An A-Z of Jane Austen

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The 26 pint-sized essays comprising A Jane Austen A-Z are stuffed full of insights. Each is a masterpiece in miniature. Learned yet playful, Michael Greaney teaches readers new things about the forms and preoccupations of Austen's fiction. * Deidre Lynch, Professor of Literature, Harvard University, USA * A unique guide to the life and career of a much-loved author. ... It sheds new light on key images, ideas, objects, people and places in Jane Austen's writings. ... This neatly organised book provides Austen enthusiasts and students alike with a unique insight into the much-loved writer's way with words. * Lancashire Life * Michael Greaney's Jane Austen A to Z is a perfectly judicious and highly entertaining atlas of the great novelist's life and writings. Each short chapter is an informative delight, from A for Accident to Z for Zig-Zag, in a book cleverly written both for those in want of an engaging first primer, as well as those who already know Austen down to a T. * Devoney Looser, Regents Professor of English and Global Sport Scholar, Arizona State University, USA * Both entertaining and informative, this is a book for all Austen enthusiasts. It would make an ideal gift or a delightful treat for oneself. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it and recommend it to all lovers of Jane Austen. -- Catherine Barker * Chronicle (Jane Austen Society of Australia) * Academic but entertaining...Encourages a deeper reading of Austen's works in an engaging, accessible format. * Canberra CityNews * Excellent...26 sharp, informative and interesting essays on everything Austenian -- Professor Adam Roberts * Royal Holloway, University of London *