Jane Austen: The Complete Works
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Few novelists have conveyed the subtleties and nuances of their own social milieu with the wit and insight of Jane Austen。 Through her vivacious and spirited heroines and their circle， she painted vivid portraits of English middle-class life as the eighteenth century came to a close。 Each of these novels is a love story and a story about marriage—marriage for love， for financial security， for social status。 But they are not mere romances。 Ironic， comic， and wise， they are masterly studies of the society Austen observed。
The seven books in this box set — Sense and Sensibility， Pride and Prejudice， Mansfield Park， Emma， Northanger Abbey， Persuasion， and Love and Freindship （early writings and juvenilia） — contain some of the most brilliant， dazzling prose in the English language。
Part of Penguin’s beautiful Hardcover Classics series， designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith， these delectable and collectible editions are bound in high-quality， tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design。
The seven books in this box set — Sense and Sensibility， Pride and Prejudice， Mansfield Park， Emma， Northanger Abbey， Persuasion， and Love and Freindship （early writings and juvenilia） — contain some of the most brilliant， dazzling prose in the English language。
Part of Penguin’s beautiful Hardcover Classics series， designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith， these delectable and collectible editions are bound in high-quality， tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design。
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Katie Laliberte
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Put me on a desert island with this and I'll be fine。 Put me on a desert island with this and I'll be fine。 。。。more
Pauline Taylor
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They were nice but I gave them a try and got boring eventually there ok not my cup of tea sorry。
Lucy
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Text full of â's in the Kindle version One star because transcription full of â and some other strange characters。 SHAME for the price！！！！I first read the Introduction & Sense and Sensibility。Will buy another complete works because of this although the illustrations are good my paperwhite and android tablet Text full of â's in the Kindle version One star because transcription full of â and some other strange characters。 SHAME for the price！！！！I first read the Introduction & Sense and Sensibility。Will buy another complete works because of this although the illustrations are good my paperwhite and android tablet 。。。more
Kathleen Jones
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Read Lady Susan March 2022
Yarelis
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Tres estrellas a los errores gramaticales de esta edición en español。
Theresa
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SO LOVE THIS AUTHOR AND HER BOOKS！
Dr。J。G。
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Pride And Prejudice"It is a truth universally acknowledged， that a single man in possession of a good fortune， must be in want of a wife。" So the writer states right in the beginning。That is because while this is assumed to be a romance it is really a very astute picture of society that transcends time and geography and social boundaries and cultures， and applies universally to any place where there are young women at an age ripe to marry without dowries to bring out grooms out of the woods swar Pride And Prejudice"It is a truth universally acknowledged， that a single man in possession of a good fortune， must be in want of a wife。" So the writer states right in the beginning。That is because while this is assumed to be a romance it is really a very astute picture of society that transcends time and geography and social boundaries and cultures， and applies universally to any place where there are young women at an age ripe to marry without dowries to bring out grooms out of the woods swarming。 This is all the more so when the young women in question are not about to while away time with pretense of careers and attempts at education while the men they school and party with are getting ready， or any other subterfuges of societies they belong to。Marriage is the beginning of the life they are going to lead with homemaking and child rearing and building of social fabric and of future as their occupation， since time immemorial。 It can be said to be the most important occupation in the world， and yet few societies make a provision of how the young women can go about securing their life in it， with few structures and storngholds and little if any security。Jane Austen writes extensively about this in various settings in her works， and offers much light to guide people - not only young women but men and women of all ages - with good counsel。 This is her most popular work and most famous one， and with good reason。It seems like a romance and at some level it is but only after normal intelligent and prudent women - young and old - use decorum and wise counsel added to commonsense。 This like other books by the author is about how to live well and safe and be good and decent， sensible and honourable， prudent and not blinded by illusions， and find love and romance and marriage as well。