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This collection contains all Jane Austens writings in one, convenient ebook.Major works: Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Emma, Northanger Abbey, and Persuasion.Minor and unfinished works: Sanditon, The Watsons, and Lady Susan.Juvenilia: Frederic & Elfrida, Love and Freindship, Lesley Castle, The History of England, A Collection of Letters, Scraps

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Orgullo y prejuicio (Pride and Prejudice), publicada por primera vez el 28 de enero de 1813 como una obra anónima, es la más famosa de las novelas de Jane Austen y una de las primeras comedias románticas en la historia del genero. Su primera frase es, ademas, una de las mas famosas en la literatura inglesa: Es una verdad mundialmente reconocida que un hombre soltero, poseedor de una gran fortuna, necesita una esposa. Cuando Jane Austen escribio la novela, apenas tenia veinte años, y compartia habitacion con su hermana. La primera redaccion de la obra data del periodo 1796-1797; inicialmente recibio el titulo de "Primeras impresiones" (First Impressions), pero nunca fue publicado con ese nombre. En 1797 el padre de Jane lo ofrecio a un editor, que lo rechazo. Jane Austen reviso la obra en 1809-1810 y de nuevo en 1812, y la ofrecio entonces, con el apoyo de su hermano Henry, a otro editor, que habia publicado Sentido y sensibilidad el año anterior. Finalmente fue publicada y pronto gozo de gran exito. Satirica, profunda y mordaz a un tiempo, la obra de Jane Austen nace de la observacion de la vida domestica y de un profundo conocimiento de la condicion humana. Orgullo y prejuicio ha fascinado a generaciones de lectores por sus inolvidables personajes y su desopilante retrato de una sociedad, la Inglaterra victoriana y rural, tan contradictoria como absurda. Esta novela, donde Austen relata la historia de las cinco hermanas Bennet y las tribulaciones de sus respectivos amorios, ha sido llevada al cine en reiteradas ocasiones, se ha versionado en comic y en musicales, lo que demuestra su actualidad e interes contemporaneos.

Inspired by Les Liaisons Dangereuses and written in a similar epistolary form, Lady Susan was one of Austens earliest finished works. In it she reveals all the caustic wit and brilliant social satire of her later novels. The victim of a vicious scandal, impoverished Lady Susan is obliged to take up residence with her brother-in-law and his family. Refusing to resign herself to the role of placid house guest, she engineers to baffle her hosts, seducing her sister-in-laws brother in the process by means of her impeccable gentility and some well-judged flirtation. Yet before her victory is complete, she must first contend with the untimely reappearance of a former lover.

Emma is a comic novel by Jane Austen, first published in December 1815, about the perils of misconstrued romance. The main character, Emma Woodhouse, is described in the opening paragraph as "handsome, clever, and rich" but is also rather spoiled. Prior to starting the novel, Austen wrote, "I am going to take a heroine whom no-one but myself will much like."

Contents:Juvenilia Volume IJuvenilia Volume IIJuvenilia Volume III

Contents:Lady SusanSense and SensibilityPride and PrejudiceMansfield ParkEmmaPersuasionNorthanger AbbeyJuvenilia – Volume IJuvenilia – Volume IIJuvenilia – Volume III

Mansfield Park es una de las novelas de Jane Austen. Fue escrita entre 1812 y 1814 en Chawton y fue publicada en mayo de 1814 por Egerton, el mismo editor que en el caso de sus dos predecesoras. Despues de la segunda edicion, pasa a manos de John Murray, el cual publicara despues tambien Emma. Mansfield Park es quiza el texto mas sombrio y perturbador de Austen.El personaje principal, Fanny Price, es una joven de una familia relativamente pobre, criada por sus tios ricos, Sir Thomas y Lady Bertram (hermana de su madre), en la mansion de Mansfield Park. Fanny crece con sus cuatro primos (Tom, Edmund, Maria y Julia), pero siempre la consideran como inferior a ellos; solo Edmund se muestra verdaderamente bondadoso con ella. El es tambien el mas virtuoso de los hermanos, pues Maria y Julia son vanidosas y consentidas mientras que Tom es un jugador de apuestas irresponsable. Con el tiempo, la gratitud de Fanny hacia la bondad de Edmund se convierte en un amor secreto..

Mimada y mandona, además de guapa, lista y rica, Emma es la gran soberana de su pequeño mundo provinciano en la campiña inglesa de principios del siglo XIX. Hija soltera del distinguido señor Woodhouse, uno de los miembros mas notables de la comunidad, Emma se siente liberada, gracias a su fortuna, de la prosaica necesidad de contraer matrimonio, y asi puede ejercer su soberania en el territorio que mas la apasiona: las relaciones amorosas, y consagrarse a hacer de casamentera para arreglar la vida de los demas. El dia en que Emma pierde la compañia de su antigua institutriz y toma bajo su tutela a Harriet Smith, una joven sencilla y de humilde extraccion, un nuevo reto de conseguir un matrimonio ventajoso para su pupila se abre ante ella. Pero esta vez las manipulaciones de Emma van a provocar enredos, malentendidos, confusiones, y resultados no apetecidos, y acaso alguna flecha semejante a las que ella acostumbra a lanzar, usurpando las funciones de Cupido, la tenga a ella misma como diana

La aparición en Longbourn, un pueblo de la campiña inglesa, de Charles Bingley, joven, soltero y rico, despierta las ambiciones de las familias del vecindario, que lo consideran un excelente partido para sus hijas. El y su amigo Fitzwilliam Darcy, tambien adinerado, tendran que luchar contra las intrigas con las que se tratara de poner trabas al amor que sienten por dos de las hermanas Bennet, pobres y modestas, antes de alcanzar un final feliz.

