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Tea with Jane Austen (Hardcover)

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Among Jane Austen's many attractions for the modern reader are the comfortable domestic details that furnish her novels, and what could be more comforting than tea? Tea was not just a beverage in Austen's time, but a key ingredient in social ritual, and her letters and novels are full of references to its buying, preparing, serving, and drinking. In this book, readers will find not only plenty of tea-related Austen quotes, but a well-researched history of Austen-era tea drinking at different times of day and in different settings. Recipes taken from contemporary cookbooks for old-fashioned delicacies such as orange jelly and syllabub are accompanied by modern adaptations. Austen purists may cringe at the emphasis on cozy charm, but there's definitely something appealing about settling down with a nice cup of Earl Grey, a Bath cake, and a copy of Pride and Prejudice. Perfect for Austen-reading book clubs. Mary Ellen Quinn
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I was utterly charmed by the collection of so much information about tea in Jane Austen’s day. -- Bobbie Gay, JASNA News, Spring 2005

Kim Wilson has assembled a collection of anecdotes, quotations, verses and recipes, charmingly illustrated with engravings and line drawings. -- Jane Austen's Regency World, January, 2005

Ms. WIlson has an engaging sense of humor that shows itself continuously, but not uproariously. -- AustenBlog, www.austenblog.com, March, 2005

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Hardcover: 126 pages
Publisher: Jones Books; illustrated edition edition (October 2004)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 097212179X
ISBN-13: 978-0972121798
Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 6.7 x 0.7 inches
Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Short and punchy book for tea drinkers and Janeites, October 5, 2005

By	A. Woodley "Patroness, Janeites, the Austen list" (New Zealand) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)

This is a lovely short little book which will not only teach you how to make a good cup of tea but at the same time takes a lovely cultural walk through the historical significance of tea both in society and literature.

The Georgian era really saw the rise in tea as a social institution, which is of course the time of Austen. Kim Wilson manages to extract references to tea in novels and letters using them as examples of its importance at the time, and its use as a literary device.

this has a series of lovely recipes in it which are true to Austen's time, well as true as they can be. Ingredients and measurements not withstanding. But how wonderful to do tea just as Austen did.

This book is highly specialised around Tea and really Austen and perhaps the Jane Austen in the title was supposed to draw in more readers on the Jane Austen bandwagon. However I do think it has merit. Firstly it tended to stick with things of Austen's time and I felt it gave a fairly good discussion of what her life would have been.

It really suffered from lack of illustration, not only throughout the book, but also for the cooking items at the end. I recommend reading this with another illustrated book of Austen's life if you want to see more of the places and things mentioned in here. There is one excellent book I have read recently called Regency Design which (while not on Jane Austen) will illustrate so much of what they used, ate from, drank from and lived in. It is fully illustrated, I think the author is Morley - anyway - a book like that is an excellent accompaniment to lovely short books such as this.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Highly recommended, September 26, 2005

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Before sitting down with this book, turn to the very last chapter, which explains how to make the perfect cup of tea -- and prepare a whole pot for yourself. Because once you begin reading Kim Wilson's engaging discussion, you'll want nothing so much as a good cup of tea (except, perhaps, a rout cake or Bath bun to go with it) but will not want to put the book down long enough to boil water. "Tea with Jane Austen" is like the best blends of the beverage, its individual components smoothly combining to create a delightful experience richer than the sum of its parts. Primarily a social history of tea in Georgian England, the book also explains how Austen and other authors use tea as a literary device, and includes period recipes with modern conversions. Though extensively researched, this is not dry history -- Wilson's warm, conversational style and gentle humor make the book as entertaining as it is informative. Indeed, the reader feels as if Wilson is our hostess rather than a lecturer as she educates us by turns on tea itself (how it was transported, sold, and prepared) and the social contexts in which it was enjoyed. She also enhances our appreciation for Austen's writings by revealing subtle cues Austen incorporates into tea-drinking scenes that likely escape most modern readers -- but that her contemporaries would have recognized as character-defining elements. Among the many fascinating insights Wilson offers, we learn why the Austens, hardly well-to-do, bought their tea only from one of London's most reputable merchants, that naval officers often brought along their own tea so as to improve conditions aboard ship by indulging in a small comfort of home, and the real reason Mr. Darcy drinks a cup of coffee rather than tea toward the end of "Pride and Prejudice." By the end of the book, you'll be trying to decide which of the intriguing recipes to attempt first, and which Jane Austen novel to read or reread whilst sipping tea (with sugar, but no cream) from a Wedgwood cup.

