This new edition aims to do full justice to Austen's complex and subtle story of the life and experiences of Fanny Brice, placing it in its Regency context and elucidating the theatrical background that pervades the novel.
'"Me!" cried Fanny..."Indeed you must excuse me. I could not act any thing if you were to give me the world. No, indeed, I cannot act."'At the age of ten, Fanny Price leaves the poverty of her Portsmouth home to be brought up among the family of her wealt
'"Me!" cried Fanny..."Indeed you must excuse me. I could not act any thing if you were to give me the world. No, indeed, I cannot act."'At the age of ten, Fanny Price leaves the poverty of her Portsmouth home to be brought up among the family of her wealt