- Lady Susan- Sense and Sensibility- Pride and Prejudice- Mansfield Park- Emma- Persuasion- Northanger Abbey- Juvenilia – Volume I- Juvenilia – Volume II- Juvenilia – Volume III

Pride and Prejudice is a romance novel by Jane Austen, first published in 1813. The story charts the emotional development of the protagonist, Elizabeth Bennet, who learns the error of making hasty judgments and comes to appreciate the difference between the superficial and the essential. The comedy of the writing lies in the depiction of manners, education, marriage, and money during the British Regency period.Mr. Bennet of the Longbourn estate has five daughters, but his property is entailed, meaning that none of the girls can inherit it. His wife has no fortune, so it is imperative that at least one of the girls marry well in order to support the others on his death. Jane Austens opening line, "It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife" is a sentence filled with irony and playfulness. The novel revolves around the importance of marrying for love, not simply for money, despite the social pressures to make a good (i.e. wealthy) match.

This book contains the complete novels of Jane Austen in the chronological order of their original publication.- Lady Susan- Sense and Sensibility- Pride and Prejudice- Mansfield Park- Emma- Persuasion- Northanger AbbeyBonus- Juvenilia Volume I- Juvenilia Volume II- Juvenilia Volume III

Emma Wodehouse has led a simple life, but during the course of this, she at last reaps her share of the world's vexations. In this comedy of manners, the heroine learns to come to terms with the reality of other people, and with her own erring nature.

In a new audio adaptation of some of Austens lesser known works, Avita Jay brings to life the wit and satire of one of Englands greatest authors. In Austens final and unfinished novel, Charlotte Heywood finds herself caught up in the comings and goings of the lively seaside resort "Sanditon". It is a story filled with a cast of colourful characters, from the widowed Lady Denham to wealthy Caribbean heiress, Georgiana Lambe, and the dashing, Sidney Parker. Naturally, romance and scandal ensue. The incomplete story has inspired many writers to take the work into their own hands, including the popular adaptation by the ITV, starring Theo James. "Lady Susan" is an epistolary novel that follows the charming, irreverent, newly widowed Lady Susan. Beautiful, flirtatious and utterly, unashamed, she goes about seducing a married man, terrorizing her relatives, and subverting all expectations of the maudlin, frumpy widow. The book was adapted for the screen under the name "Love and Friendship" in 2016 and stars Kate Beckinsale, Chloe Sevigny, Xavier Samuel and Stephen Fry. Another unfinished novel, "The Watsons" follows Emma Watson, the youngest daughter of a poor clergyman who was raised by a wealthy aunt. Returning home, she is bored by her husband-hunting sisters, but soon catches the eye of local gentleman, Lord Osbourne.

Tucked away in a museum, lies the original notebooks of a teenage Jane Austen. Within the pages can be found the early writings of a girl who would go on to shape the literary landscape for years to come. From movies such as "Clueless" to "Emma", Jane Austen has been inspiring storytellers for over 200 years. Love and Friendship is a collection of short stories from her journals that show the beginnings of some of her best-known stories. Her bold attitude and love of independence shine bright in these early writings. Comprising Love and Friendship, Lesley Castle, The History of England, Collection of Letters, and Scraps, Austens juvenilia offers an entertaining and interesting glimpse into the authors life.

With handsome rich men and ladies of leisure fluttering their eyelids trying to catch their attention, The Three Sisters reads like a humorous trial run for Pride and Prejudice. Told via correspondence, this is in fact a tale of a single man, Mr. Watts, who is in possession of a good fortune and is in want of a wife. Mrs. Stanhope is the mother of a family of girls who is very much in want of a son-in-law. And the girls? Despite one of them being "the happiest creature on the planet", they arent actually all that happy at all.This satirical narrative of courtship and self-interest by the young Jane Austen is a must for any fan of the modern Chick-Lit novel or Rom-Com film. As an extra treat, this edition includes four additional writings from Jane Austen, making this essential reading for any Austen fan or study. These additional pieces include: A Fragment written to inculcate the practice of VirtueA beautiful description of the different effects of sensibility on different mindsThe Generous Curate: A moral Tale, setting forth the Advantages of being Generous and a Curate.Ode to Pity

Written by a young Jane Austen, Frederic and Elfrida is a short story that beautifully showcases Austen as the original queen of wit. Penned at around the age of twelve, this is one of the earliest examples of her work ever to have been discovered. Austens purpose was to entertain, and here, she certainly succeeded. A melodramatic story of two cousins who are to be wed and the theatrics of family, this story is perfect if youre looking for a lighthearted and funny read. This is an unpolished story from the mind of a girl destined to become one of the greatest female authors of all time and a wonderful example of the flare that Jane Austen had for storytelling.