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2.0 out of 5 stars A disappointment, January 10, 2005

By	Elizabeth Jane "i_meander" (Akron, OH United States) - See all my reviews

I would have been willing to pay more for this book, if only it had some color pictures in it, but it had not a single color photo. And pictures would have helped immensely. For instance, when the author mentions the Austens' Wedgwood set, I wish I could see an example of one. Or what did the fireplace and other equipment look like in Chawton cottage where Jane prepared breakfast each morning? The author mentions things like these but we're left wondering what it all looked like. There are small black and white illustrations throughout the book, but they don't complement the text at all; they're just there. In other places, the author seems to mislead the reader when she says Jane shopped at the finest shops in London. (She did sometimes, but as a spinster daughter of a deceased reverend, she rarely had much money to spend for nice clothes.) In another place the author actually mentions the naval vessels many officers sailed on, and seems to imply that sailing back then was a luxurious experience. (Hmm, Patrick O'Brian's portrayal of naval sea voyages, in approximately the same time period, was anything but luxurious... cramped quarters, bad food, and such extreme dangers for the men from disease, war, and the minimal physician skills that were available.)
After I was done reading the book, I reflected that I hadn't learned anything from it that I didn't already know from a good Jane Austen biography I'd read before.
Like many people, I love tea and I love Jane Austen, and so I ordered this book as soon as it came out and was eager to receive it. But as an Austen biography, it's way too scant on details, and as a tea book it screams for better illustrations. Take my advice and pass this one by.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Tea with Jane Austen
I enjoyed this book immensely! It is the perfect blend of history, fiction, illustration, and antectdote. Read more

Published 25 days ago by Stacie R. Schultz

5.0 out of 5 stars Tea with Jane Austen
Delightful! If you enjoy the rituals and relaxation of sipping tea while reading your favorite Jane Austen novel than this is a neccessary companion.

Published 5 months ago by Simple Pleasures

5.0 out of 5 stars great read!
This book was a great read on the history of tea in Jane Austen's time, as well as fun to see what tea meant for her and people in her day. Read more

Published 12 months ago by A. Parkinson

5.0 out of 5 stars An informative and entertaining book for Austen lovers
This lovely book was a pleasure to read, with an engaging style and full of interesting tidbits. The author probes the social history of tea in Regency England, and along the... Read more

Published 15 months ago by Abigail Reynolds

4.0 out of 5 stars Austen and Tea, What Could Be Better?
I collect books on tea and this was a must with my fondness for Jane Austen and tea.

Published 16 months ago by Maryl W. Ebrite

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Book
I bought this as a gift but I wanted to buy it for myself. It is so charming and full of recipes. I'm getting it soon...

Published 17 months ago by Y. Cousse

5.0 out of 5 stars Everything you ever wanted to know about tea!
This is a good history on tea. It explains lots of things I never knew before. I questioned the validity of a couple of stories in here, but that doesn't mean they're not... Read more

Published 21 months ago by Cheryl F.

5.0 out of 5 stars Splendid!
This is - and there is no doubting this - the vag-iest book I've ever seen.

Published on July 27, 2007 by Brian Moore

4.0 out of 5 stars I'm ready to sit down and have a cup of tea!
Fun and interesting, loaded with anecdotes and quotes from family and contemporaries, Tea With Jane Austen is truly a valuable asset to anyone's Jane collection! Read more

Published on September 11, 2005 by Linore Burkard

5.0 out of 5 stars Tea With Jane Austin is Fabulous!
For anyone interested in how Jane Austin and the people in her books lived, this is a must read! In this entertaining and well researched book you can find out how to make a... Read more

Published on March 6, 2005 by J. Reuss

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