17926 about her works red leather with gilt embossed
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red leather with gilt embossed title and decorations
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Why do we still spend so much time and energy studying the period 1760-1830
narrator Jane also lets us in on the secret thoughts of those silent servants in the background of Austen's novels
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17926 about her works red leather with gilt embossedThis book is as lovely to hold as it is to read, a "picture of perfection" that would please even Jane Austen, with its box stitched binding, turquoise cover, deep blue end papers, and beautiful paper. Inside are a treasure of 41 items, including letters, portraits, a pamphlet, dancing shoes, banknotes, a donkey carriage. Each item is appealingly photographed, and has its own history and relevance to Austen's life explained. Sutherland's moving