Emily Eden
Birth date: March 03, 1797
Died: August 05, 1869
Emily Eden's Books
I have read that Emily Eden is considered the Victorian Jane Austen. She also reminds me of EF Benson in some of those scathing characterizations. However, Eden lacks the depth that both Austen and Benson bring to their work. She also does not create the kind of characters that are beloved through g...
I thoroughly enjoyed this read, a book I found through Reflections review of the same book. It's very Austen-esque in tone and wit, but the story itself starts where most others leave off: with the wedding and the aftermath: two people who do not know each other at all, trying to be husband and w...
Victorian author Emily Eden admired Jane Austen--and it shows in her astute and witty prose which delighted this Janite--but she begins her book where Jane’s stories end, with a wedding. Lovely Helen has all the ingredients for 19th century happiness. She’s beloved by her large well-off family and s...
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