10462 Literary Biographies London: The British Library

London: The British Library

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Jane and Cassandra must have enjoyed living vicariously through his letters

Beautiful little book explores how the Victorians thought about life in terms of acting a part

This was Vol IX of a 12 volume set of her works

10462 Literary Biographies London: The British LibraryForward by Lord Avon. Intro by Anthony Eden. Emily Eden [1797 1869] was the 12th child of William Eden, Baron Auckland. Her brother George who succeeded to the title was Governor General of India, and Emily lived with him. She wrote three books about life there. She also wrote two novels. When she published The Semi Detached Home in 1859, she was encouraged to brush up and publish the novel she had written years earlier but had held back. This was