Often people of a bit less comprehension are likely to make the mistake of a common sort， where they conclude "Elizabeth married Darcy not out of love， but for his money"。 She - the writer - herself makes a joke of the sort， somewhere along towards the end， but it is clearly a joke for all that。 Elizabeth might not have been sighing and fainting with passionate abandon at first sight， but that is because unlike figures of trashy pulp she is a person with a mind and other concerns as well， and for a normal young woman passion does not necessarily come as the blinding flash at first sight any more than it does for - say - a writer or a poet or an artist or a scientist。 Which does not reduce the final outcome of a certainty when it does come。 Elizabeth married for her conviction of love， respect and rectitude， not for money。If that were to be true she would not have refused him， or indeed even been off hand， and not fawning or manipulative， even before with all his standoffish behaviour。But she behaved normally， and refused him with a growing wrath when he proposed - it was not his money， but to begin with the truth of his letter， and then the regard his household had for him， the people who knew him the most， and subsequently his more than civil behaviour towards her relatives who were only middle class， and his obvious attempts to have his sister know her and have her for a friend - these wer the successive steps that changed her more and more。The final clinching one was of course his taking all the trouble to make amends to the grievous injury caused to her family by his silence， about someone he should have and did not warn people about， and keeping not only silent about it - the efforts he made to make sure about making amends to the injury caused by his reticence - but making sure her uncle would not tell anyone either。In between was his aunt arriving haughtily to obtain a reassuarance from her to the effect that she would not marry him - which not only made her stubborn but made the three concerned （the two and the aunt） realise that she might be considering it seriously， although his offer had not been left on the table indefinitely。So if anyone out there still thinks Elizabeth married him for his money - I suppose you did not read the story， really。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。Sense and SensibilityThis one gives the clash of values characteristic of the writer， with wealth and temptation and opportunity versus rectitude and character and propriety as well as prudence playing the major part。 How love itself must give way to rectitude and character is the chief theme， with the obvious lesson that giving way to temptation for now might close the door to happiness， love and future in fact。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。Mansfield ParkThe writer of the universally popular Pride And Prejudice explores another angle of the conflicts of dealing with life as it is dealt out - wealth and relative status， temptation and opportunities， family and relationships， extended family and relatives， and love that never might be attained。 Above all are rectitude and character and values， to be never lost whatever the temptation。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。EmmaPerhaps arguably the second most popular of the writer's works vying with Mansfield Park for the title， this one again explores values and conflicts from another angle， with growth of character and perception， and temptation to meddle in social affairs， as the chief theme。It is more serious than it looks， as is usual with a good deal of her work， where the seemingly most superficial and romantic turns out to be most serious and worthy of note。More people than would care to acknowledge or admit even to themselves do meddle in affairs of others， especially those of heart， with a fond illusion that they can do good to others and provide their happiness for them。 But lacking in perception and maturity and judgement and discrimination they often spoil more than they would like to admit， often ruining lives。Couples that might change the world with their love are torn asunder by a disapproving bunch of relatives or even religious heads with their "concern" for the "soul" of the one who might bring wonderious gifts but is not one of them （hence the gifts of course）， and the miracle that would have been the families and souls generated with such love are nipped in the bud。 Of course， it is only the couple that knows the tremendous love and the pain and suffering of being torn asunder， while others merely go about congratulating one another for having averted an unsuitable match with an outsider。Of course， meddling is not limited to that - couples that could have changed the course of the universe with their love and their gifts combined often get torn apart by meddling others who delude themselves that they were acting in good faith for the betterment of society， and if it is clear they were tormenting a woman or a daughter， well that is what they are for - so they can learn to do the same to others in turn， if so lucky， and so goes the chain。 Jackals manage to devour the marriage and the love and even the children on all but physical level。