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The Complete Novels of Jane Austen

The Complete Novels of Jane Austen

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This new， enhanced leather-bound edition includes all the completed novels of beloved author Jane Austen。

Jane Austen’s stories of clever women， elusive love， and social mores have struck a chord with millions of fans who consider her work compelling， heartwarming， and essential。 Adapted time and again for screen and stage， these enduring classics remain as enjoyable as ever， and are the perfect addition to every home library。

This collector’s edition includes all six of Austen’s completed novels: Sense and Sensibility， Pride and Prejudice， Mansfield Park， Emma， Northanger Abbey， and Persuasion。

New readers will be enchanted once they open the genuine leather cover， see the specially designed endpapers， and read these brilliant stories， while readers familiar with Austen's genius will enjoy the introduction from an acclaimed Austen scholar that provides background and context for the works they’ve always loved。 

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Reviews

Kayela DeRosia ，

I am a lover of Classic Literature and I adore these novels。

Mariana Jau ，

All Jane Austin's novels are masterpieces， so similar and different in every way。 Highly recommended。 All Jane Austin's novels are masterpieces， so similar and different in every way。 Highly recommended。 。。。more

Debra Leigh ，

I'm a huge fan of all of Austen's works。 I've read each of her novels several times over the years。 This "six-pack" offers them all in one place， on my eBook reader， which is a great way to travel with them。 The bargain of $2。99 （which is what I paid， and I assume that hold steady） on Kindle makes it attractive， but the fact that the novels are laid out well and allow for movement between the novels and through the novels easily is essential to that price being well worth it。 I'm a huge fan of all of Austen's works。 I've read each of her novels several times over the years。 This "six-pack" offers them all in one place， on my eBook reader， which is a great way to travel with them。 The bargain of $2。99 （which is what I paid， and I assume that hold steady） on Kindle makes it attractive， but the fact that the novels are laid out well and allow for movement between the novels and through the novels easily is essential to that price being well worth it。 。。。more

Sandra Falke ，

Sind Jane Austens Romane mittlerweile vollständig überbewertet und veraltet – oder tatsächlich relevanter denn je？Wer denkt， dass der Bogen ins 20。 Jahrhundert weit genug gezogen ist， wenn es um kulturhistorische Kontextualisierungen moderner Literatur geht， liegt falsch。Ihre Heldinnen sind keine "farblose[n] Unschuldsengel"， sondern bewundernswerte – und manchmal vollkommen herkömmliche – junge Frauen。Gerade die Tatsache， dass hier keine konventionellen Liebesgeschichten Bewunderung und Idealis Sind Jane Austens Romane mittlerweile vollständig überbewertet und veraltet – oder tatsächlich relevanter denn je？Wer denkt， dass der Bogen ins 20。 Jahrhundert weit genug gezogen ist， wenn es um kulturhistorische Kontextualisierungen moderner Literatur geht， liegt falsch。Ihre Heldinnen sind keine "farblose[n] Unschuldsengel"， sondern bewundernswerte – und manchmal vollkommen herkömmliche – junge Frauen。Gerade die Tatsache， dass hier keine konventionellen Liebesgeschichten Bewunderung und Idealisierung finden; das day-to-day eines herkömmlichen Menschenlebens， die wilden und die zahmen jungen Damen mit ihren Stärken und Schwächen gezeigt werden – realistischere Perspektiven wird man auf Instagram nicht finden können。 Mütter， kauft euren Töchtern lieber diesen Schuber und lest ihn zusammen。Den Volltext dieser Rezension findest Du auf sandrafalke。com。 。。。more

Elle Rose ，

⭑ ⭑ ⭑ ⭑ ⭑Pride and Prejudice （Aug 2021）“That would be the greatest misfortune of all！ To find a man agreeable whom one is determined to hate！ Do not wish me such an evil。”Who even am I？ I’ve read a classic and I absolutely adored it。 I knew nothing about this novel before I started， obviously I’d heard of Mr Darcy but honestly that was it！ I’ve walked passed the Jane Austen museum so many times when I visit Bath and it was beyond time I picked up a copy of her work， this edition being completel ⭑ ⭑ ⭑ ⭑ ⭑Pride and Prejudice （Aug 2021）“That would be the greatest misfortune of all！ To find a man agreeable whom one is determined to hate！ Do not wish me such an evil。”Who even am I？ I’ve read a classic and I absolutely adored it。 I knew nothing about this novel before I started， obviously I’d heard of Mr Darcy but honestly that was it！ I’ve walked passed the Jane Austen museum so many times when I visit Bath and it was beyond time I picked up a copy of her work， this edition being completely gorgeous may have helped a little bit！I’m pretty basic so Pride and Prejudice seemed the best place to start。 It took me a while to get into it but I loved Lizzy and Mr Darcy。 I was practically squealing with happiness at the OG enemies to lovers。 。。。more

