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The History of England by a Partial, Prejudiced and Ignorant Historian
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90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books During his reign, Lord Cobham was burnt alive, but I forget what for. In Jane Austen's breezy and entirely biased telling of English history, The History of England by a Partial, Prejudiced and Ignorant Historian, Mary, Queen...
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90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books
During his reign, Lord Cobham was burnt alive, but I forget what for.
In Jane Austen's breezy and entirely biased telling of English history, The History of England by a Partial, Prejudiced and Ignorant Historian, Mary, Queen of Scots is a scandalously wronged victim, Elizabeth I is a wicked villain, and most historical facts and dates are cheerfully disregarded.
It is accompanied here by other riotous early pieces in which young women steal money, escape from prison, agree to marry two men at once, faint, and repeatedly 'run mad'.
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ISBN: 9780241747308
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 17 April 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 8.0mm
Width: 112.0mm
Height: 180.0mm
Weight: 81g
Pages: 128
About the Author
Jane Austen, the daughter of a clergyman, was born in Hampshire in 1775, and later lived in Bath and the village of Chawton. As a child and teenager, she wrote brilliantly witty stories for her family's amusement, as well as a novella, Lady Susan. Her first published novel was Sense and Sensibility, which appeared in 1811 and was soon followed by Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park and Emma. Austen died in 1817, and Persuasion and Northanger Abbey were published posthumously in 1818.
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