Jane Austen's Outlandish Cousin
Published Date:
2002
Publisher:
British Library Publishing
ISBN:
9780712347624
Bibliographic Details:
192 pages, 10 B&W illustrations, 216 x 138 mm, hardback
Author:
Le Faye, Deirdre
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AVAILABLE
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£9.00
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The Life and Letters of Eliza De Feuillide
Eliza de Feuillide is best known as the spirited first cousin of Jane Austen, whose life and travels are recounted here through her extensive correspondence with Jane, the Austen family and other friends and relatives. Born in Calcutta in 1761, she spent an impecunious childhood in England and then France, where she married an aristocratic French officer. She survived her husband who was guillotined in 1794. Many letters illuminate the lives of Jane Austen and her family, all the more revealing for having been written long before Jane became a well-known author. They provide many valuable insights for literary students into the background of the novels as well as being highly entertaining records in their own right.
