Letters to Alice: On First Reading Jane Austen - Hardcover

Weldon, Fay

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0800847431 ISBN 13: 9780800847432

Publisher: Taplinger Pub Co, 1985

Synopsis

Correspondence with an imaginary niece discusses why it is important to read Jane Austen and what an aspiring novelist can learn from her

About this title

From School Library Journal:

YA In this "epistolary novel," Weldon, like Jane Austen, writes letters to a niece (in Weldon's case, imaginary) about literature and writing. In addition, "Aunt" Fay writes about the life and works of Jane Austen and about her own thoughts concerning Austen and the times in which she lived. Through her letters, readers find Alice struggling with her own novel; unhappy at school, where she must read Austen; quarreling with parents; having a love affair; and living a modern life with her green spiky hair. Those who especially enjoy Austen and/or those interested in writing and in literature will find this book well-written, intruiging and witty. A special book for a limited audience. Susan Levine, PGCMLS, Md.
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Review:

"A study of a writer (and reader) thinking aloud about art and civilization . . . it should be required reading, a prerequisite for students of literature." -- Hilma Wolitzer, New York Times Book Review

"Wise, sharp, informative . . . shrewd and funny" -- A. S. Byatt, Times Literary Supplement

About this edition

• Publisher: Taplinger Pub Co
• Publication date: 1985
• ISBN 10: 0800847431
• ISBN 13: 9780800847432
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 127