Jane Austen

Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780141439662 'The more I know of the world, the more am I convinced that I shall never see a man whom I can really love. I require so much!' Marianne Dashwood wears her heart on her sleeve, and when she falls in love with the dashing but unsuitable John Willoughby she ignores her sister Elinor's warning that her impulsive behaviour leaves her open to gossip and innuendo. Meanwhile Elinor, always sensitive to social convention, is struggling to conceal her own romantic disappointment, even from those closest to her. Through their parallel experience of love—and its threatened loss—the sisters learn that sense must mix with sensibility if they are to find personal happiness in a society where status and money govern the rules of love. This edition includes explanatory notes, textual variants between the first and second editions, and Tony Tanner's introduction to the original Penguin Classic edition.

A wonderfully entertaining coming-of-age story, Northanger Abbey is often referred to as Jane Austen's "Gothic parody." Decrepit castles, locked rooms, mysterious chests, cryptic notes, and tyrannical fathers give the story an uncanny air, but one with a decidedly satirical twist. The story's unlikely heroine is Catherine Morland, a remarkably innocent seventeen-year-old woman from a country parsonage. While spending a few weeks in Bath with a family friend, Catherine meets and falls in love with Henry Tilney, who invites her to visit his family estate, Northanger Abbey. Once there, Catherine, a great reader of Gothic thrillers, lets the shadowy atmosphere of the old mansion fill her mind with terrible suspicions. What is the mystery surrounding the death of Henry's mother? Is the family concealing a terrible secret within the elegant rooms of the Abbey? Can she trust Henry, or is he part of an evil conspiracy? Catherine finds dreadful portents in the most prosaic events, until Henry persuades her to see the peril in confusing life with art. Executed with high-spirited gusto, Northanger Abbey is a lighthearted, yet unsentimental commentary on love and marriage.

Taken from the poverty of her parents' home in Portsmouth, Fanny Price is brought up with her rich cousins at Mansfield Park, acutely aware of her humble rank and with her cousin Edmund as her sole ally. During her uncle's absence in Antigua, the Crawford's arrive in the neighbourhood bringing with them the glamour of London life and a reckless taste for flirtation. Mansfield Park is considered Jane Austen's first mature work and, with its quiet heroine and subtle examination of social position and moral integrity, one of her most profound.

Few novelists have conveyed the subtleties and nuances of their own social milieu with the wit and insight of Jane Austen. Through her vivacious and spirited heroines and their circle, she paints vivid portraits of English middle-class life as the eighteenth century came to a close. Each of the novels is a love story and a story about marriage — marriage for love, for financial security, for social status. But they are not mere romances; ironic, comic and wise, they are masterly studies of the society Jane Austen observed. The seven novels in this volume contain some of the most brilliant, dazzling prose in the English language. --back cover Emma / Lady Susan / Mansfield Park / Northanger Abbey / Persuasion / Pride and Prejudice / Sense and Sensibility

Persuasion is Jane Austen's last completed novel. She began it soon after she had finished Emma, completing it in August 1816. She died, aged 41, in 1817; Persuasion was published in December that year (but dated 1818). Persuasion is linked to Northanger Abbey not only by the fact that the two books were originally bound up in one volume and published together, but also because both stories are set partly in Bath, a fashionable city with which Austen was well acquainted, having lived there from 1801 to 1805. Besides the theme of persuasion, the novel evokes other topics, such as the Royal Navy, in which two of Jane Austen's brothers ultimately rose to the rank of admiral. As in Northanger Abbey, the superficial social life of Bath-well known to Austen, who spent several relatively unhappy and unproductive years there-is portrayed extensively and serves as a setting for the second half of the book. In many respects Persuasion marks a break with Austen's previous works, both in the more biting, even irritable satire directed at some of the novel's characters and in the regretful, resigned outlook of its otherwise admirable heroine, Anne Elliot, in the first part of the story. Against this is set the energy and appeal of the Royal Navy, which symbolises for Anne and the reader the possibility of a more outgoing, engaged, and fulfilling life, and it is this worldview which triumphs for the most part at the end of the novel.

Collected here are Jane Austen's three unfinished works; "Sanditon, The Watsons, and Lady Susan". "Sanditon" is the story of the idyllic modern seaside town and its inhabitants. "The Watsons" is the story of Mr. Watson, a widowed clergyman, and his two sons and four daughters. "Lady Susan", the most complete of the three, is an epistolary novel; the story of its title character, a woman who engages in affairs and searches for suitable husbands for herself and her young daughter. Also included here is a short essay on the "Plan of a Novel".

This first-ever fully annotated edition of one of the most beloved novels in the world is a sheer delight for Jane Austen fans. Here is the complete text of Pride and Prejudice with more than 2,300 annotations on facing pages, including:  • Explanations of historical context Rules of etiquette, class differences, the position of women, legal and economic realities, leisure activities, and more.  • Citations from Austen’s life, letters, and other writings Parallels between the novel and Austen’s experience are revealed, along with writings that illuminate her beliefs and opinions.  • Definitions and clarifications Archaic words, words still in use whose meanings have changed, and obscure passages are explained.  • Literary comments and analyses Insightful notes highlight Austen’s artistry and point out the subtle ways she develops her characters and themes.  • Maps and illustrations of places and objects mentioned in the novel.  • An introduction, a bibliography, and a detailed chronology of events  Of course, one can enjoy the novel without knowing the precise definition of a gentleman, or what it signifies that a character drives a coach rather than a hack chaise, or the rules governing social interaction at a ball, but readers of The Annotated Pride and Prejudice will find that these kinds of details add immeasurably to understanding and enjoying the intricate psychological interplay of Austen’s immortal characters.

Beautiful, flirtatious, and recently widowed, Lady Susan Vernon seeks an advantageous second marriage for herself, while attempting to push her daughter into a dismal match. A magnificently crafted novel of Regency manners and mores that will delight Austen enthusiasts with its wit and elegant expression.

Northanger Abbey depicts the misadventures of Catherine Morland, young, ingenuous, and mettlesome, and an indefatigable reader of gothic novels. Their romantic excess and dark overstatement feed her imagination, as tyrannical fathers and diabolical villains work their evil on forlorn heroines in isolated settings. What could be more remote from the uneventful securities of life in the midland counties of England? Yet as Austen brilliantly contrasts fiction with reality, ordinary life takes a more sinister turn, and edginess and circumspection are reaffirmed alongside comedy and literary burlesque. Also including Austen's other short fictions, Lady Susan, The Watsons, and Sanditon, this valuable new edition shows her to be as innovative at the start of her career as at its close. About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

When a noble youth arrives unannounced to request the hand of the matchless Laura, it seems their future is one of contentment and bliss - that is until his family learn of the marriage and, one by one, they reject the new bride. So begins a series of unspeakable events that Laura must confront and overcome, by way of the occasional fainting fit and bout of delirium. Tragedy and comedy here go hand in hand as a very foolish young heroine is placed at the centre of Jane Austen's early satire on drawing-room society. Written as a series of letters, "Love and Friendship" is a delicious romp through the highs and lows of a young girl's lot in life and a precursor of Austen's later works of genius.

Спокійний світ родини Беннетів, які мають п’ять дорослих дочок, збурює новина: сусідній маєток орендував молодий заможний одинак містер Бінглі, який припав би до серця не одній юній панянці. Ба більше: у нового сусіди є неодружений приятель містер Дарсі, статки якого перевершують усі мрії мамусь незаміжніх дочок. До того ж містер Дарсі начебто накинув оком на одну з дівчат Беннетів — Елізабет. Та чи сподобається гонористий і бундючний містер Дарсі, попри свою вроду і статки, розумній і незалежній Елізабет? А може, вона й помиляється щодо справжньої натури відлюдькуватого містера Дарсі?..

From the publisher: Sanditon was Jane Austen's last novel, bequeathed unfinished to her niece. This is its completion, praised for its delicacy, wit and discretion. When Charlotte Heywood, eldest daughter of a family of fourteen, is invited to stay with Mr. and Mrs. Parker of Sanditon, she accepts with alacrity, intrigued to visit the once quiet town being promoted by Mr. Parker as the newly fashionable resort for sea-bathing. As a guest of the Parkers, Charlotte is introduced to the full range of Sanditon polite society, from Lady Denham to her impoverished ward Clara and from the feckless Sidney Parker to his hypochondriac sisters. A heroine whose clear-sighted common sense is often at war with romance, she cannot help observing around her both folly and romance in many guises, but can she herself resist the attractions of the heart?

