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Name: The World of Jane Austen
Author: Nigel Nicolson

📘 The World of Jane Austen by Nigel Nicolson

Nigel Nicolson’s book blends biography with a photographic tour of the places that framed Jane Austen’s novels. It offers an intimate look at the author’s home, the homes of her friends, and the English countryside, seaside, castles, abbeys, and churches that served as the backdrop to her stories. Notably, places such as Chawton and the grand Chatsworth estate are highlighted for their influence on the imagined estates of Pemberley and Rosings in *Pride and Prejudice*. The work paints a vivid picture of early 19th‑century English social life, customs, and the environments that inspired one of the nation’s most celebrated novelists.

First publish date: 1991

Genre: Biography & Autobiography/Biography

Authors: Nigel Nicolson

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