Meanwhile gifts of heaven go squandered into dust because the couples are either too weak to hold on to each other and to their heavenly gift of creation of a new world， or even worse， because one gets turned against another and hurts until the one hurt is no more， which is when the survivor might realise if lucky of what has been lost， even though it might be too late。 Often such realisation awaits death of the one who hurt the other one into death。None of this happened in Emma - she was lucky， to have good counsel and love guarding her， and her weakness of character of meddling with others nipped in bud and her mistakes of perception corrected by someone wiser and stern about serious faults。 She was lucky indeed。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。Northanger AbbeyThe not so well to do young woman is taken to a resort by comparatively well to do relatives and is invited by the master of the Northanger Abbey， the father of the young and eligible gentleman who has a mutual attracted to her and courting her， to stay with him and his family， under the impression the she is going to inherit the relatives' money。The character of this father， the rich owner of the home that is the title， unfolds， and there are confusion， test of virtue and character， and separations and misunderstandings。The young man however has excellent character and fortunately realises what is what， and love triumphs even without money。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。PersuasionThe most gentle love story from Austen repertoire， with the usual cache of gentle women and men following a normal course of life for their day while falling into easy traps of faults or follies and realising their mistakes and generally rising above， with their counterpart of men and women of small follies or serious faults of character providing examples of how not to be or behave。Someone （name escapes me， having read this long ago， two decades or more） had once pointed out that in Austen nothing happens page after page and yet one reads it with great interest， and to that one might only add， time after time again and again with the interest not diminished at all。 And the most interesting are those of her tales that have the gentlest of stories， characters， et al。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。Lady SusanIf one never knew anyone of this sort， one would think the character is entirely invented。 At that it is not that uncommon to come across men who deal with their own children， especially daughters， this cruelly or worse， but they are excused or even pressured to be this cruel and admired for it in various cultures （not excepting west or US for that matter） while women are usually this cruel with children of other women， say a lover's wife or a sister in law。 But the character therefore is entirely possible， especially in an era when a woman could only obtain wealth and consequence by marriages her own and her relatives'; and the only area she could use her mind however sharp was in fields related to intrigues of social sort， marriages， love affaires， and so on， especially gossip and vile gossip about other women。 This unfortunately is what far too many women and even men use their minds for， even now， for sport and not for want of subjects that could use the sharp minds。 Sometimes it is the heart of such a gossiper and mud thrower that is at fault seriously in that destroying another person is the pleasure， and use of mind and other facilities is merely a means。Lady Susan comes as a surprise therefore not because of the subject but the author who chose to write it， since Jane Austen usually is as clear as a sunny day in desert about virtues and vices， and condemning not only the latter but even faults of character that might seem only human today but do lead to follies or tragedies even today often enough unquestionably。Here Austen chooses the letter form prevalent in her time， and avoids commentary， except in letters of another character， giving equal voice to two opposite characters as it were。 The story ends well as all Austen tales do to reward virtue， protect innocent and punish vice or folly only in measure。A window as always to her time， and informative in that as well。Feb 05， 2016。。。。。。。。。。。。。December 31， 2020。 。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。WatsonsOne wishes she had had time to write it up as she did others; here is an outline written in her green years。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。Sanditon （1817）。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。Austen is delightful as ever， in her way of quite succinctly judging characters she writes about。"Upon the whole， Mr。 Parker was evidently an amiable family man， fond of wife， children， brothers and sisters， and generally kind-hearted; liberal， gentlemanlike， easy to please; of a sanguine turn of mind， with more imagination than judgement。 And Mrs。 Parker was as evidently a gentle， amiable， sweet-tempered woman， the properest wife in the world for a man of strong understanding but not of a capacity to supply the cooler reflection which her own husband sometimes needed; and so entirely waiting to be guided on every occasion that whether he was risking his fortune or spraining his ankle， she remained equally useless。"What with Mr。 Parker promoting Sandition with a faith in sea air and bathing as remedy for every ailment， and necessary to health， on one hand - and his siblings swearing their ill heath is too far gone for them to visit， the latter being quite hilarious， this is already promising entertainment and more， right at the beginning。