Jane Austens Notebook 10 Core Values List ideas core values, company core values, how to plan. Jane Austens Notebook is a beautiful, insightful biography with a difference, offering readers a full and detailed account of Austens life and legacy in personal journal form. For todays readers, finding the real Jane Austen can feel like an archaeological dig. While the famous writers characters are well known and much loved, we often want to know: who was the person behind the pen? Designed and illustrated like a personal journal or scrapbook, Jane Austens Notebook is a full and detailed account of Austens life and legacy. The book examines the authors personal life, with images of family and friends, providing clues about how she saw the world. It reveals hidden connections between real life situations and her fictional works. With images of the locations where Jane grew up and visited, plus handwritten quotations and amusing anecdotes, the book brings to life one of the most revered novelists in the English language. Jane Austens Notebook reveals the woman behind the writing, explores how Austen felt about being published, and examines the amazing impact and legacy of her works. Exquisitely designed throughout, this will be a delightful addition to the collections of Janeites everywhere.