The Novel Life of Jane Austen
Hardback
A Graphic Biography
The Novel Life of Jane Austen is a beautifully illustrated graphic biography that brings to life the remarkable story of one of Britain's most beloved literary icons. Through vivid artwork and compelling narrative, readers are invited to journey alongside Jane Austen as she navigates the challenges and triumphs that shaped her works.
A fantastic collaboration between renowned Austen expert, Janine Barchas, and bestselling graphic novelist Isabel Greenberg, this is a one-of-a-kind, impeccably researched rendition of the author's life - full of visual Easter eggs and clever references to satisfy Austen fans of all ages.Buy now!
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- ISBN: 9781529434644
- Author: Janine Barchas
- Pub date: 08.04.25
- RRP: $50.00
- Format: Hardback
Author
Janine Barchas
Janine Barchas is an internationally renowned Jane Austen scholar. She is the Regent's Council Centennial Professor in Book Arts at the University of Texas at Austin, where she is a professor in the English Department. In addition to authoring books, she is the creator behind the digital project 'What Jane Saw', which reconstructs two Georgian blockbusters as witnessed by Jane Austen. She has also curated museum exhibitions and written essays for the Washington Post, New York Times, Lit Hub, and the Los Angeles Review of Books.
Isabel Greenberg is a London-based illustrator and writer, and the author of three acclaimed graphic novels; The Encyclopaedia Of Early Earth (2015), The One Hundred Nights Of Hero (2017) and Glass Town (2020). Isabel studied Illustration at the University of Brighton and has an MA in Animation at the Royal College of Art. She is also an associate lecturer at Camberwell College of Arts, UAL.