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ENGLISH AUTHOR TAKES READERS FOR WALK WITH JANE AUSTEN.(EDITORIAL)

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From: The Capital Times (Madison, WI)
Date: 20030328
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Byline: Heather Lee Schroeder

According to author Anne-Marie Edwards, there's only one way to really get to know Jane Austen's England.

She believes you've got to walk in the famous writer's footsteps, over hill and dale, past hedgerows and country estates. In your wanderings, you'll find echoes of Austen's England, her inspiration and her life.

"You just can't drive it. You just wouldn't find all these treasures," Edwards, a former English teacher, said in a recent telephone interview from her home in England.

Since it was published in 1970, Edwards' popular ...

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