内容简介
ThisbookistheoutcomeofyearsofresearchinAustenarchives,andstemsfromtheoriginalfamilybiographybyW.andR.A.Austen-Leigh,JaneAusten:herLifeandLetters.JaneAusten,AFamilyRecordwasfirstpublishedin1989,andthisneweditionincorporatesinformationthathascometolightsincethen,andprovidesnewillustrationsandupdatedfamilytrees.LeFayegivesadetailedaccountofAusten'slifeandliterarycareer.Shehascollectedtogetherdocumentedfactsaswellasthetraditionsconcerningthenovelist,andplacesherwithinthecontextofawidespread,affectionateandtalentedfamilygroup.ReaderswilllearnhowAustentransformedthestuffofherpeacefullifeintheHampshirecountrysideintosixnovelsthatareamongstthemostpopularintheEnglishlanguage.ThisfascinatingrecordofAustenandherfamilywillbeofgreatinteresttogeneralreadersandscholarsalike.
作者简介
DeirdreLeFayehasbeenactivelyresearchingthelifeandtimesofJaneAustenandherfamilyforthelastthirtyyears.In1995shepreparedacompletelyneweditionofJaneAusten'sLetters.Shehasalsowrittenseveralotherbooks:ashortillustratedbiography,JaneAusten(1998),JaneAusten's'OutlandishCousin',theLifeandLettersofElizadeFeuillide(2002),andJaneAusten:TheWorldofHerNovels(2002),aswellasnumerousarticlesinliteraryjournals.