Jane Austen, Peter J. Leithart
Jane Austen, Peter J. Leithart
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Jane Austen
A Literary Celebrity

Author: Peter J. Leithart

Narrator: Imogen Wilde

Unabridged: 5 hr 5 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Thomas Nelson

Published: 08/30/2022

Synopsis

Jane Austen is famous for such books as Persuasion, Pride and Prejudice, and Emma. Now learn about the author’s journey through a life spent making up stories that touched the lives of millions.Jane Austen is now what she never was in life, and what she would have been horrified to become--a literary celebrity. “Janeia” is the author’s term for the mania for all things Austen. Dive into Jane Austen: A Literary Celebrity and discover:how it all began and Austen’s love of poetryher early masterpieces and the inspiration behind the storiesher road to getting published and the health decline that led to her deathThis biography is perfect for:Jane Austen fans and collectorsmen and women who have enjoyed Austen-inspired films and TV series adaptationsanyone interested in learning about the varied sides of Austen’s character and the characters she createdJane Austen: A Literary Celebrity is a fascinating look at a woman who never meant to be famous.

About Peter J. Leithart

Peter J. Leithart (PhD, University of Cambridge) is President of Theopolis Institute and serves as Teacher at Trinity Presbyterian Church in Birmingham. He is the author of several books, including?The Kingdom and the Power, Creator: A Theological Interpretation of Genesis 1,?Defending Constantine: The Twilight of an Empire and the Dawn of Christendom, and?Baptism: A Guide from Life to Death.

Reviews

Goodreads review by ValeReads on November 26, 2010

Anybody who can deepen my understanding and love of Jane gets full marks from me.......more

Goodreads review by Abigail on October 08, 2018

In Jane Austen's novels, Christianity is everywhere and nowhere at all, and this paradox has always intrigued me. Coming from a largely secular context as I do, I lack the ear to catch biblical echoes in her language or the eye to spot specifically Christian themes in her plots. So I was delighted t......more

Goodreads review by Sarah on February 02, 2024

This is the second book I've read that analyzes an author and their works that I have really enjoyed (the other being Charlotte Mary Yonge: Writing the Victorian Age). I'm always a little wary of people talking about the faith of authors who perhaps didn't write explicitly Christian works. This book,......more

Goodreads review by Julie on June 11, 2020

As I reread all of Jane Austen’s major novels this year, Peter Leithart’s book was a welcome companion. It was good to be accompanied by someone as enthusiastic about Jane Austen as me. “If I had the opportunity to have dinner with a dozen of the greatest British and American writers, I would want t......more

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