Jane Austen at Home
By: Lucy Worsley
3.16
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
On the eve of the two hundredth anniversary of Jane Austen's death, take a trip back to her world a…
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1. Agnes Grey
By: Anne Brontë , Angeline Goreau
3.71
Format: 226 pages, Paperback
An alternate cover edition can be found here. Drawing heavily from personal experience, Anne Bro… read more
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- historical
"Dakle,"-Anne Brontë, Agnes Grey
"No one cares for the exterior."-Anne Brontë, Agnes Grey
"But, God knows best, I concluded."-Anne Brontë, Agnes Grey
"If you require perfection, you never will"-Anne Brontë, Agnes Grey
2. Jane Austen's England
By: Roy A. Adkins , Lesley Adkins
3.93
Format: None pages, Hardcover
A cultural snapshot of everyday life in the world of Jane Austen Jane Austen, arguably the greatest… read more
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- historical
- nonfiction
- history
3. Cranford
By: Elizabeth Gaskell
3.81
Format: 4 pages, Paperback
'It is very pleasant dining with a bachelor...I only hope it is not improper; so many pleasant thin… read more
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- audiobook
4. Jane Austen at Home
By: Lucy Worsley
3.16
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
On the eve of the two hundredth anniversary of Jane Austen's death, take a trip back to her world a… read more
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- history
- biography
- historical
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- books about books
- audiobook
5. Mansfield Park
By: Jane Austen
3.87
Format: 488 pages, Paperback
Taken from the poverty of her parents' home in Portsmouth, Fanny Price is brought up with her rich … read more
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"I was quiet, but I was not blind."-Jane Austen, Mansfield Park
6. What Matters in Jane Austen?: Twenty Crucial Puzzles Solved
By: John Mullan
3.92
Format: 98 pages, Hardcover
Which important Austen characters never speak? Is there any sex in Austen? What do the characters c… read more
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7. Lady Susan, The Watsons, Sanditon
By: Jane Austen , Margaret Drabble
3.15
Format: None pages,
[] 'She has poured forth her tender tale of love in vain, and exposed herself forever to the conte… read more
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8. The Real Jane Austen: A Life in Small Things
By: Paula Byrne
3.90
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Acclaimed literary biographer Paula Byrne takes a highly original approach in this landmark biograp… read more
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9. Northanger Abbey
By: Jane Austen , Alfred J. MacAdam
3.85
Format: 260 pages, Paperback
A wonderfully entertaining coming-of-age story, Northanger Abbey is often referred to as Jane Auste… read more
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"I have no talent for certainty."-Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey
"Every moment has its pleasures and its hope."-Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey
"But indeed I would rather have nothing but tea."-Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey
"I cannot speak well enough to be unintelligible."-Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey
10. Persuasion
By: Jane Austen , James Kinsley , Deidre Shauna Lynch
4.15
Format: 249 pages, Paperback
Persuasion is Jane Austen's last completed novel. She began it soon after she had finished Emma, co… read more
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"Time will explain."-Jane Austen, Persuasion
"Give him a book, and he will read all day long."-Jane Austen, Persuasion
"No one can withstand the charm of such a mystery."-Jane Austen, Persuasion
"He had an affectionate heart. He must love somebody."-Jane Austen, Persuasion
11. Jane Austen: A Life
By: Claire Tomalin
3.87
Format: 334 pages, Paperback
At her death in 1817, Jane Austen left the world six of the most beloved novels written in English-… read more
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12. Jane Austen: The World of Her Novels
By: Deirdre Le Faye
0.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
With a wealth of details about Jane Austen's life and times, this volume brings to life the world o… read more
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13. A Secret Sisterhood: The Literary Friendships of Jane Austen, Charlotte Brontë, George Eliot, and Virginia Woolf
By: Margaret Atwood , Emily Midorikawa , None
4.35
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Male literary friendships are the stuff of legend; think Byron and Shelley, Fitzgerald and Hemingwa… read more
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14. Dear Barack: The Extraordinary Partnership of Barack Obama and Angela Merkel
By: Claudia Clark
4.28
Format: 350 pages, Paperback
