A review by joinreallife
Jane Austen, the Secret Radical by Helena Kelly

3.0

This was a fascinating read, but a bit ironic that the author says, "we can't trust what we think we know of Jane Austen, because everything we know is other people's interpreting her, and not directly her," and then immediately following that up with, "What we do know about her is what she wrote, so let me now interpret that for you." Neither one of these points of view is subjective, though I admit I'm more inclined to believe that Jane Austen was a secret radical because I love her so much.

Despite that, and potentially dubious historical merit, quite interesting, well pieced together, well edited, and worthwhile.