Just how did Jane Austen become the celebrity author and inspiration for generations of loyal fans she's become today? Learn more from Devoney Looser's The Making of Jane Austen. Check out the menu or these links for more: 

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​The Making of Jane Austen was named to Publishers Weekly's Best Summer Books (Nonfiction) for 2017 and its Top 10 Forthcoming Titles in Literary Criticism, to Real Simple's 7 Books to Commemorate the Life of Jane Austen, and to Bustle's 13 New Nonfiction Books by Women that Will Nourish Your Brain All Summer Long. 

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