Reading into Jane Austen's life
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
BY PAT SUMMERS
Special to the Times
"The Fact and Fiction of Jane Austen"
The English language has spread and flourished over many centuries. Those who have used it to good, or great, effect are legion -- Shakespeare, Churchill and countless others. One celebrated practitioner, English novelist Jane Austen (1775-1817), continues to inspire scholarly studies and conclaves, new editions and even, for better or worse, movies.
For more of the article, please go to: http://www.nj.com/living/times/index.ssf?/base/living-1/122516681637260.xml&coll=5
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