. As each of them endures their own quiet struggle with loss and trauma, some from the recent war, others from more distant tragedies, they rally together to create the Jane Austen Society. A powerful and moving novel that explores the tragedies and triumphs of life, both large and small, and the universal humanity in us all, Natalie Jenner''s The Jane Austen Society is destined to resonate with readers for years to come.
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-- Life in small thingsBy Byrne, Paulac2013., Harper Call No: 823.7 B99r Edition: 1st U.S. ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: This new biography explores the forces that shaped the interior life of one of the most beloved novelists in the English language. Each chapter begins by evoking an object that conjures up a key moment or theme in Austen's life and work. The woman who emerges is far tougher, more socially and politically aware, and altogether more modern that the conventional picture. The book looks at the biographical influences on her work, as well as her boundless wit and energy--Jacket.
