Jane Austen Investigates

by Julia Golding 2 books in this series

Jane Austen Investigates imagines the young Jane Austen applying observation, scepticism and an ear for revealing conversation to mysteries encountered before her published career. The cases turn the social settings later associated with her novels—schools, balls, family visits and ambitious professionals—into scenes of theft, disappearance and injustice.

The supplied export contains books two and three, The Burglar's Ball and The Convict's Canal. They move from a locked-room theft at a girls' school to the dangerous construction of the Oxford Canal, while Jane tests first impressions and resists the easy conclusions imposed by class and prejudice.

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Books in this series (2 books)

1. Jane Austen Investigates

Julia Golding

4.0(68)

Young Jane Austen accompanies her sister Cassandra to a school ball where a valuable diamond necklace disappears from a locked room. Suspicion quickly falls on Brandon, a formerly enslaved servant whose position makes him an easy target for adults eager to protect the school's reputation. Jane…

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3. The Convict’s Canal

Julia Golding

First published 2022

4.2(16)

During a family visit near Oxford, Jane Austen becomes fascinated by the new canal terminus and the convicts employed on its construction. When engineer Mr Gardiner disappears and project funds vanish, the workers' criminal records make them convenient suspects before the evidence has been properly examined.…

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