The Daily Jane Austen
A Year of Quotes
Edited and with a Foreword by Devoney Looser
208 pages
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4 1/2 x 7 1/4
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© 2019
Review Quotes
Eighteenth-Century Studies
"A pleasure perhaps indirectly offered by The Daily Austen is the opportunity it provides to think again about the notorious misquotation of Austen’s works, without proper consideration of the original context—and the equally rampant misattribution of witticisms to her, as in the frequent instances when lines spoken in contemporary films are credited to her. Before reading all of the wonderful quotations shared in Looser’s book, the reader is poised to learn a great deal from the foreword. It is a gem both for its guidance in thinking about the act of Austen quotation and for its contextualization of quotation as an eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century practice. . . . Looser has compiled a compendium of Austen snippets that invite readers to come for the Austen treasure-trove, but stay for a deeper reflection on Austen’s 'creative genius.'"
Jane Austen's Regency World
"Delightful. . . . Some [quotations] are the briefest little bons mots, others provide a satisfying chunk of Austen to illuminate your day. And just to put the icing on this delicious little cake, editor Devoney Looser has provided a witty and affectionate foreword. I'll be buying this gem for all the Austen fans in my life."
Austenprose
"Pocket-sized at 4.5 x 7.2 inches, slip this into your reticule and pop it out when you need an escape from the dental drill. I can think of nothing better to put me in my happy place."
The Quill Ink
"Before I even power up, I read a quote from Austen scholar Devoney Looser’s The Daily Jane Austen . . . . This is a must for any Janeite’s desk, bedside table, kitchen counter . . . or wherever you start your day."
NewsWhistle
"This slim volume is the perfect stocking stuffer for the Janeite in your life. . . . At under 200 pages, it packs a lot of pleasure in a fast read."
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