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The young Jane Austen was a precocious reader, devouring pulp fiction and classic literature, both of which she soon began to imitate and parody. Three volumes of her vivacious teenage writing survive. Devices and themes which appear subtly in her later fiction run riot here: drunkenness, brawling,...

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Main Author: Austen, Jane, 1775-1817 (Author)
Other Authors: Sutherland, Kathryn (Editor), Johnston, Freya (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2020.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Oxford world's classics.
Subjects:
Austen, Jane, > 1775-1817 > Notebooks, sketchbooks, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:The young Jane Austen was a precocious reader, devouring pulp fiction and classic literature, both of which she soon began to imitate and parody. Three volumes of her vivacious teenage writing survive. Devices and themes which appear subtly in her later fiction run riot here: drunkenness, brawling, sexual misdemeanour, theft, and even murder.
Item Description:This edition previously issued in print: 2017.
Physical Description:1 online resource (lv, 336 pages) : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white).
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780191920035 (ebook) :
DOI:10.1093/owc/9780198737452.001.0001