JANE AUSTEN

Emma, Northanger Abbey, PersuasionThe second volume in the Complete Novels of Jane Austen, this volume contains the classics Emma, Northanger Abbey, and Persuasion....

(A Modern Library E-Book)Called a 'perfect novel' by Harold Bloom, Persuasion was written while Jane Austen was in failing health. She died soon after its completion, and it was published in an edition with Northanger Abbey in 1818. In the novel, Anne Elliot, the heroine Austen called 'almost too good for me,' has let herself be persuaded not to...

In her first published novel, Jane Austen presents us with the subtle portraits of two contrasting by equally compelling heroines. Through their parallel experiences of love, loss, and hope, she offers a powerful analysis of the ways in which women's lives were shaped by the claustrophobic society in which they had to survive. This revised editions...

Pride and Prejudice has delighted generations of readers with its unforgettable cast of characters, carefully choreographed plot, and a hugely entertaining view of the world and its absurdities. In this new edition Fiona Stafford considers the artistry with which Jane Austen creates her best-known story....

Emma is considered by many to be Austen's finest and most representative novel. The story of Emma Woodhouse's matchmaking, and her awakening to the true feelings of others as well as herself, is told with consummate wit and humour. This new edition contains lively notes and an introduction that explores how Austen transmutes the everyday...

Od ponad dwustu lat powieści Jane Austen zdumiewają świeżością i ujmują wdziękiem oraz wnikliwością obserwacji. Utwory są znane i kochane przez czytelników na całym świecie, bez względu na płeć i wiek. "Lady Susan" to utwór, w którym autorka z właściwym sobie kunsztem eksperymentuje z formą literacką, od powieści epistolarnej poprzez satyrę i...