{"product_id":"the-illustrated-letters-of-jane-austen-9781849945349","title":"Illustrated Letters of Jane Austen: Selected and Introduced by Penelope Hughes-Hallett","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn exquisite selection of letters from one of the most enduringly popular authors of all time: Jane Austen.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Beautifully illustrated with contemporary paintings and engravings of Regency England--the England that Jane Austen herself would have observed--this collection of correspondence by the beloved author is a must-have for her adoring fans. The letters, with commentary by Penelope Hughes-Hallett, cover six periods of Jane Austen's life between the years 1796, when she was 20, and 1817, when she died. They reveal Austen's abundant wit and talent for expressing exactly what she perceived, making this an illuminating companion to her novels. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe letters are divided into six sections: \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Steventon 1796-1801: Early Creative Years \u003cbr\u003e Bath 1801-1805: Farewells and Uncertainties \u003cbr\u003e Southampton 1807-1809: New Perspectives \u003cbr\u003e Chawton 1809-1813: A New and Settled Home \u003cbr\u003e Chawton 1813-1816: Years of Fulfilment and Acclaim \u003cbr\u003e Chawton and Winchester 1816-1817: Last Days\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePenelope Hughes-Hallett was born in Jane Austen's village of Steventon in Hampshire. Before her death she lectured in English Literature for the Open University and the Oxford University Department of External Studies. Her special interest was 19th-century children's literature, and in 1988 she published an anthology, \u003ci\u003eChildhood\u003c\/i\u003e. She also assisted Valerie Eliot in editing TS Eliot's letters.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Batsford","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50646871179538,"sku":"9781849945349","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_128b7ec5-833d-41af-ade7-04a1ee417683.jpg?v=1733188472","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-illustrated-letters-of-jane-austen-9781849945349","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}