Liselotte ，

I don't like Austen's writing but by the ANGELS this book is gorgeous。 I don't like Austen's writing but by the ANGELS this book is gorgeous。 。。。more

Edens Book Den ，

Love everything about this book！ My favorites are Persuasion and Pride and Prejudice。 Gorgeous collection for my library。

Jean Blackburn ，

I have finished Mansfield Park。 I do love a good book，！ I always get in a mood to read all Jane Austen and this did not disappoint！ I like to hear all the descriptions of the gardens and homes。 I enjoy the character descriptions。 The pictures and stories she creates。

Dajuroka Reads ，

Big Austen year in 2020 for a subject in my BA at UQ。 Still to read S&S and Mansfield Park。 I am ow a fan of the young woman and understand what at least some of the hype is about。

Dr。J。G。 ，

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

DanielandBrenna Capon ，

I love them and can't tell them apart。 I don't know what that says about me。 It's like Hallmark movies before there were such a thing， except I despise those。 And in a sweep of romantic eucatastrophe someone who almost missed love didn't。 The End。 I love them and can't tell them apart。 I don't know what that says about me。 It's like Hallmark movies before there were such a thing， except I despise those。 And in a sweep of romantic eucatastrophe someone who almost missed love didn't。 The End。 。。。more

BonLivre ，

Gloriously beautiful and well printed， this collector’s edition was the perfect companion to study Jane Austen’s works。 The introductory essay provided good detail and context at the start of the reader’s journey。

Candace ，

Jane Austen。。。 she's a classic for a reason。 Although， it is important to remember that one must read her work with half a sneer and a quirked eyebrow。。。because I'm convinced that's how she wrote them。 :D Jane Austen。。。 she's a classic for a reason。 Although， it is important to remember that one must read her work with half a sneer and a quirked eyebrow。。。because I'm convinced that's how she wrote them。 :D 。。。more