Later， it's the young Sir Edward Denham， handsome， and flattering in his attentions to the visitor Miss Charlotte Haywood， who is subject of the author's scrutiny。"Charlotte’s first glance told her that Sir Edward’s air was that of a lover。 There could be no doubt of his devotion to Clara。 How Clara received it was less obvious， but she was inclined to think not very favourably; for though sitting thus apart with him （which probably she might not have been able to prevent， her air was calm and grave。"Austen is clear about her contempt for a modicum of behaviour slightly reminiscent of Mary Bennett from her most famous work， Pride And Prejudice。"He surprised her by quitting Clara immediately on their all joining and agreeing to walk， and by addressing his attentions entirely to herself。 Stationing himself close by her， he seemed to mean to detach her as much as possible from the rest of the party and to give her the whole of his conversation。 He began， in a tone of great taste and feeling， to talk of the sea and the sea shore; and ran with energy through all the usual phrases employed in praise of their sublimity and descriptive of the undescribable emotions they excite in the mind of sensibility。 The terrific grandeur of the ocean in a storm， its glass surface in a calm， its gulls and its samphire and the deep fathoms of its abysses， its quick vicissitudes， its direful deceptions， its mariners tempting it in sunshine and overwhelmed by the sudden tempest—all were eagerly and fluently touched; rather commonplace perhaps， but doing very well from the lips of a handsome Sir Edward， and she could not but think him a man of feeling， till he began to stagger her by the number of his quotations and the bewilderment of some of his sentences。And she has Charlotte bequeathed with intelligence and common sense of Elizabeth Bennett， rather than the self absorption of Emma。"His choosing to walk with her， she had learnt to understand。 It was done to pique Miss Brereton。 She had read it， in an anxious glance or two on his side; but why he should talk so much nonsense， unless he could do no better， was unintelligible。 He seemed very sentimental， very full of some feeling or other， and very much addicted to all the newest-fashioned hard words， had not a very clear brain， she presumed， and talked a good deal by rote。 。。。 "Charlotte chooses to stay with Lady Denham on the Terrace， as asked by her， instead of going with others to library。"Nobody could live happier together than us—and he was a very honourable man， quite the gentleman of ancient family。 And when he died， I gave Sir Edward his gold watch。” She said this with a look at her companion which implied its right to produce a great impression; and seeing no rapturous astonishment in Charlotte’s countenance， added quickly， “He did not bequeath it to his nephew， my dear。 It was no bequest。 It was not in the will。 He only told me， and that but once， that he should wish his nephew to have his watch; but it need not have been binding if l had not chose it。”"“Very kind indeed！ Very handsome！” said Charlotte， absolutely forced to affect admiration。"“Yes， my dear， and it is not the only kind thing I have done by him。 I have been a very liberal friend to Sir Edward。 And poor young man， he needs it bad enough。 For though I am only the dowager， my dear， and he is the heir， things do not stand between us in the way they commonly do between those two parties。 Not a shilling do I receive from the Denham estate。 Sir Edward has no payments to make me。 He doesn’t stand uppermost， believe me。 It is I that help him。”"“Indeed！ He is a very fine young man， particularly elegant in his address。” This was said chiefly for the sake of saying something， but Charlotte directly saw that it was laying her open to suspicion by Lady Denham’s giving a shrewd glance at her and replying，"“Yes， yes， he is very well to look at。 And it is to be hoped that some lady of large fortune will think so， for Sir Edward must marry for money。 He and I often talk that matter over。 A handsome young fellow like him will go smirking and smiling about and paying girls compliments， but he knows he must marry for money。 And Sir Edward is a very steady young man in the main and has got very good notions。”"。。。。。。。。。。。。Austen writes candidly about - whether consciously aware， and deliberately writing， or simply taking them as facts of life - arranged marriage and caste systems of England in particular， Europe in general; things that since have been， falsely， identified exclusively with India， in line with Macaulay policy to break spirit of India。 "“Sir Edward Denham，” said Charlotte， “with such personal advantages may be almost sure of getting a woman of fortune， if he chooses it。” "This glorious sentiment seemed quite to remove suspicion。 “Aye my dear， that’s very sensibly said，” cried Lady Denham。 “And if we could but get a young heiress to Sanditon！ But heiresses are monstrous scarce！ I do not think we have had an heiress here—or even a Co。 since Sanditon has been a public place。 Families come after families but， as far as I can learn， it is not one in a hundred of them that have any real property， landed or funded。 An income perhaps， but no property。 