A collection of Jane Austen's earliest writings, the "Juvenilia," not published in her lifetime. Immensely funny and remarkably sophisticated, their unerring accuracy has not diminished in 200 years. This captivating collection of the early works of Jane Austen uniquely displays the emerging talent of a brilliant and perceptive young woman. Completed before Austen was fifteen, the works are astonishing in their maturity. Blending the exuberance of youth with the sharp wit and devastating social criticism of her later novels, Love and Freindship is a collection not to be missed. 118 pp 5 x 8

Charlotte Heywood is privileged to accompany Mr and Mrs Parker to their home in Sanditon – not least because, they assure her, it is soon to become the fashionable epicentre of society summers. Finding the town all but deserted, she is party to the machinations of her socially mobile hosts in their attempts to gather a respectable crowd, and Austen assembles a classic cast of characters of varying degrees of absurdity of sense. The last of Austen’s fiction works, written in the year before her death, when she was gravely ill, Sanditon affords a glimpse of the ultimate creative powers and preoccupations of one of the greatest figures in English literature.

This new, enhanced leather-bound edition includes all the completed novels of beloved author Jane Austen. Jane Austen’s stories of clever women, elusive love, and social mores have struck a chord with millions of fans who consider her work compelling, heartwarming, and essential. Adapted time and again for screen and stage, these enduring classics remain as enjoyable as ever, and are the perfect addition to every home library. This collector’s edition includes all six of Austen’s completed novels: Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Emma, Northanger Abbey, and Persuasion. New readers will be enchanted once they open the genuine leather cover, see the specially designed endpapers, and read these brilliant stories, while readers familiar with Austen's genius will enjoy the introduction from an acclaimed Austen scholar that provides background and context for the works they’ve always loved. 

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Collecting three lesser-known works by one of the nineteenth century's greatest authors, Jane Austen's Lady Susan, The Watsons and Sanditon is edited with an introduction by Margaret Drabble in Penguin Classics. These three short works show Austen experimenting with a variety of different literary styles, from melodrama to satire, and exploring a range of social classes and settings. The early epistolary novel Lady Susan depicts an unscrupulous coquette, toying with the affections of several men. In contrast, The Watsons is a delightful fragment, whose spirited heroine Emma Watson finds her marriage opportunities limited by poverty and pride. Written in the last months of Austen's life, the uncompleted novel Sanditon, set in a newly established seaside resort, offers a glorious cast of hypochondriacs and speculators, and shows an author contemplating a the great social upheavals of the Industrial Revolution with a mixture of scepticism and amusement. Margaret Drabble's introduction examines these three works in the context of Jane Austen's major novels and her life, and discusses the social background of her fiction. This edition features a new chronology.

Northanger Abbey, was the first of Jane Austen's novels to be completed for publication, though she had previously made a start on Sense and Sensibility and Pride and Prejudice. She also becomes friends with Eleanor Tilney, Henry's younger sister. Henry captivates her with his view on novels and his knowledge of history and the world. General Tilney (Henry and Eleanor's father) invites Catherine to visit their estate, Northanger Abbey, which, from her reading of Ann Radcliffe's Gothic novel The Mysteries of Udolpho, she expects to be dark, ancient and full of Gothic horrors and fantastical mystery.

O conflito entre casar por amor e casar por estatuto é um tema central de «Orgulho e preconceito». Elizabeth Bennet, filha de um senhor provincial, lida com as tensões sociais do casamento e rejeita os avanços de Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy, um rico proprietário de terras aristocráticas. Austen mostra como o amor deve ser capaz de superar as barreiras do orgulho e do preconceito, abordando a diferença social entre os protagonistas e o parco poder de decisão e livre arbítrio concedido à mulher na sociedade da época.

Mr et Mrs Bennett ont cinq filles a marier. A l'arrivee d'un nouveau et riche voisin, la famille espere que l'une d'entre elles pourra lui plaire... Au-dela des aventures sentimentales des cinq filles Bennett, Jane Austen depeint les rigidites de la societe anglaise au tournant du XIXe siecle. Le comportement et les reflexions d'Elizabeth Bennett, son personnage principal, revelent les problemes auxquels sont confrontees les femmes de la gentry campagnarde pour s'assurer securite financiere et statut social: la solution passe en effet par le mariage.Drole et romanesque, ce chef-d'oeuvre de Jane Austen continue a jouir d'une vive popularite et a donne lieu a de nombreuses adaptations.

Together, these three works - one novel unpublished in her lifetime and two unfinished fragments - reveal Jane Austen's development as a great artist. Lady Susan, with its wicked, beautiful, intelligent and energetic heroine, is a sparkling melodrama which takes its tone from the outspoken and robust eighteen century. Written later, and probably abandoned after her father's death, The Watsons is a tantalizing and highly delightful story whose vitality and optimism centre on the marital prospects of the Watson sisters in a small provincial town. Sanditon, Jane Austen's last fiction, is set in a seaside town and its themes concern the new speculative consumer society and foreshadow the great social upheavals of the Industrial Revolution.

JMajor Works: Sense and Sensibility (1811) - Includes 39 Original Illustrations Pride and Prejudice (1813) Mansfield Park (1814) Emma (1815) Northanger Abbey (1817) Posthumous Persuasion (1818) Posthumous Minor Works: The Watsons (1803, 1805) Sanditon (1817) Unfinished Works: Lady Susan (1794, 1805) Early Works: Love and Friendship (1790) Lesley Castle (~1792) The History of England (1791) Collection of Letters Scraps: The Female Philosopher The First Act of a Comedy A LETTER from a YOUNG LADY A Tour Through Wales A Tale

¿Por qué pagar más? Los clásicos de siempre al mejor precio y con fines solidarios. "Orgullo y prejuicio" de Jane Austen es una novela clásica que sigue la vida de Elizabeth Bennet, una joven ingeniosa y perspicaz, en la Inglaterra rural del siglo XIX. En medio de las expectativas sociales y las complejidades de la búsqueda del matrimonio, Elizabeth se ve envuelta en un juego de intrigas y malentendidos con el apuesto y enigmático señor Darcy. La historia se despliega como una comedia de costumbres que examina las relaciones familiares, las limitaciones sociales y la lucha entre el orgullo y el prejuicio. A medida que Elizabeth y Darcy superan malentendidos y prejuicios personales, la novela destaca el poder del amor y la importancia de la sinceridad en las relaciones. Con un agudo ingenio y una observación perspicaz de la sociedad de su tiempo, Austen crea una obra atemporal que sigue siendo apreciada por su aguda crítica social y su encantadora historia de amor.

Jane Austen è una delle poche, autentiche grandi scrittrici che hanno saputo fare breccia nei cuori e nelle menti di tutti i lettori, senza eccezioni. Fra i suoi tanti capolavori, "Orgoglio e pregiudizio" (pubblicato nel 1813) è sicuramente il più popolare e amato: le cinque figlie dell'indimenticabile Mrs Bennet, tutte in cerca di un'adeguata sistemazione matrimoniale, offrono l'occasione per tracciare un quadro frizzante e profondo della vita nella campagna inglese di fine Settecento. I destini di Elizabeth, Jane, Mr Bingley e dell'ombroso Mr Darcy intrecciano un balletto irresistibile, una danza psicologica che getta luce sulla multiforme imprendibilità dell'animo umano, specie quando si trova alle prese con l'amore o qualcosa che all'amore somiglia.

E-artnow presents to you the complete novels by one of the greatest novelist of English literature. This collection Sense and Sensibility Pride and Prejudice Mansfield Park Emma Northanger Abby Persuasion Lady Susan The Watsons Sanditon Jane Austen (1775-1817) was an English author known for her novels which interpret, critique and comment upon the British landed gentry at the end of the 18th century. Austen's plots often explore the dependence of women on marriage in the pursuit of favorable social standing and economic security. Her best known works include Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park and Emma. Austen's works are part of the transition to 19th-century literary realism, and her use of biting irony, along with her realism and social commentary, have earned her acclaim among critics and scholars.

