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The real Jane Austen : a life in small things / by Byrne, Paula.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.A revealing portrait of the beloved novelist, drawn from the most up-to-date scholarship and unexplored sources, presents a modern take on the woman and the world that shaped her.
Subjects: Austen, Jane, 1775-1817.; Novelists, English; Women novelists, English;
© c2013., Harper,
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Belle : the slave daughter and the Lord Chief Justice / by Byrne, Paula.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-283).The Girl in the Picture -- The Captain -- The Slave -- The White Stuff -- "Silver-Tongued Murray" -- The Adopted Daughters -- Black London -- Mansfield the Moderniser -- Enter Granville Sharp -- The Somerset Ruling -- The Merchant of Liverpool -- A Riot in Bloomsbury -- A Visitor from Boston -- The Zong Massacre -- Gregson v. Gilbert -- Changes at Kenwood -- The Anti-Saccharites -- Mrs. John Davinier -- Appendix: Jane Austen's Mansfield Connection.
Subjects: Belle, Dido Elizabeth, 1761-1804.; Mansfield, William Murray, Earl of, 1705-1793; Mansfield, William Murray, Earl of, 1705-1793.; Antislavery movements; Illegitimate children; Nobility; Racially mixed people; Slaves;
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The adventures of Miss Barbara Pym : a biography / by Byrne, Paula,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Renowned biographer and author Paula Byrne brings Barbara Pym back to centre stage as one of the wittiest and greatest English novelists: a generous, shrewdly perceptive writer and a brave woman, who only in the last years of her life was suddenly recognized for her genius. Brimming with new extracts from Pym's diaries, letters and novels, this book is a joyous introduction to a woman who was herself the very best of company.
Subjects: Biographies.; Pym, Barbara.; Authors, English; Novelists, English; Women authors, English;
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This is where I leave you [videorecording] / by Bateman, Jason,actor.; Britton, Connie.; Byrne, Rose.; Driver, Adam.; Fey, Tina,1970-; Fonda, Jane,1937-; Hahn, Kathryn,1974-; Levy, Shawn,1968-; Monk, Debra,1949-; Olyphant, Timothy.; Schwartz, Ben.; Shepard, Dax,1975-; Spencer, Abigail.; Stoll, Corey,1976-; Tropper, Jonathan.This is where I leave you.Videorecording.; Warner Bros. Entertainment.; Warner Home Video (Firm);
Camera, Terry Stacey ; production design, Ford Wheeler ; editor, Dean Zimmerman ; music, Michael Giacchino.Adam Driver, Jane Fonda, Ben Schwartz, Tina Fey, Debra Monk, Rose Byrne, Corey Stoll, Timothy Olyphant, Jason Bateman, Dax Shepard, Kathryn Hahn, Connie Britton, Abigail Spencer.When their father passes away, four grown siblings, bruised and banged up by their respective adult lives, are forced to return to their childhood home and live under the same roof together for a week. Confronting their history and the frayed states of their relationships among the people who know and love them best, they ultimately reconnect in hysterical and emotionally affecting ways amid the chaos, humor, heartache and redemption that only families can provide.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1.
Subjects: Brothers and sisters; Comedy films.; Families; Fathers; Feature films.; Man-woman relationships; Wills;
© 2014., Warner Bros.,
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