In the small town of Steventon, Hampshire, one of the world's most important authors was bornJane Austen is a luminary of the global literary canon and is adored for her wit, social observation and insight into the lives of women. But behind the books is a life largely unknown, with an idyllic childhood, a busy social life and an affectionate family circle. Elizabeth Jenkins' account of Austen's story not only brings to life the country gentry of Regency England, but also ill...
