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In a publishing career that spanned less than a decade, Jane Austen used the romantic endeavours of her well-plotted characters as a stage from which to address issues of gender politics and class-consciousness rarely expressed in her day. The novels included in this beautiful leatherbound collection, "Sense and Sensibility", "Pride and Prejudice", "Mansfield Park", "Emma", "Northanger Abbey", "Persuasion" and "Lady Susan", represent all of Austen's mature work as a novelist and provide the reader with an introduction to the world she and her memorable characters inhabited. "Jane Austen: Seven Novels" is part of "Barnes & Noble"'s series of quality leatherbound volumes. Each title in the series presents a classic work in an attractively designed edition bound in genuine bonded leather.

Publicada originalmente en 1813, Orgullo y prejuicio es una de las obras maestras de la literatura inglesa de todos los tiempos. Traducción de Ana Mª RodríguezIntroducción de Tony Tanner A lo largo de una trama que discurre con gran ritmo y precision, Jane Austen reune una galeria de personajes caracteristicos de toda una epoca: la dama empeñada en casar a sus hijas con el mejor partido de la region, las hermanas que se debaten con sus vaivenes sentimentales, el clerigo adulador que peca de oportunista... El estudio de caracteres y el analisis de las relaciones humanas basadas en la costumbre, elementos esenciales de la narrativa de la autora, alcanzan en Orgullo y prejuicio cotas de maestria insuperable. La presente edicion incluye una detallada cronologia de la autora. Asimismo, recupera la introduccion original en Penguin Clasicos de Tony Tanner, que desarrollo su carrera como catedratico de literatura inglesa y norteamericana en la Universidad de Cambridge, y cuyas agudas reflexiones sobre Jane Austen son la mejor guia para adentrarse en el universo literario de esta autora. "Mi locura no ha sido el amor sino la vanidad."

Grandes Clásicos Literatura Random House rescata esta obra maestra de la narrativa del siglo XIX y una de las novelas más importantes de Jane Austen, en una cuidada edición.«Jane Austen es una maest

La première rencontre d'Elizabeth Bennet avec M. Darcy se passe on ne peut plus mal : elle le juge hautain et désagréable, il la trouve provinciale... Pourtant le destin s'acharne à réunir les deux jeunes gens et, de quiproquos en malentendus, leurs préjugés laissent place à un amour passionné... Magnifique reconstitution de l'Angleterre rurale du XVIIIe siècle, le film de Joe Wright étonne par la modernité de son propos. Keira Knightley prête son charme et sa vivacité à Elizabeth, tandis que Matthew MacFayden incarne un Darcy irrésistible de morgue

'It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains.' So begins "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies" - Austen's classic fiendishly mashed-up with scenes of zombie mayhem. This graphic novel adaptation of the "New York Times" bestseller and major pop culture phenomenon, featuring original art, will bring this sensational tale to a whole new audience.

This complete and unabridged edition contains a biography of the author and a new introduction and afterword. Anne falls in love with Wentworth, who had nothing but himself to recommend him, and no hopes of attaining influence, so persuaded by friends and family she breaks off the match and sends him away. Years later, he returns, is it too late? This complete and unabridged edition contains a biography of the author and a new introduction and afterword. Anne falls in love with Wentworth, who had nothing but himself to recommend him, and no hopes of attaining influence, so persuaded by friends and family she breaks off the match and sends him away. Years later, he returns, is it too late?

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The story of the Bennet family and of Mrs Bennet's efforts to marry off her five daughters.

Fall head over heels in love with Jane Austen's most famous romance--a tale of hasty judgments, heartache, scandalous behavior, and, finally, true love. Stylish and teen-friendly, Bloomsbury Classics bring a cool, contemporary appeal to some of the most exciting books ever written. Each title has a foreword by a top children's author that explains Why You Should Read This Book. Plus, a fun newspaper at the back of each book is packed with interesting facts and details--including a brief author biography, details on the fashions and music of the times, and a gossip column about key figures of the day.

