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Biographic: Austen

S Collins author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:GMC Publications

Published:7th Mar '17

Should be back in stock very soon

Biographic: Austen cover

Presents Austen through 50 defining facts, thoughts, habits and achievements. Entertaining and informative infographics. Stylish gift for literature lovers.

What, perhaps, they don't know is that she was one of eight children of a clergyman; that all of her novels were originally published anonymously; and that she once accepted a marriage proposal, but changed her mind the following day.It takes the 50 defining facts, dates, thoughts, habits, and achievements of each subject, and uses infographics to convey each of them in vivid snapshots. The result is a quick-fire journey through truths and trivia that is the most entertaining way to follow in the footsteps of the men and women whose lives have most influenced our own. Many people know that Jane Austen was one of the greatest literary voices in history. What, perhaps, they don't know is that she was one of eight children of a clergyman; that all of her novels were originally published anonymously; and that she once accepted a marriage proposal, but changed her mind the following day. Biographic: Austen presents an array of irresistible facts and figures converted into infographics to reveal the author behind the words.

ISBN: 9781781452929

Dimensions: 218mm x 155mm x 16mm

Weight: 372g

96 pages