''Where would I begin to explain it all...?'' Twenty-six years have passed since the death of Jane Austen. Armed with a lock of Austen's hair as perhaps her best clue, Anne Sharp, former governess to the Austen family and Jane's close friend, has decided at least to tell her storya story of family i
The Mysterious Death of Miss Jane Austen
โ Scribed by Ashford, Lindsay
- Book ID
- 108618365
- Publisher
- Sourcebooks Landmark
- Year
- 2013
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 576 KB
- Category
- Fiction
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โฆ Synopsis
"Where would I begin to explain it all...?" Twenty-six years have passed since the death of Jane Austen. Armed with a lock of Austen's hair as perhaps her best clue, Anne Sharp, former governess to the Austen family and Jane's close friend, has decided at least to tell her storya story of family intrigues, shocking secrets, forbidden loves, and maybe even murder... Upon its publication in the UK, Lindsay Ashford's fictional interpretation of the few facts surrounding Jane Austen's mysterious death sparked an international debate and uproar. None of the medical theories offers a satisfactory explanation of Jane Austen's early demise at the age of forty-one. Could it be that what everyone has assumed was a day by natural causes was actually more sinister? Lindsay Ashford's vivid novel delves deep into Austen's world and puts forth a shocking suggestionwas someone out to silence her?
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Jane Austen died at the tragically early age of 41, though none of the medical theories about her death have provided a satisfactory explanation. Could the cause have been something more sinister? The Mysterious Death of Miss Austen imagines the summer of 1805 and Janes close friendship with Anne Sh