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Jane Austen lived in a patriarchal society where men ran everything and most women were relegated to subservient roles of wife, mother, housekeeper. While Austen focused on her women, people of her time understood the men were in charge. Austen grew up in a house full of boys and men. How did she draw on the men she knew to create her male characters? What were men's lives like in Georgian and Regency England? Amy explores the men in Austen's family and social circle, and in her novels, resulting in a historical and literary feast. Amberley Publishing. Gloucestershire. 2024. Hb, Dj. NEW. $35.00