Anne Elliot, filha de um vaidoso e esnobe baronete, apaixona-se por Frederick Wentworth, um jovem ambicioso e inteligente, mas sem conexões familiares importantes. Obedecendo à recomendação da sua família, Anne sacrifica então seu grande amor por conveniências sociais, e, ao fazê-lo, fecha-se para novos relacionamentos, recusando inclusive uma proposta de casamento. Oito anos depois, Frederick, agora mais velho e rico, ressurge, abalando a ordem estabelecida e a paz familiar.

The newest edition is here. Another alternate cover can be found here. Emma Woodhouse is one of Austen's most captivating and vivid characters. Beautiful, spoilt, vain and irrepressibly witty, Emma organizes the lives of the inhabitants of her sleepy little village and plays matchmaker with devastating effect.

Folio Society Jane Austen Set (Seven volume set: Emma; Mansfield Park; Northanger Abbey; Persuasion; Pride and Prejudice; Sense and Sensibility; Shorter Works)

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'The History of England', written when Jane Austen was in her late teens, is a lively and somewhat disrespectful overview of the history of England's monarchy. She sees nothing reprehensible in Richard III, yet burns with contempt for Elizabeth I, and documents several reigns with breezy nonchalance. This volume also contains 'Lesley Castle', a delightful and often hilarious correspondence detailing the mishaps and misapprehensions that befall five young ladies.

Why do we set so much store by marriage? Jane Austen was fascinated by this question, subjecting it to her forensic eye and wonderfully ironic wit again and again. Here are stolen glances and nervous advances, meddling parents and self-important cousins, society whisperings and the fluttering hearts of young lovers. All of them have their own views and expectations of marriage, and Austen’s are the wisest of all. Selected from the novels Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Northanger Abbey and Persuasion by Jane Austen. VINTAGE MINIS: GREAT MINDS. BIG IDEAS. LITTLE BOOKS. A series of short books by the world’s greatest writers on the experiences that make us human

Couverte alternative ici. En amour, comme en tout, rien n'a changé depuis le 19eme siècle de Lady Jane. Si la fougueuse Marianne s'abandonne à une passion qui menace de lui brûler les ailes, la sage Elinor prend le risque de perdre l'amour à force de tempérance. Raison et sentiments : impossible équation ? Les deux jeunes femmes devront apprendre de leurs vacillements. Pour le meilleur et pour le pire.

Emma Woodhouse believes herself to be an excellent matchmaker, though she herself does not plan on marrying. But as she meddles in the relationships of others, she causes confusion and misunderstandings throughout the village, and she just may be overlooking a true love of her own.

Nesse tesouro literário, o leitor mergulhará no universo íntimo de Jane Austen, conhecendo suas opiniões e pensamentos. Ela não apenas aborda questões sociais e relações pessoais, mas também nos presenteia com narrativas cativantes, quase sempre cheias de ironia e humor. Através dessa obra, o leitor terá a chance de conhecer Jane Austen de uma forma completamente por meio de suas próprias palavras!

Jane Austen Complete WorksThis is a complete compilation of all of Jane Austen's works including the following works by this magnificent Love & Friendship And Other Early Works Lady Susan Sense And Sensibility Pride And Prejudice Mansfield Park Emma Northanger Abbey Persuasion

O fascínio que os escritos de Jane Austen exercem, mais do que se manter, torna-se maior no curso do tempo. A obra desta aclamada escritora tem sido constantemente adaptada para o teatro, cinema e televisão; nos meios acadêmicos, tem gerado abundantes estudos. Esta edição especial reúne três das grandes obras produzidas pela escritora inglesa Jane Austen: Mansfield, Emma e A Abadia de Northanger. Uma edição imprescindível para todos os fãs da autora e de literatura de qualidade.

Acțiunea ultimului roman al lui Jane Austen, apărut postum, o urmărește pe Anne Elliot, o tânără a cărei familie se mută pentru a-și reduce cheltuielile și își închiriază casa unui amiral și soției acestuia. Fratele soției amiralului, căpitanul de marină Frederick Wentworth, fusese logodit cu Anne în urmă cu aproape opt ani, și acum cei doi, singuri și fără obligații, se întâlnesc din nou. O poveste de dragoste sortită împlinirii fericite, desfășurată pe fundalul societății engleze din prima jumătate a secolului al XIX-lea.

O fascínio que os escritos de Jane Austen exercem, mais do que se manter, torna-se maior no curso do tempo. A obra desta aclamada escritora tem sido constantemente adaptada para o teatro, cinema e televisão; nos meios acadêmicos, tem gerado abundantes e fecundos estudos de sua dimensão estética, sociológica e histórica; em vários países, inclusive o Brasil, são-lhe dedicados ativos e entusiasmados fã-clubes; e, na web, há um número assombroso de páginas que remetem a Jane Austen. Esta edição especial reúne Razão e Sensibilidade, Orgulho e Preconceito e Persuasão – três dos mais apreciados romances desta que é uma das mais lidas e amadas autoras inglesas em todo o mundo.

"VANITY, NOT LOVE, HAS BEEN MY FOLLY." Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice is a classic tale of love and values that unfolds in the class-conscious England of the late eighteenth century. The five Bennet sisters—including strong-willed Elizabeth and young Lydia—have all been raised by their mother to have one purpose in life: finding a husband. When a wealthy bachelor takes up residence in a nearby mansion, the Bennets are abuzz. Among the man's sophisticated circle of friends, surely there will be no shortage of suitors for the Bennet sisters. But when Elizabeth meets up with the handsome and—it would seem—snobbish Mr. Darcy, the battle of the sexes is joined. Source: back cover

La primera novela de Jane Austen -publicada póstumamente en 1818-, cuenta la historia de Catherine Morland, una joven ávida lectora de novelas, que acabará interpretando a un personaje totalmente novelesco que se moverá entre intrigas y terribles secretos. Obra concebida como una sátira de la novela gótica, va sin embargo más allá de este propósito y ofrece una pintura social rica y mordaz y una trama ingeniosísima con sorpresas inesperadas.

‘He began to feel the danger of paying Elizabeth too much attention’. Pride and Prejudice , one of the most famous love stories of all time, has also proven itself as a treasured mainstay of the English literary canon. With the arrival of eligible young men in their neighbourhood, the lives of Mr. and Mrs. Bennet and their five daughters are turned inside out and upside down. Pride encounters prejudice, upward-mobility confronts social disdain, and quick-wittedness challenges sagacity. Misconceptions and hasty judgements bring heartache and scandal, but eventually lead to true understanding, self-knowledge, and love. It’s almost impossible to open Pride and Prejudice without feeling the pressure of so many readers having known and loved this novel already. Will you fail the test - or will you love it too? As a story that celebrates more unflinchingly than any of Austen’s other novels the happy meeting-of-true-minds, and one that has attracted the most fans over the centuries, Pride and Prejudice sets up an echo chamber of good feelings in which romantic love and the love of reading amplify each other.

Stolthet och fördom är en av de där riktigt mäktiga kärleksromanerna som man kan läsa gång på gång. Berättelsen om hur Elizabeth Bennet och den svåråtkomlige mr Darcy på kringliga vägar kantade av förvecklingar och högmod långsamt närmar sig varandra hör till litteraturhistoriens verkliga höjdpunkter. Med sitt rika och engagerande persongalleri, sina vackra miljöer och med sin subtila humor har romanen inspirerat och fängslat otaliga läsare världen över och fortsätter att göra så.

Pride and Prejudice is a novel of manners by Jane Austen, first published in 1813. The story follows the main character, Elizabeth Bennet, as she deals with issues of manners, upbringing, morality, education, and marriage in the society of the landed gentry of the British Regency. Elizabeth is the second of five daughters of a country gentleman, Mr. Bennet living in Longbourn. Page 2 of a letter from Jane Austen to her sister Cassandra (11 June 1799) in which she first mentions Pride and Prejudice, using its working title First Impressions. (NLA) Set in England in the early 19th century, Pride and Prejudice tells the story of Mr and Mrs Bennet's five unmarried daughters after the rich and eligible Mr Bingley and his status-conscious friend, Mr Darcy, have moved into their neighbourhood. While Bingley takes an immediate liking to the eldest Bennet daughter, Jane, Darcy has difficulty adapting to local society and repeatedly clashes with the second-eldest Bennet daughter, Elizabeth. Pride and Prejudice retains a fascination for modern readers, continuing near the top of lists of "most loved books." It has become one of the most popular novels in English literature, selling over 20 million copies, and receives considerable attention from literary scholars. Modern interest in the book has resulted in a number of dramatic adaptations and an abundance of novels and stories imitating Austen's memorable characters or themes.

