She Played and Sang : Jane Austen and Music - Gillian Dooley Hardback Whether in the hyper-surrealism of

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She Played and Sang : Jane Austen and Music - Gillian Dooley Hardback Whether in the hyper-surrealism ofA fascinating study of the role that music played in Jane Austen's life. Like her much loved heroine Emma Woodhouse, Jane Austen `played and sang'. Music occupied a central role in her life, and she made brilliant use of it in her novels to illuminate characters' personalities and highlight the contrasts between them. Delving into the Austen family music books, Gillian Dooley discovers a treasure trove of evidence that unveils a previously