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Introduction and Notes by Dr Ian Littlewood, University of Sussex.Pride and Prejudice, which opens with one of the most famous sentences in English Literature, is an ironic novel of manners. In it the garrulous and empty-headed Mrs Bennet has only one aim - that of finding a good match for each of her five daughters. In this she is mocked by her cynical and indolent husband.With its wit, its social precision and, above all, its irresistible heroine, Pride and Prejudice has proved one of the most enduringly popular novels in the English language.

This annotated version is fully illustrated with the original drawings. It also includes a detailed introductory annotation on how the book and the plot were created.To say nothing of the supreme excellence of the dialogue, there is scarcely a page but has its little gem of exact and polished phrasing; scarcely a chapter which is not neatly opened or artistically ended ; while the whole book abounds in sentences over which the writer, it is plain, must have lingered with patient and loving craftsmanship. . . . Criticism has found little to condemn in the details of this capital novel.- Austin DobsonNever was there a book written which has given more harmless pleasure to those who have come under its spell. As we open its pages, we bid adieu to a world of sordid cares and troublesome interests, and though we do not wander into fairy-land, for Miss Austens world is always matter-of-fact, we do catch a breath of an air less severe than that which we habitually draw, and find, if not fairy-land, at least a touch of the lightness of fairy-land brought down to us. - Adolphus Alfred Jack."Pride and Prejudice is realistic in its narrowness of scope, in its lack of complicated plot, and in that it sets forth clearly and fully a limited section of life. It attempts to hold up no ideals ; it deals for the most part with middle-class people ; it has in it no literary atmosphere suggested either by the characters or by the apthors allusions. And yet one forgets that he is reading a book ; he feels as if he were making a visit among people in whom he had a human interest. He finds himself scheming with the fond mother in her matchmaking interests for her daughters five.- Charity Dye.

Penguin Classics completes the set of Austen´s novels in this beautiful clothbound series, with covers by award-winning Penguin designer Coralie Bickford-Smith.

Published posthumously, this early work is a satire on the Gothic mode typified by the novels of Ann Radcliffe, as well as a witty comedy of manners in the style of Jane Austens later novels and, ultimately, an enchanting love story Published posthumously, this early work is a satire on the Gothic mode typified by the novels of Ann Radcliffe, as well as a witty comedy of manners in the style of Jane Austens later novels and, ultimately, an enchanting love story While enjoying a six weeks stay in fashionable Bath, the young and callow Catherine Morland is introduced to the delights of high society. Thanks to a new literary diet of the sensational and the macabre, Catherine travels to Northanger Abbey fully expecting to become embroiled in a Gothic adventure of intrigue and suspense and, once there, soon begins to form the most gruesome and improbable theories about the exploits of its occupants. This edition includes pictures and an extensive section about the author's life and works.

Penguin Classics completes the set of Austen´s novels in this beautiful clothbound series, with covers by award-winning Penguin designer Coralie Bickford-Smith.

La aparición en Longbourn, un pueblo de la campiña inglesa, de Charles Bingley, joven, soltero y rico, despierta las ambiciones de las familias del vecindario, que lo consideran un excelente partido para sus hijas. El y su amigo Fitzwilliam Darcy, tambien adinerado, tendran que luchar contra las intrigas con las que se tratara de poner trabas al amor que sienten por dos de las hermanas Bennet, pobres y modes tas, antes de alcanzar un final feliz. Traduccion de Jose Luis Lopez Muñoz

"Pride and Prejudice" ranks as one of the most cherished love stories in English literature, delighting generations of readers with its high comedy, social observation and compelling romance, and spawning an entire industry of spin-off books, film adaptations and works of literary criticism. The pride of aristocratic Mr Darcy, and the prejudice of middle-class Elizabeth Bennet, conduct a compelling dance through the rigid society of early 19th century England, with the passion of the two unlikely lovers growing as their union seems ever more improbable. With a host of Bennet sisters playing out their own triumphs and disasters, and the unforgettable tragicomedy of their parents' marriage demonstrating just how high the stakes can be, Jane Austen's second novel leaves a lasting legacy in the mind of everyone who reads it.

This version includes a detailed introductory annotation on how the book and the plot were created.To contend, however, for a moment that the present volume is Miss Austens greatest, as it was her first published, novel, would be a mere exercise in paradox. There are, who swear by "Persuasion;" there are, who prefer "Emma" and " Mansfield Park ;" there is a large contingent for "Priide and Prejudice;" and there is even a section which advocates the pre-eminence of Nor thanger Abbey." But no one, as far as we can remember, has ever put "Sense and Sensibility" first, nor can I believe that its author did so herself. And yet it is she herself who has furnished the standard by which we judge it, and it is by comparison with "Pride and Prejudice," in which the leading characters are also two sisters, that we assess and depress its merit. The Elinor and Marianne of "Sense an Sensibility" are only inferior when they are contrasted with the Elizabeth and Jane of "Pride and Prejudice;" and even then, it is probably because we personally like the handsome and amiable Jane Bennet rather better than the obsolete survival of the sentimental novel represented by Marianne Dashwood. Darcy and Bingley again are much more "likeable" (to use Lady Queensberrys word) than the colourless Edward Ferrars and the stiff-jointed Colonel Brandon. - Austin Dobson.

The Juvenilia are the early works of Jane Austen, small essays, poems or plays that she compiled in three hand-written notebooks. This edition includes the following works:Frederic & ElfridaJack & AliceEdgar And Emma: A TaleHenry And ElizaThe Adventures Of Mr. HarleySir William MountagueMemoirs Of Mr. Clifford: An Unfinished TaleThe Beautifull CassandraAmelia WebsterThe Visit: A Comedy In Two ActsThe Mystery: An Unfinished ComedyThe Three Sisters... and many more ...

Jane Austen - Lady Susan is a magnificently crafted (and frequently provocative) novel of Regency customs and manners, which has become a readers favorite among the authors shorter works. Austen enthusiasts and students of English literature will delight in its wit and elegant expression.