Austen fans will love these three lesser-known stories that display her genius for witty observations and shrewd characterization, and deal with familiar themes of love, folly, and social ambition among the English middle classes. In The Watsons, Austen introduces us to Emma Watson and the choices she faces as a young woman in Georgian England. By contrast, Lady Susan describes a flirtatious and self-centered widow seeking an advantageous second marriage. In Sandition, Austen deftly explores the life of a range of characters in and up-an-coming seaside town. In these tales you will find enthralling dilemmas, wicked machinations, great humour, and powerful emotions. Their astounding variety shows the sheer breath of Austen's writing and reveals her exceptional talent.

La vocation de Jane Austen fut précoce : à peine sortie de l'enfance, elle faisait les délices du cercle familial par de désopilantes parodies du roman sensationnel alors en vogue. Écrit à l'âge de quinze ans, Amour et amitié est, comme le soulignait Chesterton dans sa préface de 1922, l'une des plus grandes réussites de cette oeuvre de jeunesse. Les tribulations délirantes de la belle Laura, fanatiquement éprise de beaux sentiments et égoïste jusqu'à l'absurde, y sont narrées avec le sens aigu de l'invraisemblance et la lucidité ironique qui caractériseront les romans de la maturité. Mais c'est d'abord une farce étourdissante, volontiers sardonique, qui illustre avec éclat l'audace et l'insolence qu'Austen devait plus tard mettre en sourdine : cette jeune fille de quinze ans, remarquerait Virginia Woolf plus tard, "s'y rit du monde dans son coin".

Elinor e Marianne, due sorelle dai caratteri molto diversi, alla morte del padre sono costrette a fare i conti con le ristrettezze economiche nella loro modesta casa. Il contrasto verrà alla luce quando affronteranno le loro prime esperienze amorose ma, imparando a conciliare la ragione con il sentimento, le due ragazze diventeranno donne.

«La agudeza y la ironía permean la narración desde las primeras páginas y por ello no hay lector que pueda resistirse al razonamiento, expuesto casi con sarcasmo en el segundo capítulo, por el que la cuñada de Elinor y Marianne convence a su marido para que reduzca la pensión de sus hermanastras a lo mínimo imprescindible. O a esa magistral simplicidad y sutileza con que retrata situaciones y paisajes, características que obligan a pensar en Jane Austen como una de las más grandes novelistas de todos los tiempos. Imprescindible desde esta obra primeriza.» Leah Bonnín, La tormenta en un vaso «Ninguna de las dos tiene nada que decir; tú, porque no te comunicas, y yo, porque no escondo nada», le dice Marianne Dashwood a su hermana mayor Elinor en uno de los pasajes más célebres de Juicio y sentimiento (1811), la primera novela que consiguió publicar Jane Austen. Lo no dicho, el secreto deliberado o impuesto, la verdad oculta y la mentira, el pacto de silencio dictado por la lealtad o la piedad, son en efecto los temas principales de esta novela que traza un cuadro tan hilarante como patético de las desventuras de dos hermanas casaderas, hijas de la gentry pero apartadas –en su condición de mujeres- de la fortuna familiar. Sus tropiezos en el camino del matrimonio, a veces empujadas por la mezquindad de sus propios parientes, las alegres presiones de sus vecinos o los mismos «principios» de su carácter y moral, las llevan a conocer todos los extremos que el «terror a la pobreza» o los estragos de una vida inútil pueden ocasionar en el destino de los hombres.Marianne, locuaz y ultrarromántica, y Elinor, prudente y reservada, componen una descompensada balanza de caracteres que finalmente se habrá de equilibrar. Ingeniosísima en su trama, cáustica en su pintura de ambientes y personajes, grave en su espíritu moral, ésta es la primera de las obras maestras de Jane Austen.

This is a straitlaced novel by the most celebrated novelist. It gives us the story of a poor woman Fanny Price who is sent to live with her aristocratic uncle and aunt. Her life takes a new turn as Henry and his sister visit in the neighborhood. The discriminating attitude of the patricians with underprivileged is highlighted in this magnum-opus. The work is rife with gentle satire and mild comedy.

Since its immediate success in 1813, Pride and Prejudice has remained one of the most popular novels in the English language. Jane Austen called this brilliant work "her own darling child" and its vivacious heroine, Elizabeth Bennet, "as delightful a creature as ever appeared in print." The romantic clash between the opinionated Elizabeth and her proud beau, Mr. Darcy, is a splendid performance of civilized sparring. And Jane Austen's radiant wit sparkles as her characters dance a delicate quadrille of flirtation and intrigue, making this book the most superb comedy of manners of Regency England. Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780679783268

Sentido y sensibilidad fue la primera novela en publicarse de las siete que debemos al genio de Jane Austen. Son sus protagonistas las jóvenes hermanas Dashwood, quienes, desde caracteres contrapuestos, comparten el mismo afán por la búsqueda de la felicidad. Elinor, tranquila y paciente, confía en salvar con su discreción los obstáculos que impiden su relación con Edward Ferrars. Impetuosa y extravertida, Marianne, por el contrario, no duda en dejarse conquistar por el seductor Willoughby.

Readers of Jane Austen’s six great novels are left hungering for more, and more there is: the marvelous unpublished manuscripts she left behind, collected here.Sanditon might have been Austen’s greatest novel had she lived to finish it. Its subject matter astonishes: here is Austen observing the birth pangs of the culture of commerce, as her country-bred heroine, a foolish baronet, a family of hypochondriacs, and a mysterious West Indian heiress collide against the background hum of real-estate development at a seaside resort.The Watsons, begun in 1804 but never completed, tells the story of a young woman who was raised by a rich aunt and who finds herself shipped back to the comparative poverty and social clumsiness of her own family.The novella Lady Susan is a miniature masterpiece, featuring Austen’s only villainous protagonist. Lady Susan’s subtle, single-minded, and ruthless pursuit of power makes the reader regret that Austen never again wrote a novel with a scheming widow for its heroine.The special joy of this collection lies in Austen’s juvenilia–tiny novels, the enchantingly funny Love and Freindship, comic fragments, and a (very) partial history of England–romping miniatures that she wrote in her teens. Their high spirits, hilarity, and control offer delicious proof that Austen was an artist “born, not made.”

'The more I know of the world, the more am I convinced that I shall never see a man whom I can really love. I require so much!' Marianne Dashwood wears her heart on her sleeve, and when she falls in love with the dashing but unsuitable John Willoughby she ignores her sister Elinor's warning that her impulsive behaviour leaves her open to gossip and innuendo. Meanwhile Elinor, always sensitive to social convention, is struggling to conceal her own romantic disappointment, even from those closest to her. Through their parallel experience of love—and its threatened loss—the sisters learn that sense must mix with sensibility if they are to find personal happiness in a society where status and money govern the rules of love.

This inspired novella, with its outrageous cast of superficial characters, brilliantly showcases Jane Austen's comic genius. Presented here with A History of England and Catharine. As Miss Margaret Lesley and Miss Charlotte Lutterell divulge their innermost secrets through a series of letters, each reveals where her true priorities lie—if a bridegroom is fatally wounded the night before his wedding, the first concern must inexorably be for the luxurious food that will be laid to waste. As one plot gives way to the next, and as the heroines exchange wisdom on adultery, elopement, divorce, and remarriage, they increasingly fall prey to the merciless and lambasting sword of Jane Austen’s wit. Author of the masterpieces Pride and Prejudice and Emma, Jane Austen is one of the world’s best-loved novelists.

When a noble youth arrives unannounced to request the hand of the matchless Laura, it seems their future is one of contentment and bliss - that is until his family learn of the marriage and, one by one, they reject the new bride. So begins the series of unspeakable events that Laura must confront and overcome, by way of the occasional fainting fit and bout of delirium. Tragedy and comedy here go hand in hand as a very foolish young heroine is placed at the centre of Jane Austen's early satire on drawing-room society. Written as a series of letters, 'Love and Friendship' is a delicious romp through the highs and lows of a young girl's lot in life and a precursor of Austen's later works of genius. It is accompanied by 'The Three Sisters', another expertly crafted epistolary novel, and the brilliant 'A Collection of Letters' which has been described by Fay Weldon as 'five just about perfect short stories'.