Katie ，

I read all six of Jane Austen's books this year for the Austen Anonymous Readalong and in general I enjoyed every single one for very different reasons。 Since this is a bind up， I'm not entirely sure how I want to do this， but I think I'll just break it down generally for each book。 In January， I read Northanger Abbey。 This was my first time reading it and I enjoyed it， but after reading all of Austen's novels， I can say it's not my favorite。 For Austen's first novel it was fun， but compared to I read all six of Jane Austen's books this year for the Austen Anonymous Readalong and in general I enjoyed every single one for very different reasons。 Since this is a bind up， I'm not entirely sure how I want to do this， but I think I'll just break it down generally for each book。 In January， I read Northanger Abbey。 This was my first time reading it and I enjoyed it， but after reading all of Austen's novels， I can say it's not my favorite。 For Austen's first novel it was fun， but compared to some of her other works， it's not her strongest。 This is a parody/satire on gothic romance novels and I really loved that aspect of the plot。 I found Catherine to be a delightful protagonist， despite her naivete。 I loved her arc throughout the novel and the romance was fun to read about。 All in all a solid Austen book， but not my favorite。 In February， I read Sense and Sensibility。 Once again this was my first time reading this novel and I loved it so much。 Marianne and Elinor were delightful protagonists and I loved their dynamic so much。 Willoughby is forever the worst and I hate him。 He's just absolutely despicable。 I loved how adorably awkward Edward was and I really liked Colonel Brandon。 I just found everything about this book to be delightful and honestly relatable。 In March， I read （or I should say reread） Pride and Prejudice and of course I loved it。 This was only my second time rereading it， but it's a story I've come to know really well。 Lizzie and Darcy are iconic and I absolutely adore them。 Always。 I still can't stand Mrs。 Bennet and Mr。 Bennet got on my nerves a bit too。 This time around I found myself really focusing on Jane and Bingley's storyline more。 In a way the novel really is all about them。 And it's interesting to me that people say P&P is super romantic， but really that's not what the novel is about。 Still I loved and will always love P&P and I had a lovely time rereading it this time。 In April， I read Mansfield Park for the first time and it's definitely not my favorite of the lot。 I literally hated every single character except for Fanny。 I honestly just wanted her to be happy。 I liked the play aspect quite a bit though。 I found the ending to be frustrating and rushed in a way。 But I really did love Fanny and found her to be relatable in a way。 So while it wasn't my favorite， it was interesting nonetheless。 In May， I read （or I should say reread） Emma。 Emma is the one that was the freshest in my mind since I read it for the first time at the end of last year。 Emma is such a frustrating character， but I always find the dynamic between her and Harriet to be very interesting。 I also love Mr。 Knightley。 He's definitely one of my absolute favorite Austen heroes。 I do really enjoy watching Emma's growth throughout the novel though and it's fun to see all the trouble she gets into， even if it's also insanely frustrating。 This time I noticed the mentions of the age gap between Emma and Knightley a lot more and I just didn't like that much。 I love the ending of Emma a lot and getting to see her and Knightley post-engagement is just a delight。 Definitely one I have mixed feelings on， but so enjoyable to read regardless。 Finally， in June， I read （reread） Persuasion and I think it's safe to say that for now， it's taken my top spot for favorite Austen novel。 I love Anne so much and understood her motivations completely。 She's got a subtle snark to her that I love and the PINING ANGST is just delightful！ I also adore Captain Wentworth and I also understand where he's coming from。 I loved watching his interactions with everyone around him and the jealousy was also delightful for me to read as well。 I didn't really hate anyone in this novel， I really understood where most of them were coming from。 That's not to say they didn't get grating at times， they absolutely did， but I just loved everything about it。 And the ending of this book always destroys me。 It's SO GOOD。 Definitely one of my favorites and one I'll reread in the future。 So to recap briefly。 My ranking as of June 2020 is as follows: 1。） Persuasion 2。） Pride and Prejudice3。） Sense and Sensibility 4。） Emma 5。） Northanger Abbey 6。） Mansfield Park My Hero Rankings are: 1。） Darcy （I'm basic）2。） Wentworth 3。） Knightley4。） Edward5。） Henry 5。） EdmundHeroine ranking varies。 All in all I really enjoyed my read/reareads of all of these and if you haven't picked up any Jane Austen before， I strongly urge you to as her works are timeless and still relevant to today in all kinds of ways。 TW/CW for the novels generally: mentions of slavery， derogatory words for different groups （Romani is an example of one group）， loss of family members， depictions of illness and severe injury， mention of nonconsensual relationship， parental abandonment， mentions of underage preganancy。 （If anyone wants specifics as to which books any of these belong to， let me know。）。 。。。more

Lyn ，

After finding Jane Austen's writing amusing but slow as an early teen， I studied her works at university， and grew to appreciate her books。 I still enjoy reading them， and identifying her characters in the people around me。This review is more a review of the edition of the book I own than of the content。 The book is beautiful， enhanced by the beautiful illustrations， with an old-fashioned ribbon bookmark bound into it。 It is too heavy to actually carry around to read， but has to be placed on a t After finding Jane Austen's writing amusing but slow as an early teen， I studied her works at university， and grew to appreciate her books。 I still enjoy reading them， and identifying her characters in the people around me。This review is more a review of the edition of the book I own than of the content。 The book is beautiful， enhanced by the beautiful illustrations， with an old-fashioned ribbon bookmark bound into it。 It is too heavy to actually carry around to read， but has to be placed on a table for reading。 It is a lovely reference and browsing book， and collector's item。 。。。more

Andy ，

“The person， be it gentlemen or lady， who has not pleasure in a good novel， must be intolerably stupid。” — Jane Austen

Georgi_Lvs_Books ，

I’ve been listening to the audio of these books because of a readathon I was involved with on Instagram but。。。。 oh my days I’m really not enjoying it！ The only one I’ve liked is Pride and Prejudice。 I still have Emma， Persuasion and Lady Susan to get through。 But I have so many more books I want to read/listen to that this just isn’t going to happen any time soon。 And I need to admit defeat！！！ I do own the physical copy of Emma so I will maybe give this ago sometime in the future。

