
So You Think You Know Jane Austen?
A Literary Quizbook
Oxford University Press
Published on 3. March 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-0-19-280440-2 (ISBN)
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Description
How well do you really know your favourite author? Ace literary detective turned quizmaster John Sutherland and Austen buff Deirdre Le Faye challenge the reader to find out. Starting with easy, factual questions that test how well you remember a novel and its characters, the quiz progresses to a level of greater difficulty, demanding close reading and interpretative deduction. What really motivates the characters, and what is going on beneath the surface of the story? Designed to amuse and divert, the questions and answers take the reader on an imaginative journey into the world of Jane Austen, where hypothesis and speculation produce fascinating and unexpected insights. Whether you are an expert or enthusiast, "So You Think You Know Jane Austen?" guarantees you will know her much better after reading it.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
Readers and students of Jane Austen, readers of John Sutherland's literary puzzle books in Oxford World's Classics, anyone interested in testing their knowledge of their favourite author, teachers seeking to engage their students in literary appreciation in the most enjoyable way, quiz game fanatics, reading groups
Illustrations
one line drawing
Dimensions
Height: 197 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
198 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-280440-2 (9780192804402)
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former Lord Northcliffe Professor of Modern English Literature, University College London
Freelance author and editor