Une veuve spirituelle et jolie, mais sans un sou, trouve refuge chez son beau-frère, un riche banquier. Est-elle sans scrupules, prête à tout pour faire un beau mariage, ou juste une coquette qui veut s'amuser ? Le jeune Reginald risque de payer cher la réponse à cette question... Grande dame du roman anglais, Jane Austen trace le portrait très spirituel d'une aventurière, dans la lignée des personnages d'Orgueil et préjugé et de Raison et sentiments.

Jane AustenInjustement privées de leur héritage, Elinor et Marianne Dashwood sont contraintes de quitter le Sussex pour le Devonshire, où elles sont rapidement acceptées par la bourgeoisie locale étr

From the editor of the popular Annotated Pride and Prejudice comes an annotated edition of Jane Austen's Emma that makes her beloved tale of an endearingly inept matchmaker an even more satisfying read. Here is the complete text of the novel with more than 2,200 annotations on facing pages, including: -Explanations of historical context -Citations from Austen's life, letters, and other writings -Definitions and clarifications -Literary comments and analysis -Maps of places in the novel -An introduction, bibliography, and detailed chronology of events -Nearly 200 informative illustrations Filled with fascinating information about everything from the social status of spinsters and illegitimate children to the shopping habits of fashionable ladies to English attitudes toward gypsies, David M. Shapard's Annotated Emma brings Austen's world into richer focus.

Acclaimed illustrator and bestselling author Audrey Niffenegger (The Time Traveler´s Wife, Her Fearful Symmetry, Night Bookmobile) teams up with author Cathleen Schine (The Love Letter, The Three Weissmanns of Westport) to pay tribute to Jane Austen´s beloved first novel in this graphic-cover deluxe edition commemorating the book´s 200th anniversary...

Published posthumously, this early work is a satire on the Gothic mode typified by the novels of Ann Radcliffe, as well as a witty comedy of manners in the style of Jane Austens later novels and, ultimately, an enchanting love story Published posthumously, this early work is a satire on the Gothic mode typified by the novels of Ann Radcliffe, as well as a witty comedy of manners in the style of Jane Austens later novels and, ultimately, an enchanting love story While enjoying a six weeks stay in fashionable Bath, the young and callow Catherine Morland is introduced to the delights of high society. Thanks to a new literary diet of the sensational and the macabre, Catherine travels to Northanger Abbey fully expecting to become embroiled in a Gothic adventure of intrigue and suspense and, once there, soon begins to form the most gruesome and improbable theories about the exploits of its occupants. This edition includes pictures and an extensive section about the author's life and works.

When Anne Elliot chances upon Captain Wentworth, a suitor she was persuaded to reject seven years earlier, she begins to reflect upon her past decisions and contemplate her marital future. Vividly depicting the society holiday towns of Lyme Regis and Bath and infused with its authors trademark wit, this is an entertaining and enduring account of the dilemmas facing young women. Thoroughly annotated, this edition also includes a review of Jane Austens life and works, complete with anecdotes and critical perspectives.

These inventive and entertaining pieces display the genesis of the wit and imagination of Jane Austens mature fiction, and are by turns amusing, acerbic, and occasionally downright silly. The stories Love and Friendship and Lesley Castle provide parodies of the gentry and the fashionable idea of sensibility of the time, while A History of England is a lively chronicle of English monarchic history. Also included in this collection are The Three Sisters, Catharine, and the series of vignettes known as A Collection of Letters.

"La pongo al par de Shakespeare, Cervantes y Henry Fielding."Henry James En Sentido y sensibilidad, Jane Austen explora con sutileza e ironía las opciones de la mujer en una sociedad rígida, donde el exito o el fracaso dependen de la eleccion del marido. La historia se centra en dos hermanas, Elinor y Marianne, cuyas personalidades antagonicas ejemplifican dos posibles respuestas femeninas ante la hipocresia dominante: el "sentido comun" y la "sensibilidad". Sin embargo, tanto un camino como el otro entrañan sus peligros. "Venga, entre amigos no hay secretos." Sobre la autora y su obra:"La pongo al nivel de Shakespeare, Cervantes y Henry Fielding."Henry James