Publication Date: March 1, 2023
The ultimate companion for the Jane Austen fan filled with her penetrating insights and humor on life, love, and death.
Jane Austen is one of the most popular female writers in history, best known for her stories of love, loss, and hope, which are cleverly intertwined with her witty insights into the traits and expectations of English Georgian society.
Here, in this stunning little book, you will be able to read hundreds of individual quotes from her famous works—from Pride and Prejudice and Emma to Persuasion and Sense and Sensibility—each prompting an emotional response, thoughtful musing, or even a little snigger at the wise and shrewd perceptions that Austen had of the world around her.
Utterly charming and very profound, fans of Jane Austen can revel in these much-loved quotes, while a new audience will be introduced to the joys that her books have provided since their publication many years ago. With each chapter focusing on a different theme—from Love & Longing to Female Strength—this gorgeous gift book is the perfect compilation of Austen’s funny, moving, and thought-provoking words.
Content of themes:
❤️ Love & Longing
❤️ Friendship
❤️ Society
❤️ Female Strength
❤️ Life & Death
❤️ Faith
❤️ Art & Literature
Author Andrea Kirk Assaf has done a masterful job of compiling notable as well as compelling quotes from the unparalleled genius of Jane Austen in a beautifully-crafted little gem, Jane Austen’s Little Book of Wisdom.
Measuring a mere 4” square and 1” thick and beautifully designed, this tiny volume is filled to the brim with timeless quotes from Jane Austen’s masterpieces and direct quotes from personal letters and prayers. These quotes are grouped into the applicable categories of Love and Longing, Friendship, Home and Society, On Being A Woman, Life, Death and Spirituality, The Arts, Intellect and Literature, Good Manners, Virtue and Vice, and Philosophy of Life.
As a devoted Jane Austen enthusiast, I especially enjoyed Ms. Assaf’s insightful introduction that touches at the very heart of Austen’s charm and why she continues to inspire passion, loyalty, and debate through her words, crafted so many years ago but still vibrant and meaningful today.
Well-known quotes and some of my favorites are included, such as Sense and Sensibility’s “It isn’t what we say or think that defines us but what we do,” or “I could easily forgive his pride, if he had not mortified mine” from Pride and Prejudice, or, “Everyone is surrounded by a neighborhood of voluntary spies,” from Northanger Abbey. Several lesser-known quotes stand out, such as “It is very often nothing but our own vanity that deceives us. Women fancy admiration means more than it does. And men take care that they should,” from Pride and Prejudice. Or, from Northanger Abbey, “Now if I were to hear anybody speak slightingly of you, I should fire up in a moment.” And a spark of Austen humor in this quote from Emma, “She always travels with her own sheets; an excellent precaution.” The list can go on while reading and rereading these ageless quotes, which will never grow old. Jane Austen’s Little Book of Wisdom, compiled by Andrea Kirk Assaf, would make a lovely gift to any Jane Austen devotee—new or old.
Jane Austen’s Little Book of Wisdom is a volume to be loved and treasured by both knowledgeable enthusiasts as well those just embarking on their love of the charm, vitality, and endearing wit of the immortal and irrepressible Jane Austen.
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Jane Austen was an English novelist known primarily for her six major novels, which interpret, critique and comment upon the British landed gentry at the end of the 18th century. Austen’s plots often explore the dependence of women on marriage in the pursuit of favourable social standing and economic security.
Andrea Kirk Assaf is an editor, journalist, and translator who divides her time between Rome and Michigan.
