Two histories of England
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xxix, 157 pages ; 20 cm
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2nd Floor - Classics
Classics 828 AUSTEN
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Classics 828 AUSTEN
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English
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"Jane Austen's The history of England originally written in 1791. Charles Dickens's A child's history of England originally published in 1851-1853"-- T.p. verso
Description
"History of England..." is an (20 p.) historical satire produced by 16-year-old Jane Austen. It is a spoof on the history of the British monarchy from 1399 to 1649. What you find are brief, opinionated pieces, ranging from two sentences on Edward V who "lived so little a while that nobody had time to draw his picture" to 19 sentences on Elizabeth, of whom "It was the peculiar misfortune . . . to have had bad ministers --since wicked as she herself was, she could not have committed such extensive mischief, had not these vile & abandoned men connived at, and encouraged her in her crimes. Charles Dicken's "A child's history of England" was originally intended as a study-piece for his children. With it's flamboyant narrative it served as an unconventional counter text to the more straitlaced historical canon of his times
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Austen, J., & Dickens, C. (2006). Two histories of England (1st U.S. ed.). Ecco.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Austen, Jane, 1775-1817 and Charles Dickens. 2006. Two Histories of England. Ecco.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Austen, Jane, 1775-1817 and Charles Dickens. Two Histories of England Ecco, 2006.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Austen, Jane, and Charles Dickens. Two Histories of England 1st U.S. ed., Ecco, 2006.
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