Austen's world is recreated largely through her own words from letters
Lessons are given in the form of dialogues
When engaging in excesses of ideology in political speech
Yet it provides a great deal of insight into life in the early 19th century
Tomalin sets Austen's world firmly in place
15023 2023 JASP Austen's world is recreated largelyReprinted from the edition of 1886. Lang, who dedicated this book to Miss Thackaray, was a man of many talents, with interests ranging from anthropology to fairy tales to literary criticism. These 22 letters are humorous and, as far as the letter to Jane Austen, spot on. He regrets her lack of current popularity, partly blaming the recent release of her letters, but acknowledges she should have focused on Lydia, or Kitty, and emphasized strong