A Student's Guide to Jane Austen

Understanding Literature

by Connie Ann Kirk

An introduction to literature and literary criticism for middle and high school students includes clear explanations of literary techiques and styles designed to make the great works of literature more accessible to young readers.

160 pages, Library Binding

First published August 1, 2007

About the author

Connie Ann Kirk is an American author. Her books cover a range of subjects including concise literary biographies for students, bio-critical literary studies, and references. She has also written a fiction picture book for children. Her articles, both in print and online, address topics in literature, poetry, popular culture, history, education, art, television, science, sports, and film.

Reviews

[CharlotteReads · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great introduction to new readers of Jane Austen's works. The plot summaries are solid in the details. The volume includes pictures from the time period and draws in information relevant to gaining a better understanding of her works. A seasoned reader of Austen's works might appreciate the historical context and literary pieces related to Austen's works.

[Holly · Rating 1 out of 5]

boring

[Shelli · Rating 2 out of 5]

Whenever my daughter and I read a novel for language arts we also like to learn a bit about the author as well. There wasn’t anything exceptionally memorable or engaging about this mini-biography and I doubt many high school age students would take the time to finish reading it.