Jane Austen: a Very Short Introduction
- ISBN-10
- 0198725957
- ISBN-13
- 9780198725954
- Series
- Jane Austen
- Category
- Literary Criticism
- Pages
- 168
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2022
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Author
- Tom Keymer
Description
Jane Austen is one of the most widely-read novelists in the English language, and one of very few pre-Victorian writers to have a large popular following. This book situates Austen in the literary and historical context of her time, and combines critical introductions to each of her six major novels with the exploration of key themes of her work.
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