Este primeiro romance de Jane Austen foi publicado em 1811 e logo recebeu reconhecimento do público. “Razão e Sensibilidade” é um livro onde as irmãs Elinor e Marianne representam esse dualidade, de maneira alternada, ao longo do livro. Por meio das experiências vividas pelas duas irmãs como: perda, amor e esperança. Austen nos oferece um excelente panorama da vida das mulheres de sua época. As irmãs vivem em uma sociedade completamente rígida e ambas tentam sobreviver a este mundo cheio de regras e injustiças. Tanto a sensível e sensata Elinor, quanto a romântica e impetuosa Marianne se vêem fadadas a aceitar um destino infeliz por não possuírem fortuna e conexões, obrigadas a viverem em um mundo dominado pelo dinheiro e pelo interesse. Ao longo da narrativa as duas personagens passam por um processo de aprendizagem, tentando mesclar a razão com os sentimentos em busca de um final feliz.

Collected here are 14 major and minor works dating from Austen's youth to her final years, wherein she left unfinished works, the conclusions of which are left to our imagination. Included are the following: Major Works: Sense and Sensibility (1811) Pride and Prejudice (1813) Mansfield Park (1814) Emma (1815) Northanger Abbey (1817) Posthumous Persuasion (1817) Posthumous Unfinished Works: The Watsons (1804) Sanditon (1817) Minor Work: Lady Susan (1794, 1805) Early Works: Love and Friendship Lesley Castle The History of England Collection of Letters Scraps Experience Jane Austen like you never have before, by having all of her major and minor works right in the palm of your hand!

Clicca qui per l'edizione "Storie senza tempo". "Persuasione" racconta la contrastata storia d'amore tra due giovani, l'aristocratica Anne e il borghese Frederik, il cui sentimento riesce a superare la differenza di classe sociale e un distacco lungo sette anni. Scritto con un senso di malinconia e tenerezza del tutto insolito per la Austen, "Persuasione" è profondamente influenzato dalla sensibilità romantica della storia e della natura che si andava affermando in Inghilterra.

313 page paperback novel by Austin and Coates.

Puffin Plated: A Book-to-Table Reading ExperienceA deluxe, full-color hardback edition of the perennial Jane Austen classic featuring a selection of recipes for tea-time treats by the one and only Martha Stewart! Have your book and eat it, too, with this clever edition of a classic novel, featuring delicious recipes from celebrity chefs. In this edition of Jane Austen's regency classic Pride and Prejudice, plan a fancy tea party or book club gathering with recipes for sweet confections and pastries. From maple glazed scones and delicate sugar and spice cake, to berry tartlets and French macaroons. Bring your friends and family together with a good meal and a good book! Book includes full, unabridged text of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, interspersed with recipes, food photography, and special food artwork.

Seventeen-year-old Catherine Morland is one of ten children of a country clergyman. Although a tomboy in her childhood, by the age of 17 she is "in training for a heroine" and is excessively fond of reading Gothic novels, among which Ann Radcliffe's Mysteries of Udolpho is a favourite.Catherine is invited by the Allens (her wealthier neighbours in Fullerton) to accompany them to visit the town of Bath and partake in the winter season of balls, theatre and other social delights. Soon she is introduced to a clever young gentleman, Henry Tilney, with whom she dances and converses. Through Mrs. Allen's old schoolfriend Mrs. Thorpe, she meets her daughter Isabella, a vivacious and flirtatious young woman, and the two quickly become friends. Mrs. Thorpe's son, John is also a friend of Catherine's older brother, James, at Oxford where they are both students.The Thorpes are not happy about Catherine's friendship with the Tilneys, as they correctly perceive Henry as a rival for Catherine's affections, though Catherine is not at all interested in the crude John Thorpe. Catherine tries to maintain her friendships with both the Thorpes and the Tilneys, though John Thorpe continuously tries to sabotage her relationship with the Tilneys. This leads to several misunderstandings, which put Catherine in the awkward position of having to explain herself to the Tilneys.

The ultimate companion for the Jane Austen fan filled with her penetrating insights and humor on life, love, and death. “A valuable resource for any Austen lover to use for quick reference or to read through.” —Library Journal Jane Austen is one of the most popular female writers in history, best known for her stories of love, loss, and hope, which are cleverly intertwined with her witty insights into the traits and expectations of English Georgian society.   Here, in this stunning little book, you will be able to read hundreds of individual quotes from her famous works—from Pride and Prejudice and Emma to Persuasion and Sense and Sensibility—each prompting an emotional response, thoughtful musing, or even a little snigger at the wise and shrewd perceptions that Austen had of the world around her.   Utterly charming and very profound, fans of Jane Austen can revel in these much-loved quotes, while a new audience will be introduced to the joys that her books have provided since their publication many years ago. With each chapter focusing on a different theme—from Love & Longing to Female Strength—this gorgeous gift book is the perfect compilation of Austen’s funny, moving, and thought-provoking words.   Content of themes: Love & Longing Friendship Society Female Strength Life & Death Faith Art & Literature “The wit of Jane Austen has for a partner the perfection of her taste.” —Virginia Woolf   

Estos relatos fueron escritos por Jane Austen entre 1787 y 1793, por lo tanto hay composiciones casi infantiles, aunque hay algunas que revisó posteriormente cuando ya era una escritora madura. Ella misma los reunió en estos tres volúmenes. Estaban destinados al ámbito familiar y no fueron publicados hasta 1922. En los textos prevalece un humor más desatado en inventiva de lo que será normal en la autora, pero muy parecido al resto de su obra en los aspectos irónicos e incisivos.

'She has many rare and charming qualities, but Sobriety is not one of them.' A selection of Austen's dark and hilarious early writings - featuring murder, drunkenness, perjury, theft, poisoning, women breaking out of prison, men forging wills and babies biting off their mothers' fingers... Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries. They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th-century California and the Russian steppe. Here are stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions. Jane Austen (1775-1817). Austen's works available in Penguin Classics are Emma, Lady Susan, The Watsons and Sanditon, Love and Freindship and Other Youthful Writings, Mansfield Park, Northanger Abbey, Persuasion, Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility. Read less

Austen’s hilarious early stories and sketches—complete with her delightfully quirky spelling habits—now collected in one gorgeous clothbound volumeJane Austen’s earliest writing dates from when she was just eleven-years-old, and already shows the hallmarks of her mature work. But it is also a product of the times in which she grew up—dark, grotesque, often surprisingly bawdy, and a far cry from the polished, sparkling novels of manners for which she became famous. Drunken heroines, babies who bite off their mothers’ fingers, and a letter-writer who has murdered her whole family all feature in these highly spirited pieces. This edition includes all of Austen’s juvenilia, including her “History of England” and the novella Lady Susan, in which the anti-heroine schemes and cheats her way through high society. With a title that captures a young Austen’s original idiosyncratic spelling habits and an introduction by Christine Alexander that shows how Austen was self-consciously fashioning herself as a writer from an early age, this is a must-have for any Austen lover.

Jane Austen's letters afford a unique insight into the daily life of the intimate and gossipy, observant and informative--they read much like the novels themselves. They bring alive her family and friends, her surroundings and contemporary events with a freshness unparalleled in modern biographies. Above all we recognize the unmistakable voice of the author of such novels as Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility . We see the shift in her writing from witty and amusing descriptions of the social life of town and country, to a thoughtful and constructive tone while writing about the business of literary composition. R.W. Chapman's ground-breaking edition of the collected Letters first appeared in 1932, and a second edition followed twenty years later. Now in this third edition of Jane Austen's Letters , Deirdre Le Faye has added new material that has come to light since 1952, and re-ordered the letters into their correct chronological sequence. She has provided discreet and full annotation to each letter, including its provenance, and information on the watermarks, postmarks, and other physical details of the manuscripts, together with new biographical, topographical, and general indexes. Teachers, students, and fans of Jane Austen, at all levels, will find remarkable insight into one of the most popular novelists ever.

