A wonderful read!
Highly recommend!
Many thanks to NetGalley, the author, and the publisher for my ARC. All opinions are my own.

A well written and well informed, closely chronological telling of jane's life, inspirations, and happenstances upon producing her life's works. This book lends more insight into not only her life but the lives of her characters and the inspirations of every adaptation of all things Austen. I appreciated the bibliographic foot notes and the personal opinioned touches of the author. Although I was able read it as an ebook instead of listen as an audiobook, as i feel the material would not translate well into spoken word. some language and use of matter-of-fact recollections came off quiet droll.

I liked this, and as a fan of Jane Austen found it interesting.

However, it was very "dry" and wordy at times - and went into details about some topics I didn't find particularly interesting (some of the more distant relatives...)

I realised it is a reissuing of an older book but I would have appreciated some illustrations or photographs (perhaps of the places she lived) and a family tree would have been very useful because she did have a lot of siblings and nieces / nephews / cousins which it was easy to lose track of.

I think anyone interested in Jane Austen would probably like reading this but I expect the writing style is not for everyone.

I was surprised to see that this was written in 1938 but from the start it's obvious that the author was a huge admirer of Jane Austen and not just her books, like every other student., we had to read one of Miss Austen's books for our exams at school and having to study the book for themes etc ruined them for me but as an adult, I went back and have read some of them again, so it was interesting to delve into the background of Jane Austen and her family . Clearly as I have said before, it shows from this author's research and attention to detail that it wasn't a subject that waa difficult for her to write.

If you are one for the classic’s and a fan of one of the most treasured & wonderful authors Jane Austen this is a must read.
Perfect for her 250th anniversary!

Thank you August Books & NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

A splendid reissued biography, perfect for Janeites and anyone who wants to know more about the celebrated author. A perfect read during the 250th anniversary of her birth. Highly recommended!

Such a great and interesting biography of one of the most interesting and treasured authors of our time Jane Austen. A perfect gift for fans of the icon.