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Jane Austen's novels depict and critique the life of the British landed gentry at the end of the eighteenth century. They are romances that explore the pursuit of marriage for love, social standing and economic security. The works included are all six of Austen's major novels, Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Emma, Northanger Abbey, and Persuasion, as well as her early epistolary novel Lady Susan.Tags
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Jane Austen is the best. Absolutely brilliant, insightful and witty (even a bit snarky). These are books that can be read again and again without getting stale. It's a toss-up between this set and The Lord of the Rings as my "castaway on a desert island" pick.
i havent read all of these but i fured i had better try, so i went and got them. I've only got thru pride and prejudice. Hmmm, it was ok i guess.
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Jane Austen's life is striking for the contrast between the great works she wrote in secret and the outward appearance of being quite dull and ordinary. Austen was born in the small English town of Steventon in Hampshire, and educated at home by her clergyman father. She was deeply devoted to her family. For a short time, the Austens lived in the show more resort city of Bath, but when her father died, they returned to Steventon, where Austen lived until her death at the age of 41. Austen was drawn to literature early, she began writing novels that satirized both the writers and the manners of the 1790's. Her sharp sense of humor and keen eye for the ridiculous in human behavior gave her works lasting appeal. She is at her best in such books as Pride and Prejudice (1813), Mansfield Park (1814), and Emma (1816), in which she examines and often ridicules the behavior of small groups of middle-class characters. Austen relies heavily on conversations among her characters to reveal their personalities, and at times her novels read almost like plays. Several of them have, in fact, been made into films. She is considered to be one of the most beloved British authors. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Emma / Mansfield Park / Northanger Abbey / Persuasion / Pride and Prejudice / Sense and Sensibility / Shorter Works
- Original publication date
- 1962 (First Folio Society edition) (First Folio Society edition)
- Disambiguation notice
- Please note - the volume "Shorter Works" contains: 'Lady Susan' & ' Love and Friendship'. also fragments from ' The Watsons', 'Sandition' and 'Catherine' and seven other minor novels.
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