Hazel McNellis ，

Ich glaube， kaum eine Autorin hält sich mit ihren Werken so in den Köpfen der Leser*innen， wie Jane Austen。 Ich habe jetzt wirklich lange gebraucht， um alle Romane zu lesen。 Da ich immer mal wieder einen gelesen habe und sie nicht direkt hintereinander las， hat mich Jane lange Zeit begleitet。 😍👍 Ich glaube， den 1。 Roman aus dem Schuber （ich meine， es war "Verstand und Gefühl"） habe ich noch während meines Studiums gelesen （und das ist inzwischen fast 3 Jahre her 👌😅）。 Obwohl "Stolz und Vorurteil" Ich glaube， kaum eine Autorin hält sich mit ihren Werken so in den Köpfen der Leser*innen， wie Jane Austen。 Ich habe jetzt wirklich lange gebraucht， um alle Romane zu lesen。 Da ich immer mal wieder einen gelesen habe und sie nicht direkt hintereinander las， hat mich Jane lange Zeit begleitet。 😍👍 Ich glaube， den 1。 Roman aus dem Schuber （ich meine， es war "Verstand und Gefühl"） habe ich noch während meines Studiums gelesen （und das ist inzwischen fast 3 Jahre her 👌😅）。 Obwohl "Stolz und Vorurteil" vermutlich der bekannteste Roman der Autorin ist， war es nicht der， der mir am besten gefiel （obwohl er zweifelsohne sehr gut ist！）。 Ich mochte "Die Abtei von Northanger"， "Überredung" und "Mansfield Park" am besten。 Die Werke haben mich am besten unterhalten und sind stärker "hängen geblieben"。 😍👍"Emma" habe ich zuletzt gelesen und ich muss sagen， dass mir der Roman im Vergleich zu den anderen am wenigsten zugesagt hat。 Im Nachwort heißt es， dies sei der Roman， bei dem Jane Austen "reifer" gewesen sei。 Vielleicht hängt es damit zusammen。 Hier hatte ich das Gefühl， es wurde sich zu stark auf Kleinigkeiten， auf das Drumherum， fokussiert。 Die ganze Sache mit der Kuppelei war nichts für mich， glaube ich。 🤷Der Schreibstil ist durchweg wie gewohnt。 Wer einmal etwas von Jane Austen gelesen hat， kennt das feine Gespür der Autorin für Ironie （auch Selbstironie）。 Ihren Witz und ihre Beobachtungsgabe für die Menschen + Gesellschaft sind ja praktisch legendär。 Deshalb bewerte ich bei der Box auch nur die Geschichten selbst - und da finde ich， sind 4 von 5 Sternen genau richtig。 🙂👍 。。。more

Erin ，

I only listened to Persuasion， but I'd go back and listen to more。 The narrator is fabulous。 I only listened to Persuasion， but I'd go back and listen to more。 The narrator is fabulous。 。。。more

