Book description
A brilliant, illuminating reassessment of the life and work of Jane Austen that makes clear how Austen has been misread for the past two centuries and that shows us how she intended her books to be read, revealing, as well, how subversive and daring--how truly radical--a writer she was.
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2 authors picked Jane Austen, the Secret Radical as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This book blew my mind. I thought I knew all about Jane Austen’s novels. I read them constantly and all the scholarly works around them, but this opened my eyes to so much more.
Brilliantly written, the author took me straight into Austen’s world and told me things I never knew. I will never see the novels in the same light again but in a good way. Fascinating details, great writing, and for an Austen nut, the perfect read. It made me look at Jane Austen again through a different lens, and it added to my enjoyment of her novels.…
This book blew my mind. I thought I knew all about Jane Austen’s novels. I read them constantly and all the scholarly works around them, but this opened my eyes to so much more.
Brilliantly written, the author took me straight into Austen’s world and told me things I never knew. I will never see the novels in the same light again but in a good way. Fascinating details, great writing, and for an Austen nut, the perfect read. It made me look at Jane Austen again through a different lens, and it added to my enjoyment of her novels.…
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