The Jane Austen Handbook, Margaret C. Sullivan
The Jane Austen Handbook, Margaret C. Sullivan
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The Jane Austen Handbook
Proper Life Skills from Regency England

Author: Margaret C. Sullivan

Narrator: Corrie James

Unabridged: 4 hr 32 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 08/17/2021

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

Every young lady dreams of a life spent exchanging witty asides with a dashing Mr. Darcy, but how should you let him know your intentions? Seek counsel from this charming guide to Jane Austen's world. Its step-by-step instructions reveal the practicalities of life in Regency England, including sensible advice on:

● How to behave at your first ball

● How to ride sidesaddle

● How to decline an unwanted marriage proposal

● How to improve your estate

● How to throw a dinner party

—and much more. Offering listeners a glimpse into day-to-day life in Jane Austen's time, The Jane Austen Handbook is the perfect companion for fans of her novels and their film adaptations, complete with detailed information on love among the social classes, currency, dress, and nuances of graceful living.

About Margaret C. Sullivan

Margaret C. Sullivan is the author of The Jane Austen Handbook, editrix of austenblog.com, and an active member of the Jane Austen Society of North America.


Reviews

This thin book certainly fleshes out the Regency period and codifies much of what goes on beneath the plots of Austen’s novels. What also aids the reader is how Sullivan has divided up her observations on manners, tasks, and responsibilities. It could also have been titled: “How the Gentry can Achie......more

Goodreads review by Kate on January 04, 2012

I liked about 40% of this book. Because 40% of it is interesting content about the world and social mores that Jane Austen's characters inhabited. 60% of it pretends to be that, but is actually slightly sarcastic lists that are essentially cribbed from Austen's book plots, rather than being factual......more

Goodreads review by Meredith (Austenesque Reviews) on March 16, 2011

Imagine that you were Amanda Price from Lost in Austen or Courtney Stone from Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict and you found yourself inexplicably transported to the time period of Jane Austen's novels. Would you be able to pass yourself off as a Regency heroine? Or would your ignorance of Regenc......more

Goodreads review by Anita on July 20, 2021

The sole reason I picked this up was for a challenge where I needed to read a "regency" related book. I tried a pure history book, and while I finish almost every book I start, I just couldn't make myself. This light, short book seemed like just the ticket. The frame is that the reader is an aspiring......more

Goodreads review by Karen-Leigh on February 18, 2023

Jane Austen published her first novel in 1811, but today she's more popular than ever. Film adaptations of her books are nominated for Academy Awards. Chick lit bestsellers are based on her plots. And a new biopic of Austen herself Becoming Jane arrives in theaters this spring. For all those readers......more