Christopher （Donut） ，

I am not reviewing a particular edition。 I had a Jane Austen omnibus edition once， and it was not easy to read from。 I just wanted to make some notes regarding ALL the novels， which I re-read in 2017 with an online discussion group。And this review is based on re-reading the books， so I am not worrying about SPOILERS。Incidentally， there are 720 different ways of ranking Austen's novels， but only 120 ways if Northanger Abbey is always last。 My own personal ranking did not change， although as someo I am not reviewing a particular edition。 I had a Jane Austen omnibus edition once， and it was not easy to read from。 I just wanted to make some notes regarding ALL the novels， which I re-read in 2017 with an online discussion group。And this review is based on re-reading the books， so I am not worrying about SPOILERS。Incidentally， there are 720 different ways of ranking Austen's novels， but only 120 ways if Northanger Abbey is always last。 My own personal ranking did not change， although as someone else remarked， my favorite Jane Austen is always the one I'm currently reading。 Even Northanger Abbey， simple as it is， has touches of genius。 Notably the superb liar Isabella Thorpe， who gets engaged to Catherine's brother， dumps him， and then tries to patch things up when her other thing doesn't work out。And that reminds me， that the twists at the end of NA are as fast-paced and breathtaking as in any of the later books。 Also， the sketch of Catherine's mother， at the end， as a sort of overworked， over anxious， barely affectionate country parson's wife is very well done。Sense and Sensibility- Elinor and Marianne- what a plot！ What amazing comic characters！ I knew everything that was going to happen to Marianne when she came to London， and still I was reading as fast as I could to see what would happen next。 What a coup de theatre when M。 is expecting Willoughby to come walking in the door， and Colonel Brandon appears。 Matched a little later by Willoughby's sudden appearance on a dark and stormy night。 The twist involving Lucy Steele becoming Mrs。 Ferrars- Mrs。 Robert Ferrars- is a good one， handled well。Pride and Prejudice- the favorite of many， and with good reason。 I can honestly say I appreciated it more than ever。 I must say I still have a thing for Lydia and her "natural self-consequence。" Is the whole thing too "light and bright and sparkling"？ Of course not！Mansfield Park- the best novel by the best novelist。 This is the one which will amaze the reader more and more with its skill， in every line， the more one re-reads it。 Yes， the rival and the scoundrel- Mary and Henry Crawford- are the most charming 'villains。' One might say they have all the charm， and the heroine none。- but Fanny Price is actually quite amazing。 And Aunt Norris- words fail me。 Some people spread joy wherever they go， some whenever they go。Emma- the thing to consider about Emma is， is Emma the heroine， or the hated rival？ What struck me this time is that Emma is really about Jane Fairfax， telling her story from the wrong end of the telescope。 At any rate， this is one of the best parts in Emma:"Emma，" said she， "this paper is worse than I expected。 Look！ in places you see it is dreadfully dirty; and the wainscot is more yellow and forlorn than any thing I could have imagined。""My dear， you are too particular，" said her husband。 "What does all that signify？ You will see nothing of it by candlelight。 It will be as clean as Randalls by candlelight。 We never see any thing of it on our club-nights。" The ladies here probably exchanged looks which meant， "Men never know when things are dirty or not;" and the gentlemen perhaps thought each to himself， "Women will have their little nonsenses and needless cares。"Finally Persuasion- This I had not re-read for a long time， and it was wonderful。 Whatever level of appreciation you are at， Jane Austen will meet you there。 Anne's sister Mary sort of plays the same role as Aunt Norris， but they are completely different。 Still Mary's egotism is breathtaking。 I love when Anne is talking to her distressed friend Mrs。 Smith， and Mrs。 Smith says she loves having a nurse as a friend， because she has access to all the homes in Bath， and Anne says， oh， yes， she must tell wonderful stories of fortitude in sickness， and Mrs。 Smith says， basically， noooo， that's not the kind of inside information I meant。 Anyway- Jane Austen 2017。 Thanks to Anna K。 for organizing the group， and to Bryan for sticking with it， and to Ian for his scholarship， and to Cphe for always being at the finish line cheering on the stragglers。 。。。more

Aleta ，

These books are just beautiful。

E。P。 ，

An enormous Jane fan， I simply couldn't let the 200th anniversary of her death pass unnoticed。 It's a melancholy date， especially since she was taken from us so young， when she may have just been coming into her true powers as a novelist， but we can be grateful to have at least gotten the six brilliant canonical novels， plus several other works in various stages of completion and polishing， from her before she was taken from the world too soon。This is not the exact edition I have， but it's the c An enormous Jane fan， I simply couldn't let the 200th anniversary of her death pass unnoticed。 It's a melancholy date， especially since she was taken from us so young， when she may have just been coming into her true powers as a novelist， but we can be grateful to have at least gotten the six brilliant canonical novels， plus several other works in various stages of completion and polishing， from her before she was taken from the world too soon。This is not the exact edition I have， but it's the closest I can come。 Mine is the Literary Classics/Gramercy edition that has all the published novels plus Lady Susan， which， while I consider it to be not quite on the level of Austen's true masterpieces， is extremely worth reading， both as a piece of interesting Austenalia， and in its own right as a novel。So， what can I say about Austen that hasn't already been said？ What can I say about these novels？ I don't feel up to the task of analyzing them individually or in depth， or convincing those who are not yet ardent Jane fans that they should be， although if you are not yet， you SHOULD be。 Because Austen's novels are life， or the closest that splotches of ink on paper can come to it。And why ARE they so great？ Why were they so great then， and continue to be so great now， 200 years later， when society and even language itself has changed enough that modern readers may want to read with an annotated edition in order to figure out what the heck is even going on？ What can an untravelled， unmarried， childless woman with little formal education， who lived her whole life with her parents and wrote genteel love stories about upper-class English people， teach us about life in the frenetic 21st century？Well， perhaps that people then were not so different from people now。 Money， love， and children were still their primary concerns， and in a world before social media， people were still susceptible to the opinions of their friends and neighbors， and organized their lives accordingly。 Young people were still impetuous and foolhardy， many people liked to gossip， everyone could be vain and foolish， and there's nothing like a good love story to catch people's imaginations。 People still had to figure out their own way in life， because only they could live their own lives， no matter how much others might want to run their lives for them。 Indeed， while the debate rages on over whether Austen was a social liberal or a conservative （answer: both）， the innovation， other than the invention of the romance novel as we now know it， that she brought into Western literature was the concept of free choice within the constraints of one's current society。 Her characters were not rebels trying to defy all social conventions--or if they were， they soon fell afoul of those same social conventions--but neither were they meek and compliant doormats， ready to sacrifice themselves and their own happiness in order to avoid displeasing their seniors and superiors。 Austen's heroines do not flout convention entirely， but they make up their own minds about what they want in life and then， within reason， they take it， despite the protests of those whom they have hitherto looked up to and obeyed。I could go on and on， but I think that's a fitting end to this far too brief ode to Austen。 Perhaps the secret of her brilliance lay in that very thing that allowed her heroines to get what they wanted: standing up for yourself and creating something that was unusual enough to stand out， but not too outlandish as to be ostracized。 And her genius lay in the fact that her work continues to walk that fine line to this day， 200 years later。 。。。more