Clergymen maybe， or lawyers from town， or half-pay officers， or widows with only a jointure。 And what good can such people do anybody？ Except just as they take our empty houses and， between ourselves， I think they are great fools for not staying at home。 Now if we could get a young heiress to be sent here for her health—and if she was ordered to drink asses’ milk I could supply her—and， as soon as she got well， have her fall in love with Sir Edward！”" 。。。。。。。。。。。。And again， as the two parties unite - "Sir Edward， approaching Charlotte， said， “You may perceive what has been our occupation。 My sister wanted my counsel in the selection of some books。 We have many leisure hours and read a great deal。 I am no indiscriminate novel reader。 The mere trash of the common circulating library I hold in the highest contempt。 You will never hear me advocating those puerile emanations which detail nothing but discordant principles incapable of amalgamation， 。。。。 。。。more
Franziska Self Fisken
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Jane Austen is my favourite author alongside Elizabeth Gaskell。 Jane Austen's use of the English language is exquisite and her sense of humour and characters superb。 I've read her books countless times。 My absolute favourite is Pride and Prejudice， because I adore Elizabeth， and so many characters， such as Mr Collins， are utterly hilarious。 Her youngest sister Lydia is so like many girls today。 I've just reread Pride and Prejudice for the nth time， n greater than 20！ Jane Austen is my favourite author alongside Elizabeth Gaskell。 Jane Austen's use of the English language is exquisite and her sense of humour and characters superb。 I've read her books countless times。 My absolute favourite is Pride and Prejudice， because I adore Elizabeth， and so many characters， such as Mr Collins， are utterly hilarious。 Her youngest sister Lydia is so like many girls today。 I've just reread Pride and Prejudice for the nth time， n greater than 20！ 。。。more
Mary Leahy
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I am reading them on my kindle。 It will take a while to read them all。
Giovanni Pino
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Muchos errores tipográficos y erróneas palabras fuera de contexto en la traducción。 Debería hacerse una revisión de la misma。 He enviado las observaciones encontradas pero me cansé de no recibir ninguna respuesta de recepción。
Jackie Tougas
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I just read Emma for Reel Readers book club。
Realini
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Emma by Jane Austen10 out of 10‘It is a truth universally acknowledged that…’ Jane Austen is one of the greatest authors in history， with five books on the list of 1。000 Novels Everyone Must Read， such as Mansfield Park http://realini。blogspot。com/2020/07/m。。。 and including Emma， and Pride and Prejudice http://realini。blogspot。com/2020/06/p。。。 among the Top 100 Books of All Time https://www。theguardian。com/world/200。。。 This reader has just finished a stupendous， perfect work， The Uncommon Reader Emma by Jane Austen10 out of 10‘It is a truth universally acknowledged that…’ Jane Austen is one of the greatest authors in history， with five books on the list of 1。000 Novels Everyone Must Read， such as Mansfield Park http://realini。blogspot。com/2020/07/m。。。 and including Emma， and Pride and Prejudice http://realini。blogspot。com/2020/06/p。。。 among the Top 100 Books of All Time https://www。theguardian。com/world/200。。。 This reader has just finished a stupendous， perfect work， The Uncommon Reader by the glorious Alan Bennett http://realini。blogspot。com/2020/11/t。。。， and it was interesting to find the view that the author has on Jane Austen， whose ‘essence lies in the minute social distinctions’- and thus was hard to comprehend for the Uncommon Reader， who is her majesty the Queen， given that the monarch is so remote from the commoners as to be unable to distinguish those microscopic differences， at least seen from the distant planet where royals would reside…Furthermore， in a documentary called Capital in the 21st century – based on the book by the one who might be the most discussed， perhaps also controversial economist of the day， Thomas Pickerty – they were talking about…Jane Austen， which also proves how popular， omnipresent the queen of literature is， and the conclusion was that there was no possibility in statistical terms for the rich to be looking at， never mind marrying or entering connections， those who were from a different， lower class…Which brings us to one of the main themes， if not the most important one， in Emma， where men and women have to stay within the limits of their own class， or else misfortune， maybe even disaster lies ahead and we have quite a few connections that are compromised when those involved look further than their status allows， and quite a few scenes， comments and situations revolve around various characters that aspire to a better future and others consider this to be so much out of their depth as to affect their existing status in society – one example that comes to mind is the moment when Philip Elton – or Mr。 