Uses Jane Austen's letters and novels and her family's memories of her to portray her personality and trace the events of her life

Product Description: A fresh look at an author whose novels have enjoyed constant popularity over the years draws on Austen's letters, family papers, and other candid interviews with her friends and relatives to bring her life into delightful focus.

A fresh look at an author whose novels have enjoyed constant popularity over the years draws on Austen's letters, family papers, and other candid interviews with her friends and relatives to bring her life into delightful focus. (view table of contents)

Traces the life of Mary Kingsley, who led a traditional Victorian life until the death of her parents, when she began exploring parts of Africa no European had yet visited

Product Description: This study charts Charlotte BrontÎ's critical fortunes over the last fifty years. It looks at the nature of her "romanticism" and her relationship with her readers. All the important writings about her since the 1930's, including feminist and Freudian treatments, are sifted and analyzed...read more

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