Astrid Hakestad ，

Absolutely perfect。

Nathan ，

I had read four of Jane Austen’s six novels at various times in the past， but when I got an invitation two months in advance to participate in a panel discussion of this author， I decided to take the opportunity to read all six novels in order。 This yielded a fresh and increased appreciation for Austen as one of the rightful heirs to Shakespeare for her rich characterization and penetrating insight。Austen sits at the turning point between two literary ages – the aristocratic， which dealt with he I had read four of Jane Austen’s six novels at various times in the past， but when I got an invitation two months in advance to participate in a panel discussion of this author， I decided to take the opportunity to read all six novels in order。 This yielded a fresh and increased appreciation for Austen as one of the rightful heirs to Shakespeare for her rich characterization and penetrating insight。Austen sits at the turning point between two literary ages – the aristocratic， which dealt with heroes and classic themes， and the democratic， which began to consider ordinary people and their psychological selves。 Austen well understood the narrow constraints of the upper class world about which she wrote， but increasingly concerned herself with the actualization of her heroes – a collection of women who perceive their world and the people around them keenly enough to be aware of their ironies。Austen did not write her novels one at a time in the order they were published， so it is difficult to assess her work chronologically。 ‘Sense and Sensibility’ leads easily into the superior ‘Pride and Prejudice’。 ‘Mansfield Park’ is equally rich， though it troubles some readers for its tacit admission that the wealth of the family is derived from the slave trade。 ‘Emma’ shows Austen loosening up， and if ‘Northanger Abbey’ is a bit of a faux-gothic misstep， ‘Persuasion’ shows the greatest subtlety and incredible control。 The shortest of her novels， ‘Persuasion’ is ultimately my favorite， though Pride， Mansfield， and Emma are also indisputable。Literary critic Harold Bloom speaks of Austen as achieving a near-Shakespearean level of characterization， causing even minor characters to bloom on the page with complexity and depth。 Her central characters are notable for their heightened perception of the world around them， making them rightful heirs to Rosalind from “As You Like It” – characters so aware， they at times seem to have noticed they are in a book or a play。 And when these women encounter men of nearly equal potency – as Elizabeth Bennett does with Mr。 Darcy in Pride， and as Anne Elliot does with Captain Wentworth – the frisson of psyches pushing and pulling is palpable and fully human。For these women， there is one defining transaction to be made in their lives， and that is their marriage。 For Austen， love and marriage are business， and she shows us over and over in each novel how that choice reframes a woman’s life， with consequences she will have to accept for as long as she and her husband are alive， and even longer。 The reader has a sense of a narrow window through which these women must attempt to jump: Choose a husband too early and risk settling for less than you deserve; wait too long and risk having no one left for whom to settle。 Elizabeth Bennett （in Pride） and Anne Elliot （in Persuasion） both struggle with the fear that they have blown their opportunity and are fated for tragic endings。 Austen doesn’t spend time deliberating what these women might do if they fail， but the true suspense comes from the intricacies of the present， not the future。It’s important to note， though， that for Austen love takes second place to affection – a much rarer， much more precious commodity， and the real grand prize in these stories。 With loveless or merely convenient marriages scattered about among secondary characters， what keeps us turning the page is the possibility of a marriage enlivened by affection。 This suspense transcends the novel of manners， the ironic comedy， and shows Austen to be greater than her form， as we breathe and yearn with these women， and shift against their social constraints。One note for readers of this Modern Library edition （I believe from 1978）: There are a shocking number of typographical errors in this imprint， and one instance of wrongly ordered pages。 Be prepared to read pages 1182， 1185， 1184， 1183， and then 1186 if you are going to make sense of ‘Northanger Abbey。’ 。。。more