E as his would be wife would call him – is asking for the hand of the heroine， only to be refused and asked about his alleged interest in Harriet Smith， but the latter is so much disconsidered by the quite loathsome man as to consider this question almost an insult， seeing as the fool thought his social position so much superior…Emma Woodhouse is a formidable， mesmerizing woman of twenty one， who is even more interesting for her flaws than a perfect fairy tale character would have been and actually she can be annoying at times， especially when she interferes in the life of her protégée， Harriet Smith – granted， we have to note that Harriet is only seventeen when she is taken under her wing by the heroine， quite foolish and ignorant and the very fact that the younger teenager who has little if any means and low expectations of the future – on account of the aforementioned fundamental social laws which make it paramount for individuals to stay within their own realm， circle that had been preset for them at birth- has been ‘adopted’ by the older， if not very much wiser or experienced， woman is more than admirable。Early on， a farmer， Robert Martin， is asking Harriet to marry him， only to have his proposition rejected， but because Emma Woodhouse had interfered and indeed transformed the expectations of the young protégée to the extent that later on， the latter would have so high hopes as to think and hope much beyond her possibilities – remember the Capital documentary， it was Impossible for the rich to consort with the poor or maybe better said， with those of ‘lower birth’， they could marry a destitute duchesse， but class counted for everything – and even think she could be the spouse of George Knightley。The latter is a distinguished， real gentleman – even if the fact that he confesses at one point a deep affection， even love for a girl of thirteen seems ordinary for the age， but it looks more than perverse in our time， when such a man is called a pedophile – and he has a very good judgment – the previous episode notwithstanding – an excellent emotional intelligence， EQ， and he is right in contesting the advice given by Emma to her friend， Harriet， in denying Robert Martin his request – though that may come to pass at some stage。Emma is again more than mistaken when she thinks that her protégée could marry the young vicar， Philip Elton， the vile man who thinks himself so much higher placed than Harriet， but who marries eventually one of the most revolting characters we can find – well， speaking of romantic， love novels， if we look into murder stories， then she would take a back seat – Augusta Elton， a woman so self-obsessed， arrogant， pretentious and pathetic as to make one think of a feminine version of the very stable genius， the villain who would not accept his defeat in the recent elections and seems to be willing to wait for a crane to take him out the White House。A more complex and quite controversial character is Frank Churchill， step son of the good friend of the Woodhouse family， Mrs。 Weston， the one who had been for so many years Emma’s governess， before marrying Frank’s father…Frank appears to be a vibrant， quite passionate young man， with joie de vivre and enthusiasm， apparently interested romantically in Emma， while the latter thinks at a later stage that there is a developing attachment between this man and her friend – she is eternally trying to set her up in a suitable marital context and always wrong in her understanding of the events taking place。When she was out in the country， Harriet Smith is seen as vulnerable by a travelling group of gypsies – this is the word used in the book， in the language of the present， in our lands this is an issue， some of them would prefer this， while others insist on the term Rroma – and children insist on having some money， to the point where she gives them a shilling， but then they insist and seem to be a potential menace until， Frank Churchill arrives and Emma would later misinterpret this （yet） again as a sign of a loving bond between the two， only to find that Harriet thinks that preposterous – she has now expectations from no other than George Knightley himself – while we find that the outré Frank had been engaged all along to another young woman， Jane Fairfax… 。。。more
Alystynae
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Are you kidding？- Honey， it’s Jane Austin！！This is my all time go to author。 My favorites are a toss up between Sense and Sensibilities- and Pride and Prejudice
Melissa Emery
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It's Jane Austen。。。enough said！ It's Jane Austen。。。enough said！ 。。。more
Karen Barber
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Though a collection of all Austen’s work， on this occasion I read Northanger Abbey。 Ever since reading The Romance of the Forest and examples of the Gothic genre I’ve always been curious to read Austen’s satirical treatment of the genre。At its heart this is another story about an Austen heroine getting to marry， and following her through the rather tortuous process。 Catherine is a naive， somewhat gauche， heroine who is painfully oblivious to the scheming and machinations of those around her。 She Though a collection of all Austen’s work， on this occasion I read Northanger Abbey。 Ever since reading The Romance of the Forest and examples of the Gothic genre I’ve always been curious to read Austen’s satirical treatment of the genre。At its heart this is another story about an Austen heroine getting to marry， and following her through the rather tortuous process。 Catherine is a naive， somewhat gauche， heroine who is painfully oblivious to the scheming and machinations of those around her。 She is a fan of the very genre Austen parodies here， and we get everything we’d expect。。。and more。From the slow build-up of Catherine’s journey to Bath to the evocative description of the mysterious Northanger Abbey we are treated to Austen’s particularly humorous observations。While it is， indeed， much exaggerated there is a sly humour to this that definitely works well for modern readers。 。。。more
