Jane Austen
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Jane Austen's‚ Love and Friendship, is an epistolary story, written in 1790 when she was fourteen, and dedicated to her cousin Eliza de Feuillide. Featuring improbable coincidences and turns of fate, in form, the story satirizes conventional romance novels of the time, and shows the early development of wit and observation that would make Austen one of the most famous of all British writers. Even the subtitle, "Deceived in Friendship and Betrayed...
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Collected together here are three of Jane Austen's posthumously published works; "Sanditon", "The Watsons", and "Lady Susan". These fragmentary tales show Austen experimenting with different literary styles and parodying the popular novels of her day. In "Sanditon," Austen uses the premise of an idyllic and modern seaside town to examine its inhabitants and their various social circles with her trademark sharp social observations and wit. "The Watsons"...
3) Sanditon
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Jane Austen's unfinished novel Sanditon (1817) tells the story of a quaint seaside village and its inhabitants. Charlotte Heywood is invited by Mr. and Mrs. Parker to stay the summer with them at Sanditon, where Mr. Parker spent his youth and where he now wants to create a tourist resort. While there, Charlotte gets to know and observe the many colorful residents of Sanditon, including the wealthy, twice-widowed Lady Denham; her ward, Clara Crereton,...
4) The Watsons
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Jane Austen's unfinished novel‚ The Watsons tells the story of a widowed clergyman and his two sons and four daughters. The youngest daughter, Emma, returns home after being raised by a wealthy aunt. Better-educated and more genteel than her other sisters, she looks on disapprovingly at the husband-hunting of two of her sisters, and relates better to her more responsible oldest sister, Elizabeth. Various would-be suitors appear, including the boorish...
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Elegant, sophisticated, and full of humor and romance, the novels of Jane Austen have been favorites of readers around the world for more than two centuries. Although set at the turn of the nineteenth century, in the England that she herself knew, Austen's characters espouse values and sentiments that still speak to modern sensibilities. No author has captured so vividly the affairs of hearts in conflict with class and social convention.
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First published in 1932, this fantastic volume contains a large collection of letters written by famous English author Jane Austen. Although on the surface a series of discussions about silk stockings, dinner menus and attending dances, and other trivial matters, these letters offer the reader unique insights in the life and mind of this great author. "The Letters of Jane Austen" is not to be missed by those who have read and enjoyed her works and...
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A wonderful little collection of short stories told in the form of fictional letters by famous English author Jane Austen. Although written when she was just 14 years old for the enjoyment of family and friends, her witty dialogue and characteristic sense of humour are very much there. "A Collection of Letters" is one of Austen's earliest works (it includes her original spelling quirks) and is not to be missed by those who have read and enjoyed her...
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HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics.
Jane Austen is remembered for her six masterpieces of the Regency era: from the heroines of Elizabeth Bennett and Emma Woodhouse, to the villains of Mrs. Norris and John Willoughby. But these characters were not born overnight. They sprung from Austen’s experiences as a young girl, and many early iterations can be found in the earliest of her writing: her...
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Presented here are three of the six novels written by the legendary British author Jane Austen, each a beloved and cherished masterpiece of Regency-era literature.
In Volume II, we present Austen's timeless classics "Sense and Sensibility," "Northanger Abbey" and "Emma." Though the books only received modest attention and few reviews at the time of their first release ("Northanger Abbey" was, in fact, published posthumously), all of these books...
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The Complete Novels of Jane Austen brings together the indelible characters, picturesque locations, and masterful storytelling of Jane Austen, one of the most beloved and celebrated authors of all time. This special ebook edition includes all of Austen's published works: Love and Friendship and Other Early Works, Lady Susan, Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Emma, Northanger Abbey, and Persuasion. HarperPerennial Classics...
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Enjoy this Jane Austen collection combining two of Jane's most noteworthy pieces, Pride & Prejudice, and Persuasion, into one book!
Pride & Prejudice
One of Jane Austen's most beloved works, Pride and Prejudice, is vividly, brought to life by Academy Award nominee, Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl). In her bright and energetic performance of this British classic, she expertly captures Austen's signature wit and tone. Her attention to detail, her literary...
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"Lesley Castle" is a novella by Jane Austen, unfinished at the time of her death. Presented as a series of letters, it follows the conversations and musings of Miss Margaret Lesley and Miss Charlotte Lutterell. As they discuss such subjects as adultery, elopement, divorce, and remarriage, it soon becomes clear that that they are shallow, trivial women, and easy targets for Jane Austen's sharp wit and social satire. Penned when she was just 14 years...
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Elisabeth Bennet tiene cuatro hermanas y una madre que solo sueña con casarlas. Cuando llegan noticias de una finca vecina, en Netherfield, propiedad del Sr. Bingley, un hombre soltero y feliz, todas las damas alrededor están conmocionadas, especialmente porque lo acompaña su amigo el Sr. Darcy, un joven y millonario aristócrata.
Todas las mentes están preocupadas de los preparativos para el próximo baile... Jane Austen pinta con una dosis...
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Acht Jahre ist es her, dass sich Anne Elliot von ihrem Vater überreden ließ, den Heiratsantrag Frederick Wentworths zurückzuweisen. Fortan hat Anne freudlos auf dem Herrensitz ihres Vater gelebt, während aus Wentworth ein wohlhabender und weltgewandter Marineoffizier geworden ist. Als sich beide eines Tages wieder begegnen, beginnt eine zaghafte Annäherung, die in einer der originellsten Liebeserklärungen der Weltliteratur ihren Höhepunkt findet....
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"Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen is a literary masterpiece that unfolds with the grace and wit characteristic of the author's keen observational skills and biting social commentary. Set against the backdrop of Regency-era England, the novel is a timeless exploration of love, class, and the complexities of human relationships.
At the heart of the narrative is the headstrong and intelligent Elizabeth Bennet, one of five daughters in the Bennet...
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Although the four novels published in her lifetime were well-received, much of Jane Austen's notoriety came about after her death. Her decision to publish anonymously was a standard for women in the early 19th century and furnished one of the most beloved writers in English literature little personal acclaim during her lifetime. The stories in this collection are drawn from the manuscripts of the author that are commonly referred to as her "Juvenilia"....
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"Persuasion" is the last of six books by the legendary British author Jane Austen. It was written during the years 1815-16 and published posthumously in 1818.
In the story, we meet Anne Elliot, whose family is in crisis. Anne's once-wealthy father - widowed for fourteen years - has fallen into financial ruin and the family is forced to rent their estate and move to more modest accommodations. What's more, the family that moves in to the house...
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Timeless Wisdom from the 19th Century
Jane Austen's novels have delighted readers for generations with their keen observations on the human condition and contain a wealth of practical insights and humorous quips on relationships, faith, family, love, character, and virtue.
Celebrate Jane's wit and wisdom with this charming collection of quotes from the mouths of some of her most beloved characters and from her own letters.
Inside this exquisitely...
19) Selected Letters
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One of England's most popular novelists, Jane Austen wrote about life amid the gentry of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. In her fiction, Austen analyzed and satirized her world, particularly the expectations and duties of women in an unequal society. She was also a prolific correspondent, and her intimate, gossipy letters to family and friends offer unique insights into her life and work.
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HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. Young Charlotte Heywood arrives in Sanditon, a newly established seaside resort, with the Parkers: patrons and enthusiastic promoters of the town. Just as the town seeks to reinvent itself as a fashionable destination, Charlotte Heywood attempts to begin anew amongst its residents.
As she begins to settle into Sanditon society, with the Parkers and the rich...