Ilaria ，

Jane Austen è in assoluto la mia scrittrice preferita。。。Partendo da Orgoglio e Pregiudizio con gli indimenticabili Elisabeth e Darcy，a Ragione e Sentimento con Marianne e Elinor，per poi passare per Mansfield Park （forse un po noioso），arrivando all'organizzatrice di matrimoni Emma，e alla paurosa Catherine Morland nella presa in giro del gotico，per finire con Persuasione，con la storia a lieto fine di Anne。。。Bellissimi，mi fanno venir voglia di tornare in quell'epoca。。。 Jane Austen è in assoluto la mia scrittrice preferita。。。Partendo da Orgoglio e Pregiudizio con gli indimenticabili Elisabeth e Darcy，a Ragione e Sentimento con Marianne e Elinor，per poi passare per Mansfield Park （forse un po noioso），arrivando all'organizzatrice di matrimoni Emma，e alla paurosa Catherine Morland nella presa in giro del gotico，per finire con Persuasione，con la storia a lieto fine di Anne。。。Bellissimi，mi fanno venir voglia di tornare in quell'epoca。。。 。。。more

Lucina ，

OMG， dieser Schuber ist echt sooooo hübsch， viel kleiner als erwartet und viel schöner。 Die Ober- und Unterseite ist aus schönem roten Stoff （wahrscheinlich Leinen）， der Schuber insgesamt wirkt stabil und hochwertig。 Und dann die einzelnen Bücher erst。 Sehr klein， als HC mit Schutzumschlag und schönem Goldschnitt und Lesebändchen。 Unter dem Schutzumschlag， sind die Romane aus dem gleichen roten Leinen wie der Schuber und der Buchrücken ist mit goldenen Lettern beschriftet， wirklich sehr schick。 OMG， dieser Schuber ist echt sooooo hübsch， viel kleiner als erwartet und viel schöner。 Die Ober- und Unterseite ist aus schönem roten Stoff （wahrscheinlich Leinen）， der Schuber insgesamt wirkt stabil und hochwertig。 Und dann die einzelnen Bücher erst。 Sehr klein， als HC mit Schutzumschlag und schönem Goldschnitt und Lesebändchen。 Unter dem Schutzumschlag， sind die Romane aus dem gleichen roten Leinen wie der Schuber und der Buchrücken ist mit goldenen Lettern beschriftet， wirklich sehr schick。 Die Edition wirkt natürlich nicht sonderlich modern， aber hochwertig und altmodisch klassisch， für den Preis von knapp 36€， den ich bezahlt habe， wirklich sehr schön gestaltet。 :） 。。。more

Cheriwinkle ，

I should say I have a collection with these novels in it。 I am reading Northanger Abbey。 I have seen the movie Emma with Gwyneth Paltrow as Emma and did not like the story at all。 However， I'm going to try to read it and see if my opinion changes。 My goal is to read everything of Jane Austen's as I adore Pride & Prejudice， Persuasion， Sense &Sensibility， and Mansfield Park。 I should say I have a collection with these novels in it。 I am reading Northanger Abbey。 I have seen the movie Emma with Gwyneth Paltrow as Emma and did not like the story at all。 However， I'm going to try to read it and see if my opinion changes。 My goal is to read everything of Jane Austen's as I adore Pride & Prejudice， Persuasion， Sense &Sensibility， and Mansfield Park。 。。。more

Michelle ，

Love it so far！ Watching the movie s has distorted my visions of these stories for good。 I will always read book first。

Kimberley ，

Too sentimental and 'flowery' for me。 Too sentimental and 'flowery' for me。 。。。more

Julie ，

Sense and Sensibility: 4/5。Pride and Prejudice: 3/5。Mansfield Park: 2/5。Emma: 2/5Northanger Abbey:Persuasion:

Reference

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