In the Steps of Jane Austen

by Anne-Marie Edwards

This detailed and engaging account of Austen's life and work is arranged as a series of walking tours through the towns and countryside she knew and loved—the settings for her novels. This book introduces the people she met on her journeys and explores the country houses, churches, great estates, and elegant cities she knew, which have changed surprisingly little in the course of two centuries.

Genres: Nonfiction, Travel, British Literature

192 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1991

Reviews

[sophie ⚘ · Rating 3 out of 5]

i think this would have been a banger if i were actually there walking the tour since it is kind of a travel guide lol

[Joan · Rating 4 out of 5]

If you are an Austen fan and are going to England, this is the book for you. Detailed descriptions of places Austen knew and wrote about, including Steventon, Bath, Chawton, Winchester, and Goodnestone & Godmersham in Kent (my reason for picking up this engaging little book). Not just a travel guide, it also has insight into Austen's life.

[Faith-Anne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great aide for 'visualizing' Jane Austen's novel's locations.

[Ásta Melitta · Rating 4 out of 5]

Leiðsögubók með gönguferðum á slóðum Jane Austen. Einnig fylgir með ýmis fróðleikur úr bréfum Jane og tengt er við sögurnar sem hún skrifaði og þá staði sem talið er að séu fyrirmyndir að sögustöðum í bókum hennar. Í bókinni eru myndir og kort.
Las hratt yfir gönguferðirnar en efnið um Jane og bækur hennar var áhugavert.

[Nancy · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a great book to read before my Jane Austen tour in Hampshire. I loved knowing what each location meant in Jane's life and where they appear in her novels.

[QNPoohBear · Rating 4 out of 5]

Each chapter of this book features directions for a walking tour of one of the places Jane Austen lived or visited. The author also provides some of the history of Jane Austen's life and tries to connect real life people to the characters in the books. I liked being able to visualize Jane Austen walking around the country or town depending on the location and seeing the sites on a more modern map. I also enjoyed the quotes from Jane Austen's letters that tied in to the travel information. I didn't like the way the author tried to assume that characters were based on real people. Because this book was published in 1991 and updated several years later, the directions may not be current, so if you use this guidebook, you'll want to make sure the directions are still correct. The walks do not seem feasible for the modern person so go prepared to stay awhile and break up the walks into shorter distances.

[Staci]

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[Ilse · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's like going on a trip with Jane Austen...