Paula Byrne Bücher

A terrifically engaging and original biography about one of England's greatest novelists, and the glamorous, eccentric, debauched and ultimately tragic family that provided him with the most significant friendships of his life and inspired his masterpiece, `Brideshead Revisited'.

The critically acclaimed biography of beloved writer Jane Austen, as never seen before. Paula Byrne offers us the most intimate and revealing portrait yet of this distinguished and beloved novelist.

A radical look at Jane Austen As you've never seen her - as a lover of farce, comic theatre and juvenilia. The Genius of Jane Austen celebrates Britain's favourite novelist 200 years after her death and explores why her books make such awesome movies, time after time. Jane Austen loved the theatre. She learned much of her art from a long tradition of English comic drama and took joyous participation in amateur theatricals. Her juvenilia, then Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park and Emma were shaped by the arts of theatrical comedy. Her admiration for drama's dialogue, characterisation, plotting, exits and entrances is why she has been dramatised so successfully on screen in the last twenty years - and these versions are at the centre of her continuing fame, culminating in her celebration on GBP10 note. Austen expert and author of The Real Jane Austen, Paula Byrne looks at stage adaptations of Austen's novels (including one called Miss Elizabeth Bennet by A. A. Milne) to modern classics, including the BBC Pride and Prejudice and Persuasion, Emma Thompson's Sense and Sensibility, and the phenomenally brilliant and successful Clueless, The Genius of Jane Austen presents an Austen not of prim manners and genteel calm, but filled with wild comedy and outrageous behaviour.

'Captures both Barbara and her writing so miraculously' JILLY COOPER Picked as a Book to Look Forward to in 2021 by the Guardian, The Times and the Observer A Radio 4 Book of the Week, April 2021

Focusing on the enduring appeal of Jane Austen, this updated edition of Paula Byrne's debut delves into the history of stage adaptations and the successful screen portrayals of her works. It examines the reasons behind Austen's lasting popularity and what these adaptations reveal about her as an author. Enhanced with new material, the book provides fresh insights for both longtime fans and newcomers to Austen's literature.

The book offers an in-depth exploration of Mary Robinson, a prominent figure of the London stage known for her relationships with influential men and her role as a feminist thinker. It delves into her life as a bestselling author, highlighting her contributions to literature and society. Through rich research, the narrative paints a vivid picture of her complexities and the impact she had on her contemporaries, making it a compelling read for those interested in historical figures who shaped cultural discourse.

Lisa Blaize - teacher, and would-be fashion writer, mother and second wife - feels out of place when her high-flying husband becomes the headmaster of a school in a country town. Isolated and far from her metropolitan upbringing, she turns to the one place where she learns she can be uninhibited. But 'Twitter may be my undoing', Lisa discovers as her one-time private life becomes all too public. Soon she is dealing with an online stalker and her husband's reputation is put at risk, but will she be able to give up her addiction?--Provided by publisher.

'Hollywood, we're reminded, is after all a through-the-looking glass world, and Byrne writes authoritatively about its illusions and obscene, glittering excess ... Compelling' Daily Mail 'Both eye-poppingly fun and thought- provoking' The Times Madou is the most beautiful woman in the world.

'Hollywood, we're reminded, is after all a through-the-looking glass world, and Byrne writes authoritatively about its illusions and obscene, glittering excess ... Compelling' Daily Mail 'Both eye-poppingly fun and thought- provoking' The Times Madou is the most beautiful woman in the world.