{"product_id":"jane-austen-and-leisure-9781852851712","title":"Jane Austen and Leisure","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJane Austen and Leisure\u003c\/strong\u003e by Selwyn, David. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9781852851712.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJane Austens novels portray a leisured society of gentlemen and ladies who do not need to work. Even the minority of clergymen, soldiers and sailors - men with professions - are almost never seen working. Jane Austen herself, despite responsibility for some domestic tasks, wrote as a woman of leisure. Yet leisure, the distinguishing mark of a gentleman, was not meant to be an excuse for idleness. The proper use of leisure to fulfil duties, to read and to think, and above all to pursue social relations in a world where family and marriage for the propertied was of central importance, was a vital test of character.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67904966557749,"sku":"ByrdShop_1852851716","price":86.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781852851712.jpg?v=1793854841","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/jane-austen-and-leisure-9781852851712","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}