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Here, firmly rooted in her own social setting for the first time,is the real Jane Austen--the shy woman willing to challengeconvention, the woman of no pretensions who nevertheless calledherself "formidable," a woman who could be frivolous and yet sufferfrom black depressions, who showed unfailing loyalty and, in theconduct of her own life, unfailing bravery. In an act ofunderstanding and brilliant synthesis, Claire Tomalin reveals JaneAusten with a clarity never before achieved, one which makes uslook upon her novels with fresh and even greater admiration.
Here, firmly rooted in her own social setting for the first time,is the real Jane Austen--the shy woman willing to challengeconvention, the woman of no pretensions who nevertheless calledherself "formidable," a woman who could be frivolous and yet sufferfrom black depressions, who showed unfailing loyalty and, in theconduct of her own life, unfailing bravery. In an act ofunderstanding and brilliant synthesis, Claire Tomalin reveals JaneAusten with a clarity never before achieved, one which makes uslook upon her novels with fresh and even greater admiration.