To my family
—M.S.
Story and art by Manuela Santoni
Translation by Matteo Benassi
First American edition published in 2018 by Graphic Universe™
Copyright © 2016 by Manuela Santoni
Copyright © 2017 by BeccoGiallo S.r.l. for the Italian edition.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Santoni, Manuela, 1988– author, illustrator. | Benassi, Matteo, translator.
Title: Jane Austen : her heart did whisper / Manuela Santoni ; translation by Matteo Benassi.
Description: First American edition. | Minneapolis : Graphic Universe, 2018. | Includes
bibliographical references.
Identifiers: LCCN 2017047942 (print) | LCCN 2017049264 (ebook) | ISBN 9781541526167
(eb pdf) | ISBN 9781541523661 (lb : alk. paper) | ISBN 9781541526433 (pb : alk. paper)
Subjects: LCSH: Austen, Jane, 1775–1817—Comic books, strips, etc.—Juvenile literature. |
Novelists, English—19th century—Biography—Comic books, strips, etc.—Juvenile literature. |
Graphic novels.
Classification: LCC PR4037 (ebook) | LCC PR4037 .S2613 2018 (print) | DDC 823/.7 [B] —dc23
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Manufactured in the United States of America
1-44490-34698-3/12/2018
