Jane's Fame

How Jane Austen Conquered the World

Part biography and part cultural history, this celebrated book not only tells the captivating story of Jane Austen's life as a writer, but also her literary legacy. Award-winning biographer Claire Harman traces the growth of Jane Austen's fame and the changing status of her work, a story of personal struggle, family intrigue, accident, advocacy and sometimes surprising neglect.

A landmark study that doesn't just tell a fascinating story, but is essential listening for anyone interested in Austen's life, works, and remarkably potent fame.

***Available now as an audiobook to celebrate Jane Austen's 250th anniversary***

“Wonderful.. not only scholarly but indecently entertaining… her prose rings with good sense, affection and humour” (Sam Leith, Daily Mail)

“Splendid… Harman is the first to treat this fascinating subject in an accessible, lively manner unshackled by academic jargon” (Paula Byrne, Sunday Telegraph)

“A fascinating compendium of absolutely everything relating to Austen…extraordinary” (Elspeth Barker, Independent On Sunday)

“A book that no Austen addict will want to resist” (Mark Bostridge, Literary Review)

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