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The final novel by the acclaimed writer places heroine Anne Elliot, a woman of integrity and deep emotion, against the brutality and hypocrisy of Regency England.

Pride And Prejudice, the story of Mrs. Bennets attempts to marry off her five daughters is one of the best-loved and most enduring classics in English literature. Excitement fizzes through the Bennet household at Longbourn in Hertfordshire when young, eligible Mr. Charles Bingley rents the fine house nearby.

Originally titled "Elinor and Marianne", "Sense and Sensibility" was the first of Jane Austen's novels to be published. The contrasting personalities of two sisters are the centre of the story, supported by a wealth of satirically portrayed minor characters.

Dive into a world of romance, village life and even a little silliness in Jane Austen's timeless novel.Despite the fact that Jane Austen set out to write a story with heroine whom she said that "no one but myself will much like," Emma has resonated with readers since its original publication in 1815 and has been retold many times for television and movies.Self-satisfied Emma Woodhouse thinks she is above romance of any kind, but when she decides she is a great matchmaker and sets out to find a wealthy husband for her friend, the sweet yet pitiable Harriet Smith, she crosses paths with the charming Mr. Knightley. Even though Emma tries to ignore her feelings for him, she ends up marrying him and realizes that "Perfect happiness, even in memory, is not common."Beyond the romance, Emma is full of humor and wit and is also a commentary on upper-class social manners at the turn of the nineteenth century. The title character herself, rather you love her or hate her, is both inescapably self-delusional and rather fun to imagine.Complete and unabridged, this elegantly designed, clothbound edition features an elastic closure and a new introduction by Alison Fraser.

Enjoy the romance and wit of the charming Dashwood sisters in Jane Austen's classic tale Sense and Sensibility.Jane Austen's debut novel, Sense and Sensibility has been resonating with readers since it was first published in 1811 and has been made into a number of adaptations.The Dashwood sisters couldn't be more different. While Elinor lives her life in a reasonable manner, Marianne tends to make decisions following her heart. But when it comes to finding a husband, the sisters realize, through much trial and error, that a combination of their personalities is ideal when it comes to finding true happiness. Beyond the romance, Sense and Sensibility is chock-full of humor and wit that is also a commentary on British middle-class society at the turn of the nineteenth century.Austen's mastery of irony, dialogue, and realism support character development and make Sense and Sensibility a pure pleasure to read. Complete and unabridged, this elegantly designed, clothbound edition features an elastic closure and a new introduction by Christina Bartolomeo.

When two rich young gentlemen move to town they don t go unnoticed especially when Mrs Bennett vows to have one of her five daughters marry into their fortunes But love as Jane and Elizabeth Bennett soon discover is rarely straightforward and often surprising It s only a matter of time until their own small worlds are turned upside down and they discover that first impressions can be the most misleading of all With a behind the scenes journey including an author profile a guide to who s who activities and more Lightly abridged for Puffin Classics Also abridged for Puffin Classics Sense and Sensibility

Ebook con un sumario dinámico y detallado: Persuasión es la última novela escrita por Jane Austen. La empezó a escribir poco tiempo después de haber terminado Emma, la terminó de escribir en agosto de 1816. Austen murio a la edad de 41 años en 1817, no obstante Persuasion fue publicada como trabajo postumo en 1818.Persuasion esta conectada con La abadia de Northanger no solamente por haber sido publicada junto a esta en un solo tomo dos años mas tarde, sino tambien porque ambas historias toman lugar en Bath, balneario al que Jane acudia en aquella epoca.Jane Austen fue una destacada novelista britanica que vivio durante el periodo de la Regencia. La ironia que emplea para dotar de comicidad a sus novelas hace que Jane Austen sea contada entre los "clasicos" de la novela inglesa, a la vez que su recepcion va, incluso en la actualidad, mas alla del interes academico, siendo leidas por un publico mas amplio.

The point of view of a woman with such an environment must naturally be circumscribed and narrow; and in this Miss Austens charm consists. Seeing little, she painted what she saw with absolute fidelity and a dexterity and perfection unequalled. "On her was bestowed, though in a humble form, the gift which had been bestowed on Homer, Shakespeare, Cervantes, Scott, and a few others,the gift of creative power." Endowed with the keenest and most delicate insight and a vivid sense of humor, she depicted with exactitude what she observed and what she understood, giving to each fact and emotion its precise shade and value.

