This unique edition brings together for the first time Austen-Leigh's memoir of his aunt Jane Austen, together with shorter recollections by James Edward's two sisters. It also includes Jane's brother Henry's two biographical accounts.
Lois Austen-Leigh Livres
Lois Austen-Leigh a écrit quatre romans policiers dans les années 1930, mêlant des intrigues complexes à des observations perspicaces de la nature humaine. Son œuvre, influencée par sa lignée en tant qu'arrière-arrière-nièce de Jane Austen, présentait souvent une subtile ironie et un commentaire social aiguisé. Les lecteurs peuvent s'attendre à des énigmes captivantes et à une exploration nuancée des personnages au sein de ses récits captivants.
Prince's College, Cambridge, is a peaceful and scholarly community, enlivened by Prudence Pinsent, the Master's daughter. Spirited, beautiful, and thoroughly unconventional, Prudence is a remarkable young woman.One fine morning she sets out for Suffolk to join her cousin Lord Wellende for a few days' hunting. On the way Prudence encounters Captain Studde of the coastguard - who is pursuing a quarry of his own.Studde is on the trail of a drug smuggling ring that connects Wellende Hall with the cloistered world of Cambridge. It falls to Prudence to unravel the identity of the smugglers - who may be forced to kill, to protect their secret.This witty and entertaining crime novel has not been republished since the 1930s. This new edition includes an introduction by Kirsten T. Saxton, professor of English at Mills College, California.
