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Product Description Deidre Le Faye has edited this completely revised and expanded edition of W. and R.A.Austen-Leigh's 1913 biography of Jane Austen, long out of print but still widely regarded as the definitive life of the author. This detailed account of Austen's life, family background and literary career is based on the mass of original material among the Austen family papers and in other public and private archives, much of which has come to light since the first edition of this work. The book is illustrated with 16 plates, and includes a chronology, family trees, and a comprehensive index. About the Author Deirdre Le Faye has been actively researching the life and times of Jane Austen and her family for the last thirty years. In 1995 she prepared a completely new edition of Jane Austen's Letters. She has also written several other books: a short illustrated biography, Jane Austen (1998), Jane Austen's 'Outlandish Cousin', the Life and Letters of Eliza de Feuillide (2002), and Jane Austen: The World of her Novels (2002), as well as numerous articles in literary journals. Book Description This detailed account of Jane Austen's life, background and literary career collects together all the documented facts concerning the novelist, and illuminates her place within an affectionate and talented family group. Many of the facts are given in the Austens' own words; they show how Jane was valued as daughter, sister, aunt and friend, and how she transformed the stuff of her peaceful life in the Hampshire countryside, together with the wartime careers of her brothers, into the six novels that are among the most popular in the English language. Review 'Indispensable... it is impossible to overestimate the value of this book.' The Jane Austen Society Newsletter 'Clear and quick-witted, this biography offers insights into Jane's personality and her relationships with