Letters to Alice: On First Reading Jane Austen
In this reply by an important writer to her neice's complaint that Jane Austen is boring and irrelevant, Alice is instructed on the difference between Literature and Just Books and the arts of reading and writing.
In this reply by an important writer to her neice's complaint that Jane Austen is boring and irrelevant, Alice is instructed on the difference between Literature and Just Books and the arts of reading and writing.
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Format: ebook
ISBN:
9781480412422 (1480412422)
Publish date: April 16th 2013
Publisher: Open Road Media
Pages no: 160
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Biography,
Writing,
Essays,
Academic,
School,
Language,
Literature,
Criticism,
Literary Criticism,
Books About Books,
Art,
Contemporary
1.5 stars My issues with this book are many in number. In fact I have heard it said (although I'm not sure if true) that Fay Weldon did not actually intend for this book to get published. If that is the case, I can certainly see why. I usually enjoy epistolary novels however, with Letters to...
Ah. Compulsory school reading. Isn't it delightful?!I think it a slight flaw of the school system to make books that are as boring as hell compulsory (actually Hell would probably be a bit more exciting, all fiery and whatnot). Why? Do these people like torturing kids? Do they get a perverse pleasur...
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