The Life and Times of Jane Austen Author:Brian Wilks Brian Wilks recreates Jane's world, letting her tell her own story for much of the time with excerpts from her own letters which provide a series of fascinating vignettes of her, her family, and of her world; a world in which the emerging industrial revolution contrasted strongly with the elegance of Regency Bath and rural Hampshire. The tex... more »t is supplemented by a wealth of illustrative material.« less