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Jane Austen and Dorothy Wordsworth were born just four years apart, in a world torn between heady revolutionary ideas and fierce conservatism, but their lives have never been examined together before. They both lived in Georgian England, navigated strict social conventions and new ideals, and they were both influenced by Dorothy's brother, the Romantic poet William Wordsworth, and his coterie. They were both supremely talented writers yet ofte...

An intimate portrait of Jane Austen, Dorothy Wordsworth, and their world-two women torn between revolutionary ideas and fierce conservatism, artistic creativity and emotional upheavals.The lives of Dorothy Wordsworth and Jane Austen have never been examined together before. Born just four years apart, they came from the same class of landed gentry with clergymen for fathers (who both died young), with friends, family and many interests in comm...

A look at the lives of Jane Austen and Dorothy Wordsworth - the sister of William Wordsworth. Veevers compares their upbringing, education, home lives, loves and creative worlds.