These inventive and entertaining pieces display the early sparkles of wit and imagination of Jane Austen's mature fiction. Written when she was only in her teens, they are by turns amusing, acerbic and occasionally downright silly. 'Love and Friendship' and 'Lesley Castle' provide parodies of the gentry and the fashionable idea of sensibility of the time. 'A History of England' supplies us with a lively chronicle of English monarchic history. Also included in this collection are 'The Three Sisters', 'Catharine', the series of vignettes known as 'A Collection of Letters' and 'Lady Susan', an epistolary story which was recently adapted for the cinema. Taken together, these pieces display all the wry humour, shrewd observation and satirical insight of Emma or Pride and Prejudice.

Este volumen reúne dos piezas de Jane Austen no publicadas durante su vida, y Los Watson, que no sólo confirman sus cualidades como novelista, sino que constituyen una lectura deliciosa por derecho propio. En Lady Susan (escrita probablemente hacia 1793-1794), una viuda inteligente y bella, pero con pocos escrúpulos, pretende que su hija se case con un hombre al que detesta. Ella, por su parte, quiere a un tiempo atraer los favores del hermano de su cuñada y conservar a su antiguo amante. En Los Watson (1804), primera parte de una novela incompleta, la protagonista, una joven llamada a recibir una sustanciosa herencia pero despojada de ella, se debate entre un rico pretendiente y otro con menos medios económicos. Todos los aficionados a las novelas de Jane Austen podrán apreciar en estas breves piezas la vitalidad y el ingenio característicos de la autora.

Every author has projects which, for any number of reasons, are never completed. Jane Austen started work on these two novels, Sanditon and The Watsons, but completed neither. This book contains the chapters of these two novels which Austen wrote, and offers a fascinating look at these incomplete novels by this much-loved author.

In a publishing career that spanned less than a decade, Jane Austen revolutionized the literary romance, using it as a stage from which to address issues of gender politics and class-consciousness rarely expressed in her day. The novels included in this beautiful Collectible Edition--Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Emma, Northanger Abbey, Persuasion, and Lady Susan--represent all of Austen's mature work as a novelist, and provide the reader with an introduction to the world she and her memorable characters inhabited. Jane Austen: Seven Novels is part of Barnes & Noble's Collectible Editions series. Each title in the series presents a classic work in an attractively designed edition bound in genuine bonded leather. These books make elegant additions to any home library.

Clicca qui per l'edizione "Storie senza tempo". Una storia d'amore sboccia nella cittadina termale inglese di Bath tra un giovane e benestante pastore anglicano e la protagonista del romanzo, Catherine Morland. Creduta una ricca ereditiera, Catherine viene invitata dal padre del fidanzato nella residenza di famiglia, l'ex-abbazia di Northanger. Suggestionata dal luogo e ancor più dalle intense letture di romanzi dell'orrore all'epoca in gran voga, la giovane protagonista, in un classico scambio tra fantasia e realtà,vive banali eventi quotidiani alterandoli alla luce di immaginarie atmosfere di terrore. Una serie di malintesi, frutto della sua fantasia sovreccitata, mette a repentaglio il rapporto sentimentale appena nato, pregiudicato anche dalla scoperta delle sue reali condizioni economiche. Celebrazione dei riti d' iniziazione sociale della borghesia inglese di provincia a cavallo tra Sette e Ottocento, quest'opera della Austin non si esaurisce nella storia di una contrastata passione, ma rappresenta una sottile parodia del romanzo sentimentale e soprattutto del romanzo gotico, che resta di grande attualità ancora oggi.

JANE AUSTEN (1775-1817) fue siempre muy modesta sobre su genio artistico pero se ha convertido en una de las figuras mas famosas respetadas y queridas de la literatura inglesa. Es tambien autora de Sentido y sensibilidad Emma Mansfield Park Orgullo y prejuicio y Persuasion.

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 widow Lady Denham, a slew of new arrivals stir up emotions. Among them are relatives of Lady Denham, seeking her generous fortune; Miss Lambe, a rich heiress; and Sydney Parker, the handsome young man who catches Charlotte's eye. Charlotte must navigate the complicated web of liaisons, finding herself more involved than she ever intended…Collected here with her unfinished work The Watsons, and the much-loved novella-in-letters, Lady Susan, Austen’s final, unfinished novel demonstrates her biting sense of humour and will give readers a thrilling glimpse of a genius at work.

Persuasion is Jane Austen's last completed novel. She began it soon after she had finished Emma, completing it in August 1816. She died, aged 41, in 1817; Persuasion was published in December that year (but dated 1818). Persuasion is linked to Northanger Abbey not only by the fact that the two books were originally bound up in one volume and published together, but also because both stories are set partly in Bath, a fashionable city with which Austen was well acquainted, having lived there from 1801 to 1805. Besides the theme of persuasion, the novel evokes other topics, such as the Royal Navy, in which two of Jane Austen's brothers ultimately rose to the rank of admiral. As in Northanger Abbey, the superficial social life of Bath-well known to Austen, who spent several relatively unhappy and unproductive years there-is portrayed extensively and serves as a setting for the second half of the book. In many respects Persuasion marks a break with Austen's previous works, both in the more biting, even irritable satire directed at some of the novel's characters and in the regretful, resigned outlook of its otherwise admirable heroine, Anne Elliot, in the first part of the story. Against this is set the energy and appeal of the Royal Navy, which symbolises for Anne and the reader the possibility of a more outgoing, engaged, and fulfilling life, and it is this worldview which triumphs for the most part at the end of the novel.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Pomona Press are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Emma Watson asiste a su primer baile. Su belleza e ingenuidad harán que todas las miradas se centren en ella. ¿Es eso la felicidad para una joven en la Inglaterra victoriana...? Con este pretexto, Jane Austen nos habla de nuevo de la condición de la mujer de su e´poca, de su limitado papel en la sociedad y de su falta de recursos propios.

Este volumen incluye las obras menos conocidas de la escritora Jane Austen. Lady Susan es una corta novela publicada después de la muerte de su autora. Los Watson es una novela inconclusa y famosa por los intentos de muchos escritores por terminarla. La también inconclusa novela de Jane Austen Sanditon, continúa con la búsqueda de historias y situaciones qe ayuden a examinar la sociedad de la Inglaterra conservadora e impenetrable.

Como una ventana indiscreta, las cartas de Jane Austen a su hermana Cassandra proporcionan una mirada fascinante sobre la vida de la autora. Relaciones amorosas, ocasiones mundanas, visitas a vecinos, salidas al teatro: minúsculos detalles cotidianos que nos desvelan la faceta más íntima del mundo de Austen y nos ayudan a reconstruir la persona- lidad de una de las autoras más impor- tantes de la historia de la literatura. En esta original selección epistolar, el lector encuentra una valiosa llave de acceso a la vida privada de Austen y al mismo tiempo un destello de su abrumador talento literario, aplicado aquí al delicado arte de escribir cartas, que, en palabras de la misma escritora, «consiste en saber expresar en el papel exactamente lo mismo que uno diría a la persona si estuviera hablando con ella».

In these two forgotten gems of English literature, Jane Austen and Charles Dickens offer delightful, irreverent histories of their native land.When she was only sixteen years old, Jane Austen composed her bitingly satirical History of England for performance in her family's drawingroom. A startling and precocious example of her celebrated wit—not to mention a brilliant social commentary—this lively piece sweeps rapidly across almost four centuries of British monarchy. In rambunctious and wickedly funny prose, Austen's critique spans from Henry IV to Charles I, from Richard III to Mary Queen of Scots, offering a fierce parody of the kind of biased history that young ladies of Austen's time were being forced to study. Reproduced here in its entirety, this is a rare, tantalizing look at the great novelist's budding talent, and an extraordinary bit of literary history that lay unpublished for more than 130 years.Charles Dickens's A Child's History of England, by contrast, was written and published at the height of its author's considerable fame. A gory and dramatic account, full of villains and heroes, the essay was originally intended as a study-piece for his children, but in fact represented a sly, unconventional countertext to the more straitlaced historical canon. Dickens's exciting, flamboyant narrative is hugely evocative, both of the history he describes and of the time in which he himself was writing.With an insightful introduction by bestselling historian David Starkey, Two Histories of England brings together, in a single, irresistible volume, these remarkable—and remarkably overlooked—literary treasures by two of the world's most beloved writers.

