In this biography of Jane Austen, Byrne explores the forces that shaped the interior life of Britain's most beloved novelist. These include her father's religious faith, her mother's aristocratic pedigree, her eldest brother's adoption,...
A terrifically engaging and original biography about one of England's greatest novelists, and the glamorous, eccentric, debauched and ultimately tragic family that provided him with the most significant friendships of his life and inspired his masterpiece...