Belle Meade School
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D。K。 Kerr
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My favorite books。
Melissa
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Love how Jane Austen wrote。
Diana Aranda
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El exquisito detalle en cada una de sus novelas le transporta a un tiempo y lugar diferente， y permite que usted cree que usted es un espectador inocente o un amigo cercano de la familia a través de las historias。
Missy
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what is there to say - I read and reread every year。。 have done for ages。
Jane Austen
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Love her works （naturally！）。 One of our favourites is Persuasion。 It's quite different from her earlier works in its tone of voice， and is more reflective in theme。 "Persuasion， Jane Austen’s last finished novel， is probably the one in which the narrative voice and the protagonist’s voice are most interwoven。" One from the archives: "Inner voices - The voices of Anne and Austen in Persuasion。" https://www。janeausten。co。uk/inner-vo。。。 Love her works （naturally！）。 One of our favourites is Persuasion。 It's quite different from her earlier works in its tone of voice， and is more reflective in theme。 "Persuasion， Jane Austen’s last finished novel， is probably the one in which the narrative voice and the protagonist’s voice are most interwoven。" One from the archives: "Inner voices - The voices of Anne and Austen in Persuasion。" https://www。janeausten。co。uk/inner-vo。。。 。。。more
itsdanixx
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I can’t believe it took me 25 years to read any Jane Austen。 I love her。 I love her so much。
Scartowner
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I’m one of many Jane Austen fans。 This is at least the second time I’ve read all her books。 Wonderful stories， impeccable writing， lessons in human frailty and strength。 Universally great reading。
Tristan
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I have read “Pride and Prejudice” as well as “Emma” long ago， but really need to rediscover this celebrated author。
Shirley Cornell
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Quite strong women portrayed in alleged books。 I admire her creativity and her heroines
Edgardo Salazar cascante
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Para digerir el tiempoUna como estas en la obra sin esperanza ni sol al otro día que se ha convertido en una especie de melancolía por unos aires principescos relacionadas con la época misma que buena。 Narrativa sencilla llena de folklore típico de los escritores ingleses de esa época evoluciona favorablemente en una especie de melancolía por unos aires novelescos que llenan los ojos del espectador qué no sólo lee sino qué vive lo descrito como si el fuera el que está escribiendo lo leido
midnightfaerie
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I sometimes struggle to rate things on if their good based on how they're written or whether I enjoyed them personally。 For Austen， it's a clear 4-5 stars when considering her writing。 She's articulate and concise when doling out characters and plots。 There's a reason she's considered a classical writer and the label is apt。 However， when considering my enjoyment， it's probably closer to a 3。5-4。 I'm a typical girl in that I love the romance aspect of stories and the relationships， but I'm just I sometimes struggle to rate things on if their good based on how they're written or whether I enjoyed them personally。 For Austen， it's a clear 4-5 stars when considering her writing。 She's articulate and concise when doling out characters and plots。 There's a reason she's considered a classical writer and the label is apt。 However， when considering my enjoyment， it's probably closer to a 3。5-4。 I'm a typical girl in that I love the romance aspect of stories and the relationships， but I'm just not a big fan of this time period。 I do love historical fiction， all kinds。 But it's not my favorite， and I think， after much consideration， that is the reason that I didn't enjoy these more。 Not that I didn't enjoy them at all。 I did， especially Emma。 I think that one's my favorite。 Besides Love and Friendship。 But when it comes to classical writers， Austen doesn't hold a candle to Dickens or Rand。 I'll probably get crucified for that comment。 Ok， I concede that they are very different writers and you can't compare them。 But I've given her a 4 star。 Isn't that enough proof I think she's a good writer？p。s。 Don't be fooled by the books entitled "The Complete Works of Jane Austen"。 Do your research。 She has lots of letters， poems， and novellas that many of these books don't include。 You don't want to miss out！ 。。。more
barbara gaspar
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