{"product_id":"9781408831694-what-matters-in-jane-austen","title":"What Matters in Jane Austen?","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTwenty Essential Questions Answered\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom 'Is there Sex Before Marriage in Austen?' to 'Which important Austen characters never speak?' the Guardian Book Club columnist answers 21 apparently trivial questions that reveal deep and hidden truths about Jane Austen's fictional world\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Any new book on Jane Austen raises the urgent question, Would I get more pleasure from reading this than from re-reading my favourite Jane Austen novel? If you decide to give \u003ci\u003eWhat Matters in Jane Austen?\u003c\/i\u003e a chance you'll know after a few pages that you've made the right choice' John Carey, \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Almost as good as finding an unpublished novel' \u003ci\u003eThe Lady\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIs there any sex in Jane Austen?\u003cbr\u003eWhy do her plots rely on blunders?\u003cbr\u003eAnd which important characters never actually speak?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn twenty short chapters, each of which answers a question prompted by Jane Austen's novels, John Mullan illuminates the themes that matter most to the workings of Austen's fiction. Inspired by an enthusiastic reader's curiosity, based on a lifetime's study and written with flair and insight, \u003ci\u003eWhat Matters in Jane Austen?\u003c\/i\u003e uncovers the hidden truth about an extraordinary fictional world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40943887417441,"sku":"9781408831694","price":10.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27131624.jpg?v=1721549485","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781408831694-what-matters-in-jane-austen","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}