Biographic: Austen

The Biographics series presents an entirely new way of looking at the lives of the world's greatest thinkers and creatives. It takes the 50 defining facts, dates, thoughts, habits, and achievements of each subject, and uses infographics to convey each of them in vivid snapshots. The result is a quickfire journey through truths and trivia that is the most entertaining way to follow in the footsteps of the men and women whose lives have most influenced our own.

Author: Author Sophie Collins has worked as an editor and author for many years, and as the publisher at the Ivy Press developed a range of highly successful art and design titles. Consultant Editor Dr Diana Newall studied at the Courtauld Institute of Art and University College, University of London, and has lectured for 12 years on a range of subjects in Art History.

Featuring 120 illustrations, Biographic: Austen explores the life of Jane Austen, one of the greatest literary voices in history. Many people know about Austen's brilliance, but perhaps they don't know that she was one of eight children of a clergyman, that all of her novels were originally published anonymously, and that she once accepted a marriage proposal, only to change her mind the following day. Biographic: Austen presents 50 irresistible facts and figures converted into infographics to reveal the author behind the words.