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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.

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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."

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..

How often, in answer to my repeated intreaties that you would give my Daughter a regular detail of the Misfortunes and Adventures of your Life, have you said "No, my friend never will I comply with your request till I may be no longer in Danger of again experiencing such dreadful ones."Surely that time is now at hand. You are this day 55. If a woman may ever be said to be in safety from the determined Perseverance of disagreeable Lovers and the cruel Persecutions of obstinate Fathers, surely it must be at such a time of Life.

Las CARTAS de Jane Austen suponen una lectura deliciosa y revelan al lector gran parte de la materia prima de la que procedían sus novelas. Se trata de la edición íntegra en castellano de la totalidad de las cartas que se conservan de la gran novelista inglesa. Una edición comentada, anotada e ilustrada de las CARTAS, que incluye además índices biográficos (personas aludidas en las mismas), índices topográficos, índices de las obras a las que se hace referencia, cronología de eventos, etc... Asimismo también incluye introducciones previas a las seis partes del libro en que se dividen las CARTAS que nos ayudan a situarlas en el contexto adecuado para ser perfectamente entendidas. También incluye el posfacio titulado «Tras los pasos de Jane Austen».

Emma Woodhouse è una giovane ricca e sfrontata, con una sola passione: combinare matrimoni. Dopo aver trovato marito alla governante che le ha fatto da madre, si dedica con grande determinazione a Harriet Smith, una ragazza povera e ingenua, che spera di poter spingere tra le braccia del reverendo Elton. Anche se il tentativo si rivela fallimentare, Emma continua a intrecciare flirt con l'indipendenza di chi non teme i sentimenti, finendo però per cadere lei stessa vittima delle proprie manovre. Con "Emma" Jane Austen crea un'eroina che, secondo le parole della stessa autrice, non poteva piacere ad altri che a lei: una protagonista ben consapevole della propria bellezza e intelligenza, presuntuosa e pungente, ma di uno spessore umano complesso e sfaccettato, capace d'incantare i lettori d'ogni epoca.

Además de sus seis grandes novelas, Jane Austen escribió también historias de menor extensión en las que no resultan menos reconocibles ni brillantes las cualidades que hacen de ella una de las favoritas del publico, como son el analisis de los sentimientos, un fino sentido del humor y la habil caracterizacion de los personajes. El presente volumen reune las mejores de estas obras menores en tamaño, aunque no en calidad:" Lady Susan" , novela cuya desinhibida protagonista se aparta de los tipos mas comunes en las obras de Austen;" Los Watson" , en la que explora la situacion de dependencia de las mujeres;" Amor y amistad" , divertida parodia de las novelas galantes, y" Sanditon" , prometedora novela que trunco la enfermedad que llevo a la muerte a la autora.

From the editor of the popular Annotated Pride and Prejudice comes an annotated edition of Jane Austen s Mansfield Park that makes her story of an impoverished girl living with her wealthy relatives an even more satisfying read. Here is the complete text of Austen s own favorite novel with more than 2,300 annotations on facing pages, including:Explanations of historical contextCitations from Austen s life, letters, and other writingsDefinitions and clarificationsLiterary comments and analysisMaps of places in the novelAn introduction, bibliography, and detailed chronology of eventsMore than225informative illustrationsFilled with fascinating details about the characters clothes, houses, and carriages, as well as background information on such relevant issues as career paths in the British navy, contemporary attitudes toward slavery, and the legal and social consequences of adultery, David M. Shapard s Annotated Mansfield Park brings Austen s world into richer focus."

In the English countryside, the three young sisters Dashwood, fatherless and in poverty, mature through the pains and joys of love.

In the English spa town of Bath takes place the social initiation of the young Catherine Morland, who, between reality and imagination will investigate an alleged murder.

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