Financial Times reviews Austen biography
The Financial Times offers a brief review of A Fine Brush on Ivory: An Appreciation of Jane Austen, by Richard Jenkyns.
Not a biography, more a close-read study, A Fine Brush on Ivory: An Appreciation of Jane Austen (OUP £12.99) is a beautifully crafted essay by Richard Jenkyns. The author has a huge love for his subject, but since Austen’s work reflects her milieu with such a clear mirror, her personality and life circumstances are inevitably brought into focus too. In chapters such as “A Park with a View” and “The Sense Sensibility”, Jenkyns provides information for beginners and insights for experts. This is a small and elegant Christmas present for all enthusiasts.
Hmm…a small and elegant Christmas present for all enthusiasts. Perhaps I should dash off a quick note to Santa.
December 11th, 2004 at 5:38 am
Santa’s got my note already.