One of the great political friendships of the modern world, as told through key moments that shaped… read more
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"As she had done when she introduced the US president in Berlin, she addressed him publicly with the informal du for the first time since the NSA controversy in 2013."-Claudia Clark, Dear Barack: The Extraordinary Partnership of Barack Obama and Angela Merkel
"Let me make two remarks. First I concentrate on the task ahead for 2016. I’m quite busy with that—thank you very much. And I’m looking with great interest in the American election campaign.’ For the …"-Claudia Clark, Dear Barack: The Extraordinary Partnership of Barack Obama and Angela Merkel
"Obama’s next words captured the attention of the world and the amusement of those present. As he wagged his finger at the crowd, he scolded, ‘So stop it, all of you. I know you have to find something…"-Claudia Clark, Dear Barack: The Extraordinary Partnership of Barack Obama and Angela Merkel
"In her usual manner, Merkel spoke in German. It is worth pointing out, however, that before the translator had an opportunity to convert her statements to English, Obama gave the chancellor and the p…"-Claudia Clark, Dear Barack: The Extraordinary Partnership of Barack Obama and Angela Merkel
15. Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens
By: David Mitchell
4.16
Format: 433 pages, ebook
A rollicking history of England's earliest kings and queens, a story of narcissists, excessive behe… read more
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- biography
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- audiobook
"The defeat of the Armada in 1588 was Elizabeth's high point. Things went downhill after that. Militarily the triumph against Spain was rather undermined the following year when Elizabeth sent her own…"-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens
"There were a couple of positives: in 1554, the Queen Regent's Prerogative Act was passed which made explicit, for the first time, that when a woman inherited the throne - became the sovereign, queen …"-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens
"Standing jaggedly on Senlac Hill, where Harold Godwinson died, possibly as a result of having taken an arrow to the eye - though possibly more boringly than that, some historians have felt constraine…"-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens
"Queen Mary was known as Bloody Mary because of the large number of people she killed. And also because of misogyny. She was the first properly crowned woman to rule as queen regnant, not just queen c…"-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens
16. The Life and Works of Jane Austen
By: Devoney Looser
4.36
Format: None pages, Audible Audio
Born to the ranks of the lower English gentry in 1775, Jane Austen led what some have mistakenly de… read more
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17. Godmersham Park
By: Gill Hornby
3.69
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
On 21 January 1804, Anne Sharpe arrives at Godmersham Park in Kent to take up the position of gover… read more
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"She was simply a creature of the most passionate nature. She felt intensely; where she loved, there she loved absolutely."-Gill Hornby, Godmersham Park
18. Miss Austen
By: Gill Hornby
3.75
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Whoever looked at an elderly lady and saw the young heroine she once was? England, 1840. For the… read more
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"To surrender one's books, well: it is to surrender part of one's soul."-Gill Hornby, Miss Austen
"Oh, marriage!' Jane retorted. 'Marriage! Always the excuse for all failures of character. One does so long for it to bring some improvements, but more often it appears the root cause of all poor beha…"-Gill Hornby, Miss Austen
"Well ...' Cassie thought for a moment, and found she could not disagree. 'I suppose she is very happy to be married to James. And, perhaps, for the moment, yes, a little ... bumptious with it.' Jane …"-Gill Hornby, Miss Austen
"Was I terribly rude?' It was almost as if she might care a jot. 'Yes! You were frightful!' Cassy tugged at her locks playfully. 'As rude as I was to Mr Blackall?' 'No,' Cassy conceded, laughing. 'Nob…"-Gill Hornby, Miss Austen
19. The Palace: From the Tudors to the Windsors, 500 Years of British History at Hampton Court
By: Gareth Russell
4.21
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
The popular and “scrupulous historian” (Daily Mail , London) Gareth Russell presents five hundred y… read more
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20. The Time Traveller's Guide to Regency Britain: The Immersive and Brilliant Historical Guide to Regency Britain
By: Ian Mortimer
4.23
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
'Ian Mortimer's Time Traveller's Guide to Regency Britain tells you all you need to know about crim… read more
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