Jane Austen's unfinished novel‚ The Watsons tells the story of a widowed clergyman and his two sons and four daughters. The youngest daughter, Emma, returns home after being raised by a wealthy aunt. Better-educated and more genteel than her other sisters, she looks on disapprovingly at the husband-hunting of two of her sisters, and relates better to her more responsible oldest sister, Elizabeth. Various would-be suitors appear, including the boorish...

Veuf et père de trois filles, le baronnet Walter Eliot est ruiné. Il doit laisser sa propriété en location pour se retirer à Bath. Sa fille Elisabeth le suit tandis que ses deux autres filles restent dans la région, Anne toujours célibataire à 28 ans trouvant refuge chez sa soeur Mary. Les nouveaux locataires de la propriété arrivent, il s'agit de l'amiral Croft et de sa femme. Celle-ci a un frère, le Capitaine Wentworth, qui a été

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This charming collection by Jane Austen showcases her early writings, including several short stories, a play, and a series of letters that offer a delightful glimpse into her development as a writer. It is sometimes titled "Love and Freindship". Written primarily in her teenage years, these pieces brim with the satirical wit and keen observation of social manners that would later define her famous novels. The compilation reveals Austen's early...

Jane Austen's unfinished novel Sanditon (1817) tells the story of a quaint seaside village and its inhabitants. Charlotte Heywood is invited by Mr. and Mrs. Parker to stay the summer with them at Sanditon, where Mr. Parker spent his youth and where he now wants to create a tourist resort. While there, Charlotte gets to know and observe the many colorful residents of Sanditon, including the wealthy, twice-widowed Lady Denham; her ward, Clara Crereton,...

In Orgoglio e Pregiudizio, Jane Austen ritrae magistralmente le intricate dinamiche di classe, famiglia e amore attraverso la storia di Elizabeth Bennet, una giovane donna volitiva e intelligente, e le sue complesse interazioni con il ricco ma distaccato signor Darcy. Ambientato nell'epoca della Reggenza, il romanzo non solo approfondisce i temi senza tempo dell'orgoglio e del pregiudizio, ma esamina anche le complessità della classe sociale, l'importanza...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER: Experience Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice as never before in this audacious horror mash-up full of romance, heartbreak, swordfights—and zombies!

This updated edition features 16 pages of color stills from the film adaptation, a reading group discussion guide, and bonus other materials.
 
A mysterious plague falls upon the quiet English village of Meryton—and...

Emma Woodhouse, jovem, bonita, rica e pretensiosa, é a primeira protagonista da obra de Jane Austen cujo futuro não depende da conquista de um bom marido. Faz questão de deixar claro que será solteira para sempre. Só se preocupa em cuidar do pai e demonstrar habilidade como casamenteira, escolhendo parceiros ideais para suas amigas. Quando seu dom para decifrar as intenções íntimas dos outros se revela defeituoso, ela terá de reconsiderar...

Collecting three lesser-known works by one of the nineteenth century's greatest authors, Jane Austen's Lady Susan, The Watsons and Sanditon is edited with an introduction by Margaret Drabble in Penguin Classics.
These three short works show Austen experimenting with a variety of different literary styles, from melodrama to satire, and exploring a range of social classes and settings. The early epistolary novel Lady Susan depicts

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Enjoy this Jane Austen collection combining two of Jane's most noteworthy pieces, Pride & Prejudice, and Persuasion, into one book! Pride & Prejudice One of Jane Austen's most beloved works, Pride and Prejudice, is vividly, brought to life by Academy Award nominee, Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl). In her bright and energetic performance of this British classic, she expertly captures Austen's signature wit and tone. Her attention to detail, her literary...

HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. Jane Austen is remembered for her six masterpieces of the Regency era: from the heroines of Elizabeth Bennett and Emma Woodhouse, to the villains of Mrs. Norris and John Willoughby. But these characters were not born overnight. They sprung from Austen’s experiences as a young girl, and many early iterations can be found in the earliest of her writing: her...