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Wild for Austen: A Rebellious, Subversive, and Untamed Jane

By Devoney Looser
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By Devoney Looser
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“Wild” and “rebellious” aren’t necessarily words that come to mind when thinking of Jane Austen. However, Devoney Looser investigates the “wildness” of her writing, her life, and the books and movies since inspired by her words in this tribute to the author.

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Incisive, funny, and deeply-researched insights into the life, writing, and legacy of Jane Austen, by the preeminent scholar Devoney Looser.

Thieves! Spies! Abolitionists! Ghosts! If we ever truly believed Jane Austen to be a quiet spinster, scholar Devoney Looser puts that myth to rest at last in Wild for Austen. These, and many other events and characters, come to life throughout this rollicking book. Austen, we learn, was far wilder in her time than we’ve given her cr...

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