Deirdre Le Faye Libros

Illustrated throughout, this text gives a lively account of the main events of Jane Austen's life. It emphasises the importance of her family connections in developing the milieu from which she drew the inspiration for her novels

How well do you really know your favorite author? In this new book, ace literary detective turned quizmaster John Sutherland and Austen buff Deirdre Le Faye challenge you to find out. Starting with easy, factual questions that test how well you remember a novel and its characters, the quizprogresses to a level of greater difficulty, demanding close reading and interpretative deduction. What really motivates the characters, and what is going on beneath the surface of the story? Designed to amuse and divert, the questions and answers take the reader on an imaginative journey into theworld of Jane Austen, where hypothesis and speculation produce fascinating and unexpected insights. The questions are ingenious and fun, and the answers (located in the back of the book), in Sutherland's inimitable style, are fascinating. Completing the book guarantees a hugely improved knowledgeand appreciation of Austen. Whether you are an expert or enthusiast, So You Think You Know Jane Austen? guarantees you will know her much better after reading it.

Jane Austen wrote her novels in the midst of a large and sociable family. Brothers and sisters, nieces and nephews, friends and acquaintances were always coming and going, which offered numerous occasions for convivial eating and drinking. One of Jane’s dearest friends, Martha Lloyd, lived with the family for many years and recorded in her “Household Book” over 100 recipes enjoyed by the Austens. A selection of this family fare, now thoroughly tested and modernized for today’s cooks, is recreated here, together with some of the more sophisticated dishes which Jane and her characters would have enjoyed at balls, picnics, and supper parties. A fascinating introduction describes Jane’s own interest in food, drawing upon both the novels and her letters, and explains the social conventions of shopping, eating, and entertaining in late Georgian and Regency England. The book is illustrated throughout with delightful contemporary line drawings, prints, and watercolours. Authentic recipes, modernized for today’s cooks, include: • Buttered Prawns • Wine-Roasted Gammon and Pigeon Pie • Broil’d Eggs • White Soup and Salmagundy • Pyramid Creams • Martha’s Almond Cheesecakes

Jane Austen (1775-1817) gehört zu den großen Schriftstellerinnen der Weltliteratur. In ihrem kurzen Leben hat sie sechs die Zeit überdauernde Romane geschrieben. Aufgewachsen in einer Welt, in der ein selbstgerechter Landadel die Regeln bestimmte, spürte sie schon früh die Beschränkungen, die ihrem künstlerischen Talent durch die üblichen Normen auferlegt wurden. Die Heirat mit einem wohlhabenden Mann, die der Tochter eines Landpfarrers eine gehobenen Stellung in der Gesellschaft ermöglicht hätte, lehnte sie ab. Sie zog das Leben einer allein stehenden Schriftstellerin vor und damit auch die finanzielle Unsicherheit. Das Buch von Deirdre Le Faye ist nicht nur eine Biographie, sondern in gleichem Maße eine Sozial- und Kulturgeschichte Englands am Ende des 18. Jahrhunderts. Detailgenau beschreibt die Autorin die Gesellschaft, den Zwang der Etikette, die Art sich zu kleiden, Speisen und Interieurs. Ein opulent bebilderter Band, der den Leser in die Welt einer ungewöhnlichen Frau entführt - informativ und unterhaltsam in einem.