How complete can a bibliography of Austen be without mention of Claire Tomalin’s biography under that category, or Claudia L.
– many of these illustrations will be familiar to most readers with a modicum of knowledge about the period – and color would have been nice – but the point here of these illustrations is to serve as a starting reference for further research, and it is an added plus to have any of these included.īibliography: this also serves as a starting point – it is in no way a complete listing of sources, but likely those sources that Shapard relied on for his research.
Maps of sites that relate to the characters and storyline: the world, England, Somerset, Lyme, and two of BathĪ good number of b/w Illustrations – there is unfortunately no listing of these the source is indicated under each picture, but a listing would have served as an index to the subjects, which cover all manner of Regency life: architecture such as that in Bath with interior and exterior scenes of the Assembly Rooms various carriages fashion furniture Naval life the Cobb in Lyme Regis etc. publishers decisions do not always make the most sense…Īn Introduction which gives a brief history of the publishing of Persuasion, and the differences in this final novel from Austen’s other worksĪ Chronology of the novel Shapard is known for his annotated edition of Pride and Prejudice – so I cannot compare this book to that edition – though I have found that work quite useful as a reliable reference source – it was first published in hardcover followed by a paperback edition this Persuasion is only in paperback… it is also a smaller format, likely because the novel is so much shorter, but this renders the many illustrations quite small – but I quibble about these few drawbacks …. Shapard – and I have discovered a veritable feast! Last week I ran into Barnes & Noble to pick up the latest annotated Pride and Prejudice, edited by Patricia Meyer Spacks, and since then I have been “gadding about” as Austen would say – so no time to really give it a complete read and review but in another trek yesterday into yet another Barnes & Noble, my husband stumbled upon the just published The Annotated Persuasion, annotated and edited by David M.
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