A JANE AUSTEN LE CABE EL HONOR DE HABER SIDO CONSIDERADA LA PRIMERA ESCRITORA DE IMPORTANCIA Y HABER SIDO INSERTA EN LOS CÁNONES DE LA LITERATURA INGLESA, DONDE APARECE COMO PREDECESORA DE UNA VERDADERA PLÉYADE DE MUJERES ESCRITORAS QUE DIERON A LA LITERATURA INGLESA DEL SIGLO XIX UN DECIDIDO "TOQUE FEMENINO" �LO QUE MÁS BIEN SE ENTENDERÍA COMO "FEMINISTA" PUES ES POR MEDIO DE LA LITERATURA QUE LA MUJER ENCUENTRA EL MEDIO IDÓNEO PARA DIBUJAR Y DISCERNIR SU PROPIO SER COMO ALGO COMPLEJO Y TRASCENDENTE EN MEDIO DE LA DINÁMICA INTELECTUAL DE LA ÉPOCA VICTORIANA, DONDE LA MUJER ERA CONCEBIDA MÁS BIEN COMO UNA ENTELEQUIA, UN ESTEREOTIPO SOCIAL PERFECTAMENTE CLARO Y DEFINIDO, PERO CARENTE DE SUSTANCIA INTELECTUAL O MORAL; UN SER DOMINADO POR PENSAMIENTOS SIMPLES Y SENTIMIENTOS TAMBIÉN ELEMENTALES, COMO PUDIERA SER ESA MEZCLA TÍPICAMENTE INGLESA DE SENTIMIENTOS QUE SON EL ORGULLO Y EL PREJUICIO, QUE ES PRECISAMENTE EL TITULO DE LA NOVELA DE AUSTEN QUE PRESENTAMOS AQUÍ Y QUE FUE ESCRITA ANTES DEL ASCENSO AL TRONO DE INGLATERRA DE LA FAMOSA REINA VICTORIA. AUSTEN SE PROCURABA A SI MISMA EL ACCESO A LO QUE NECESITABA PARA ESCRIBIR LO QUE QUERÍA, INDEPENDIENTEMENTE DE LAS LIMITANTES DE LA ÉPOCA; ESPECIALMENTE EN LA ÚLTIMA DÉCADA DEL SIGLO XVIII, CUANDO, A PESAR DE GRAVES DIFICULTADES ECONÓMICAS DE LA FAMILIA, LA CREATIVIDAD DE AUSTEN FUE EXTRAORDINARIA, ESCRIBIENDO LAS PRIMERAS VERSIONES DE TRES DE SUS MAYORES NOVELAS: LA ABADIA DE NORTHANGER, SENTIDO Y SENSIBLIDAD, Y ORGULLO Y PREJUICIO. ORGULLO Y PREJUICIO VIO LA LUZ POR PRIMERA VEZ EN 1813, Y DESDE ENTONCES NO HA DEJADO DE PUBLICARSE, SIENDO UNA DE LAS OBRAS MÁS CONOCIDAS DE JANE AUSTEN, Y, SIN DUDA, UNA DE LAS MEJORES.

(Librarian's note: An alternate cover edition to this ISBN is provided here) This collection brings together Jane Austen’s earliest experiments in the art of fiction and novels that she left incomplete at the time of her premature death in 1817. Her fragmentary juvenilia show Austen developing her own sense of narrative form whilst parodying popular kinds of fiction of her day. Lady Susan is a wickedly funny epistolary novel about a captivating but unscrupulous widow seeking to snare husbands for her daughter and herself. The Watsons explores themes of family relationships, the marriage market, and attitudes to rank, which became the hallmarks of her major novels. In Sanditon, Austen exercises her acute powers of social observation in the setting of a newly fashionable seaside resort. These novels are here joined by shorter fictions that survive in Austen’s manuscripts, including critically acclaimed works like Catharine, Love and Freindship [sic], and The History of England. This edition includes: - Frederic and Elfrida - Jack and Alice - Edgar and Emma - Henry and Eliza - Love and Freindship - A History of England - The Three Sisters - Lesley Castle - Evelyn - Catharine, or the Bower - Lady Susan - The Watsons - Sanditon

Jane Austen's sparkling and witty novels continue to entrance readers today--as proven by the rapturous reception given the many film and TV adaptations of her work. Pride and Prejudice, Austen's most well-loved story, tells of Lizzy Bennet and her five sisters as they search for true love-a love Lizzy nearly loses because of pride. Fanny, of Mansfield Park, comes to live with her aunt and uncle in their elegant mansion. But she finds herself both out of place and in love with her handsome cousin Edmund. Can shy Fanny win him from the outgoing and charming Miss Crawford? Persuasion, Austen's last final novel, explores the consequences of giving in to the opinions of others, rather than following one's own heart. Delightfully illustrated with delicate line drawings.

Ekskluzywna edycja limitowana oprawiona w delikatną gładką tkaninę o właściwościach jedwabiu. Trzykrotnie zekranizowana powieść obyczajowa znakomitej angielskiej pisarki Jane Austen, po raz pierwszy wydana już po jej śmierci. Błyskotliwe połączenie portretu szlachty angielskiej początku XIX wieku oraz intrygującego romansu. Pomimo urody, dobroci i niezwykłej delikatności Anna Elliot wciąż jest samotna, żyje "przy rodzinie". Jako młoda dziewczyna, pod wpływem perswazji i dobrych rad, zerwała zaręczyny z kapitanem marynarki Fryderykiem Wentworthem. Ten, zraniony i pełen żalu, wyruszył na morze. Przez wiele lat nie mieli ze sobą żadnego kontaktu… Ale czy można całkowicie wyrzucić z pamięci wielką miłość? I czy czas zmienia ludzi tak, że nic już do siebie nie czują?

Persuasión narra la historia de una mujer madura, sensible y menospreciada, que años después de haber rechazado al hombre que amaba, persuadida por un mal consejo, ve cómo este reaparece en su vida, rico y honorable pero aún despechado. Una mujer que quizá por primera vez en la historia de la novela debe luchar para que el amor le conceda una segunda oportunidad. Esta obra se considera una de las novelas más oscuras de Jane Austen, sin duda la más crítica con la sociedad de la época. Esta edición incorpora una detallada cronología de la autora. Asimismo cuenta con una magnífica introducción de la crítica y académica Gilliam Beer, especialista en el campo de la novela victoriana. Sus incontestables estudios le valieron su nombramiento como doctora honoris causa en literatura por las universidades de Oxford y Harvard.

About the Series "Jane Austen's Notable Works"Volume 1. Lady Susan / Northanger Abbey (Annotated). Annotations by Geraldine Edith Mitton: "Jane Austen and Her Times" with twenty-one illustrations. Volume 2. Sense and Sensibility / Pride and Prejudice (Illustrated) Illustrations by C.E. Brock (Charles Edmund Brock) from the 1895 Edition. Volume 3. Mansfield Park / Emma (Illustrated by C.E. Brock from the 1909 Edition)Volume 4. Persuasion (Illustrated by C.E. Brock from the 1909 Edition). Volume 1: Lady Susan is a short epistolary novel by Jane Austen, possibly written in 1794 but not published until 1871. This early complete work, which the author never submitted for publication, describes the schemes of the title character. Northanger Abbey was the first of Jane Austen's novels to be completed for publication, in 1803. However, it was not published until after her death in 1817, along with another novel of hers, Persuasion. Northanger Abbey is a satire of Gothic novels, which were quite popular at the time, in 1798-99. This coming-of-age story revolves around Catherine Morland, a young and na�ve "heroine," who entertains the reader on her journey to a better understanding of the world and those around her. In the course of the novel, she discovers that she differs from those other women who crave wealth or social acceptance, as instead she wishes only to have happiness supported by genuine morality. Geraldine Edith Mitton (14 October 1868 - 25 March 1955), pen name G. E. Mitton, was an English novelist, biographer, editor, and guide-book writer.

Emma Watson retourne vivre parmi les siens dans le Surrey après plusieurs années passées chez une tante fortunée. Rédigée en 1804, cette nouvelle rassemble tous les thèmes qui feront le succès de Jane Austen.

'She has many rare and charming qualities, but Sobriety is not one of them.' A selection of Austen's dark and hilarious early writings - featuring murder, drunkenness, perjury, theft, poisoning, women breaking out of prison, men forging wills and babies biting off their mothers' fingers... Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries. They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th-century California and the Russian steppe. Here are stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions. Jane Austen (1775-1817). Austen's works available in Penguin Classics are Emma, Lady Susan, The Watsons and Sanditon, Love and Freindship and Other Youthful Writings, Mansfield Park, Northanger Abbey, Persuasion, Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility.

