Jane Austen

The Life of a Literary Titan

Caroline Sanderson

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HISTORY PRESS
01 June 2025

Biography; Biography: literary; Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900

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There's something about Jane Jane Austen lived only just into her forties, never married, never had children, lived all her life in the south of England and rarely strayed far from the genteel and orthodox social circle into which she was born.

She completed only six novels, and achieved little fame in her lifetime. Yet 200 years after her death, she remains one of our most revered writers, and one of the most regularly adapted for television and film. Her novels are beloved by readers all over the world who continue to be inspired, beguiled and delighted by her often comic, and always shrewd insights into the calculations, and complexities of human hearts and minds. This short biography aims to get to the heart of the enigmatic woman who was Jane Austen, and to the enduring qualities in her work which make it so universally loved and admired.

AUTHOR: Caroline Sanderson has done jobs in both bookselling and publishing and now works as a writer, editor and books journalist. She is the author of three works of non-fiction: Someone Like Adele, Kiss Chase & Conkers: The Games We Played; and: A Rambling Fancy: In the Footsteps of Jane Austen, a travel book about Jane Austen's life and locations.

By: Caroline Sanderson
Imprint: HISTORY PRESS
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm,
ISBN: 9781803999227
ISBN 10: 1803999225
Pages: 128
Publication Date: 01 June 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Caroline Sanderson began her career as a Waterstones bookseller, and later worked in publishing publicity before becoming a freelance writer and books journalist. Since 2000 she has compiled the monthly non-fiction previews for The Bookseller magazine, where she is Associate Editor. Programme Director of Stroud Book Festival, Caroline is also a Royal Literary Fund Writing For Life Fellow, supporting writing skills within the NHS. In 2024 she was appointed Honorary President of the Society of Indexers. Caroline is the author of six non-fiction books, most recently a memoir, Listen With Father: How I Learned to Love Classical Music.