Jack and Alice
by Jane Austen
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A very short story to devour, ora, actually, given the theme, to drink in one breath! Lively and amusing, it doesn't avoid some surprises. In the sometimes excessive style, all the genius of the author is already manifested, even if she was still a girl when she wrote this. The illustrations that accompany this edition are perfectly inserted and spot on. A really adorable little book!
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Una storia brevissima che si divora, anzi, visto il tema, si beve tutta d’un fiato, vivace e diverte e che non lesina qualche sorpresa. Nello stile a volte eccessivo già si manifesta tutta la genialità dell’autrice, qui ancora ragazzina. I disegni che corredano questa edizione poi show more sono perfettamente inseriti ed azzeccati. Un libriccino davvero adorabile!
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https://phoebesdg.blogspot.com/2020/07/jack-and-alice-books-review.html
Una storia brevissima che si divora, anzi, visto il tema, si beve tutta d’un fiato, vivace e diverte e che non lesina qualche sorpresa. Nello stile a volte eccessivo già si manifesta tutta la genialità dell’autrice, qui ancora ragazzina. I disegni che corredano questa edizione poi show more sono perfettamente inseriti ed azzeccati. Un libriccino davvero adorabile!
http://www.naufragio.it/iltempodileggere/21810 show less
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Jane Austen's life is striking for the contrast between the great works she wrote in secret and the outward appearance of being quite dull and ordinary. Austen was born in the small English town of Steventon in Hampshire, and educated at home by her clergyman father. She was deeply devoted to her family. For a short time, the Austens lived in the show more resort city of Bath, but when her father died, they returned to Steventon, where Austen lived until her death at the age of 41. Austen was drawn to literature early, she began writing novels that satirized both the writers and the manners of the 1790's. Her sharp sense of humor and keen eye for the ridiculous in human behavior gave her works lasting appeal. She is at her best in such books as Pride and Prejudice (1813), Mansfield Park (1814), and Emma (1816), in which she examines and often ridicules the behavior of small groups of middle-class characters. Austen relies heavily on conversations among her characters to reveal their personalities, and at times her novels read almost like plays. Several of them have, in fact, been made into films. She is considered to be one of the most beloved British authors. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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