17996 Study Guides Letters to various important figures

Letters to various important figures

Various aspects of London life are covered

He argues that the novel formed gradually out of other kinds of books

Does not give author's name but "By the author of "Mary Barton

" Green cloth with cover illustration and gilt stamped titles

17996 Study Guides Letters to various important figuresThe author explores the history of the phrase "pride and prejudice" prior to Austen naming her most popular novel, and shows how political use of the phrase continued well into the 19th century. With hundreds of examples, the author shows how the phrase was used to uphold independence from oppression, criticize enslavement and the slave trade, and support revolution against monarchs. Burns argues by using this title, Austen supported independent