Mansfield Park encompasses not only Jane Austens great comedic gifts and her genius as a historian of the human animal, but her personal credo as wellher faith in a social order that combats chaos through civil grace, decency, and wit. At the novels center is Fanny Price, the classic poor cousin, brought as a child to Mansfield Park by the rich Sir Thomas Bertram and his wife as an act of charity. Over time, Fanny comes to demonstrate forcibly those virtues Austen most admired: modesty, firm principles, and a loving heart. As Fanny watches her cousins Maria and Julia cast aside their scruples in dangerous flirtations (and worse), and as she herself resolutely resists the advantages of marriage to the fascinating but morally unsteady Henry Crawford, her seeming austerity grows in appeal and makes clear to us why she was Austens own favorite among her heroines.

"Anne Elliot, with all her claims of birth, beauty, and mind, to throw herself away at nineteen; involve herself at nineteen in an engagement with a young man, who had nothing but himself to recommend him ..." Seven years after she allowed herself to be persuaded by her friend Lady Russell to forgo the attachment, Anne Elliot encounters Captain Wentworth again. In Bath and its environs, Jane Austen's last completed novel unravels their long estrangement.

Of all Jane Austens great and delightful novels, Persuasion is widely regarded as the most moving. It is the story of a second chance. Anne Elliot, daughter of the snobbish Sir Walter Elliot, is woman of quiet charm and deep feelings. When she was nineteen she fell in love withand was engaged toa naval officer, the fearless and headstrong Captain Wentworth. But the young man had no fortune, and Anne allowed herself to be persuaded to give him up. Now, eight years later, Wentworth has returned to the neighborhood, a rich man and still unwed. Annes never-diminished love is muffled by her pride, and he seems cold and unforgiving. What happens as the two are thrown together in the social world of Bathand as an eager new suitor appears for Anneis touchingly and wittily told in a masterpiece that is also one of the most entrancing novels in the English language.

Contents:Lady SusanSense and SensibilityPride and PrejudiceMansfield ParkEmmaPersuasionNorthanger AbbeyJuvenilia – Volume IJuvenilia – Volume IIJuvenilia – Volume III

Contents:Juvenilia Volume IJuvenilia Volume IIJuvenilia Volume III

CONTENIDO:- Lady Susan- Sentido y Sensibilidad- Orgullo y Prejuicio- Mansfield Park- Emma- Persuasión- La Abadía de Northanger- Los Watson- El Castillo de Lesley- Obras Juveniles

Contents:Juvenilia Volume IJuvenilia Volume IIJuvenilia Volume III

Contents:Lady SusanSense and SensibilityPride and PrejudiceMansfield ParkEmmaPersuasionNorthanger AbbeyJuvenilia – Volume IJuvenilia – Volume IIJuvenilia – Volume III

Mansfield Park es una de las novelas de Jane Austen. Fue escrita entre 1812 y 1814 en Chawton y fue publicada en mayo de 1814 por Egerton, el mismo editor que en el caso de sus dos predecesoras. Despues de la segunda edicion, pasa a manos de John Murray, el cual publicara despues tambien Emma. Mansfield Park es quiza el texto mas sombrio y perturbador de Austen.El personaje principal, Fanny Price, es una joven de una familia relativamente pobre, criada por sus tios ricos, Sir Thomas y Lady Bertram (hermana de su madre), en la mansion de Mansfield Park. Fanny crece con sus cuatro primos (Tom, Edmund, Maria y Julia), pero siempre la consideran como inferior a ellos; solo Edmund se muestra verdaderamente bondadoso con ella. El es tambien el mas virtuoso de los hermanos, pues Maria y Julia son vanidosas y consentidas mientras que Tom es un jugador de apuestas irresponsable. Con el tiempo, la gratitud de Fanny hacia la bondad de Edmund se convierte en un amor secreto..

CONTENIDO:- Lady Susan- Sentido y Sensibilidad- Orgullo y Prejuicio- Mansfield Park- Emma- Persuasión- La Abadía de Northanger- Los Watson- El Castillo de Lesley- Obras Juveniles