$15.95
ISBN: 9780547757735
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Published: Mariner Books - August 6th, 2013
Colin Firth has a lot to answer for. Since emerging from that lake in his dripping white shirt, Jane Austen has become a pop culture phenomenon. Deborah Yaffe explores the hoopla and dedication surrounding the cult of all things Jane today;- from fan fiction to regency costume balls and hidden subtext in Austen's novels, a pilgrimage around historic sights in Britain and a literature professor/roller derby queen named Stone Cold Jane Austen, and a peek inside NASNA (North American Society of Jane Austen). A peon to fandom and quite a touching memoir of a long time passion, Life Among the Janites is totally entertaining and definitely sent me back to read Persuasion again.
Susannah