Sense and Sensibility - narrated by Gugu Mbatha-Raw. Austen introduces us to the Dashwood sisters who upon the death of their father are left with little money or status and without their family home. Marianne Dashwood wears her heart on her sleeve and when she falls in love with the dashing but unsuitable John Willoughby she ignores her sister Elinor's warning that her impulsive behaviour leaves her open to gossip and innuendo. Meanwhile Elinor, always sensitive to social convention, is struggling to conceal her own romantic disappointment, even from those closest to her Directed by Celia de Wolff. With Bessie Carter, Anya Chalotra, Josh Dylan, Robert Glenister, Paterson Joseph, Emma Mackey, Hattie Morahan, Carl Prekopp, Blake Ritson, Lesley Sharp, Fenella Woolgar, Nicolas Armfield, Pippa Bennett-Warner, Lily Cooper and Tom Glenister. Pride and Prejudice - narrated by Claire Foy. Pride and Prejudice is centred around the Bennet family, their five unmarried daughters and their mother’s desperation for at least one of them to make a wealthy match to save the family from destitution. When Charles Bingley moves into Netherfield, a nearby estate, it seems that Jane, the eldest daughter, may have found her match, but it also introduces our heroine Elizabeth to Bingley’s friend, the aloof Mr Darcy. Directed by Nicolette Chin. With Tarrick Benham, Nicole Davis, Barnaby Edwards, Billie Fulford-Brown, Rebecca Front, Emma Gregory, Ferdinand Kingsley, Chris Lew Kum Hoi, Tim McInnerny, Heather Nicol, Sarah Ovens, Janet Prince, Jenny Rainsford, Jennifer Saayeng, Sam Stafford, Katy Sobey, Homer Todiwala, Patience Tomlinson and Simon Yadoo. Mansfield Park - narrated by Billie Piper. Adopted into the household of her uncle, Sir Thomas Bertram, Fanny Price grows up a meek outsider among her cousins in the unaccustomed elegance of Mansfield Park. Soon after Sir Thomas absents himself on business, Mary Crawford and her brother, Henry, arrive at Mansfield, bringing with them London glamour and the seductive taste for flirtation and theatre that precipitates a crisis. Directed by Tamsin Collison. With Matt Addis, Lucy Briers, James Corrigan, Scarlett Courtney, Rosalind Eleazar, Jennifer English, Emma Fielding, Ash Hunter, Joel MacCormack, Harry Myers, Esme Scarborough, Lucy Scott, Bert Seymour and Natalie Simpson. Emma - narrated by Emma Thompson. Emma is perfectly content with her life and sees no need for either love or marriage; nothing however delights her more than matchmaking her fellow residents of Highbury. But when she ignores the warnings of her good friend Mr. Knightley and attempts to arrange a suitable match for her protegee Harriet Smith, her carefully laid plans soon unravel and have consequences that she never expected. Directed by Katherine Thompson. Isabella Inchbald played Emma Woodhouse, and Joseph Millson played George Knightley. With Alexa Davies, Joanne Froggatt, Adam Gillen, Rupert Holliday-Evans, Isabella Inchbald, Aisling Loftus, Anjella Mackintosh, Joseph Millson, Ukweli Roach, Morgana Robinson, Nicholas Rowe, Benjamin Wainwright, Eve Webster and Ria Zmitrowicz. Northanger Abbey - narrated by Emma Thompson. A coming-of-age tale for the young and naïve 17-year-old Catherine Morland, Northanger Abbey takes a decidedly comical look at themes of class, family, love and literature. Revelling in the sensationalist - and extremely popular - Gothic fiction of her day, the story follows Catherine out of Bath to the lofty manor of the Tilneys, where her overactive imagination gets to work constructing an absurd and melodramatic explanation for the death of Mrs Tilney, which threatens to jeopardise her newly forged friendships. Directed by Katherine Thompson. Starring Emma Thompson as the narrator. With Douglas Booth, Robin Brown, Gunnar Cauthery, Anna Chancellor, Lily Cole, Beth Goddard, Nickolas Grace, Jeremy Irvine, Carla Mendonca, Ella Purnell, George Rainsford, Simon Shepherd, Emma Thompson, Eleanor Tomlinson, Lorraine Ansell, Naomi Felton, Bethan Rose Young as Anne Thorpe and Joanna Ruiz. Persuasion - narrated by Florence Pugh. Anne Elliot, daughter of the snobbish Sir Walter Elliot, is woman of quiet charm and deep feelings. Eight years before our story begins, she is happily betrothed to a naval officer, Frederick Wentworth, but she breaks off the engagement when persuaded by her friend Lady Russell that such a match is unworthy. The breakup produces in Anne a deep and long-lasting regret. Directed by Emma Hearn. With Annabel Baldwin, Michael Fox, Julian Wadham, Laure Stockley, Lizzie Stables, Oscar Batterham, Ewan Bailey, Samantha Béart, Andrew Wheildon-Dennis, Al Weaver, Tom Andrew, Molly Harris, Martha Mackintosh, Vineeta Rishi, Isabel Adomakoh Young and Sophie Aldred.

Ema é uma herdeira rica, inteligente e bela. Optimista, consciente da sua superioridade, segura de si mesma, fiel respeitadora as "conveniências" - enfim, o tipo acabado da "verdadeira senhora" -, passa o tempo a combinar casamentos "convenientes" entre amigos e protegidos. Um dia, sem arranjos prévios, ela própria é pedida em casamento por Mr. Knightley. Ema não assume um compromisso, mas não o desencoraja, debatendo-se com um drama interior: o pretendente é amado por uma das suas melhores amigas, a qual Ema deseja ver feliz e "convenientemente" casada. No íntimo, porém, tem um sentimento de aversão ao casamento de Harriet com Knightley e não pelas questões de conveniência que tanto respeita: é que ela própria ama Knightley. Ema cede finalmente a um amor que tem razões mais fortes que a própria razão.

"Quem tivesse visto Catherine Morland em criança nunca poderá supor que nascera para heroína". Até receber o convite da família Allen para passar uns dias no balneário de Bath, em Inglaterra, a jovem Catherine sentia-se amaldiçoada pela sorte. Todavia, nas termas descobre um mundo até então desconhecido e deixa-se seduzir pelos longos bailes bem frequentados. Completamente rendida à vida mundana, Catherine faz-se amiga da bela Isabella Thorpe e perde-se de amores por dois dos mais distintos jovens da cidade: o simpático John Thorpe e o espirituoso Henry Tilney. Mas é na visita à Abadia de Northanger, propriedade ancestral dos Tilney, que a nossa heroína, fascinada pelos romances góticos, vai viver a sua maior aventura. Mergulhada no espírito sinistro da majestosa mansão e completamente toldada por visões romanescas, Catherine imagina crimes, mistérios e conspirações. Serão as suas fantasias verdadeiras?

Sensibilidade e Bom Senso, o primeiro livro de Jane Austen, publicado em 1811, conta a alegre e satírica história de duas irmãs. A instintiva e apaixonada Marianne e a sensata e mundana Elinor. Embora o coração impaciente de Marianne a deixe vulnerável aos males de amor, as qualidades opostas de Elinor também não a protegem dos problemas emocionais. Sensibilidade e Bom Senso — um retrato psicológico e social da pequena-burguesia do século XVIII.

Jane Austen is without question, one of England's most enduring and skilled novelists. With her wit, social precision, and unerring ability to create some of literature's most charismatic and believable heroines, she mesmerises her readers as much today as when her novels were first published. Whether it is her sharp, ironic gaze at the Gothic genre invoked by the adventures of Catherine Morland in Northanger Abbey; the diffident and much put-upon Fanny Price struggling to cope with her emotions in Mansfield Park; her delightfully paced comedy of manners and the machinations of the sisters Elinor and Marianne in Sense and Sensibility; the quiet strength of Anne Elliot in Persuasion succeeding in a world designed to subjugate her very existence; and Emma - 'a heroine whom no one but myself will like' teased Austen - yet another irresistible character on fire with imagination and foresight. Indeed not unlike her renowned creator. Jane Austen is as sure-footed in her steps through society's whirlpools of convention and prosaic mores as she is in her sometimes restrained but ever precise and enduring prose.