A Visitor’s Guide to Jane Austen’s England by Sue Wilkes Book Review

A Visitor’s Guide to Jane Austen’s England by Sue Wilkes was a fantastic nonfiction read for lovers of Jane Austen. I liked that I could picture myself walking around England at the time, and I could vividly picture what Wilkes was describing. I felt like I could be walking down a street and see Jane Austen strolling towards me.

I think this book had to be great fun to research. I loved the use of various magazines and articles from the time. I felt the vast number of topics was also nice. It just felt more genuine and less rigid in terms of nonfiction. I learned so much about the time, even though I have read other books on the topic. I think how Wilkes chose to write the story was engaging, interesting, and well thought out.

The only thing I would have liked more were picture of some of the items. While I knew a lot of them, if I was newer to this topic in history, I would not have been able to picture this book as well as I did.

If anyone is looking for a book about Jane Austen’s England, I would very much recommend this book. I will be buying a physical copy for my collection. It is a book I will read again in the future.

I received an eARC from Pen & Sword through NetGalley. All opinions are 100% my own.