Jane Austen

Elegant, sophisticated, and full of humor and romance, the novels of Jane Austen have been favorites of readers around the world for more than two centuries. Although set at the turn of the nineteenth century, in the England that she herself knew, Austen's characters espouse values and sentiments that still speak to modern sensibilities. No author has captured so vividly the affairs of hearts in conflict with class and social convention.

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The New York Times best seller is now a major motion picture starring Lily James and Sam Riley, with Matt Smith, Charles Dance, and Lena Headey. 
 
This edition features sixteen pages of color stills from the film, a reading group discussion guide, and other bonus materials.
 
Complete with romance, heartbreak, swordfights, cannibalism, and thousands of rotting corpses, Pride and...

Set against the backdrop of the rigid social conventions of 19th-century England, "Pride and Prejudice" unveils an intricate interplay of emotions and values. Elizabeth Bennet, a fearless and intelligent young woman, finds herself immersed in a whirlwind of feelings upon crossing paths with the haughty Mr. Darcy. Amid sharp dialogues, dances, and intrigues, both face the challenge of overcoming their own barriers of pride and prejudice to discover...

Amor e amizade foi escrito por uma jovem Jane Austen, em 1790. Dos onze aos dezoito anos, Austen escreveu suas histórias em três cadernos que ainda existem - um na Biblioteca Bodleian, e os outros dois no British Museum. Eles contêm, dentre outros trabalhos, Amor e amizade, escrito quando ela tinha catorze anos, e A história da Inglaterra, escrito quando tinha quinze anos.

Plongez-vous dans l'élégance raffinée de l'Angleterre géorgienne avec "Persuasion", l'un des chefs-d'œuvre intemporels de Jane Austen. Au cœur de cette romance subtile se trouve Anne Elliot, une femme de caractère et de sensibilité, dont le destin prend une tournure inattendue lorsqu'elle est confrontée à une ancienne flamme, le charismatique Capitaine Wentworth. Entre les salons élégants de Bath et les somptueuses demeures de la campagne...

L'amour est-il une affaire de tête ou de cœur ? Argent et mariage sont les deux sujets de ce premier roman de Jane Austen. Pour Elinor et Marianne Dashwood, c'est le temps de grands changements : leur père vient de mourir et l'héritier du domaine o elles vivent, fils d'un premier mariage de leur père, ne leur laisse que peu de choses pour subvenir à leurs besoins. Par raison, Elinor aide sa mère à trouver un nouveau logement à la hauteur...

It is a truth universally acknowledged that Jane Austen is eminently, delightfully, and delectably quotable. This truth goes far beyond the first line of Pride and Prejudice, which has muscled out many other excellent sentences. So many gems of wit and wisdom from her novels deserve to be better known, from Northanger Abbey on its lovable, naive heroine-"if adventures will not befal a young lady in her own village, she must seek them abroad"-to Persuasion's...

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...

This collection contains Jane Austen's six best-loved titles: Emma, Persuasion, Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Northanger Abbey and Mansfield Park.

Featuring an appendix of discussion questions, the Diversion Classics edition is ideal for use in book groups and classrooms. Jane Austen's novels have enchanted readers for centuries. These tales of love, family, and English society abound with unforgettable characters and Austen's trademark satirical wit. Including all of Austen's published novels, SENSE AND SENSIBILITY, PRIDE AND PREJUDICE, MANSFIELD PARK, EMMA, NORTHANGER ABBEY, and PERSUASION,...