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Published after Jane Austens death in 1817, Persuasion is poignant and passionate story of love, disappointment, loss, and redemption. Twenty-seven-year-old Anne Elliot is resigned to an unhappy fate and forced to move with her family to humbler lodgings when an old, lost love reenters her life.The handsome young naval officer, whose marriage proposal she was persuaded to reject seven years prior, has moved up in the world, and now she has a second chance at love. Presenting a heroine who is older and wiser than those in her other books, Jane Austens final novel is now available as a portable, elegantly designed clothbound edition with an elastic closure and a new introduction.

Dive into a world of romance, village life and even a little silliness in Jane Austen's timeless novel.Despite the fact that Jane Austen set out to write a story with heroine whom she said that "no one but myself will much like," Emma has resonated with readers since its original publication in 1815 and has been retold many times for television and movies.Self-satisfied Emma Woodhouse thinks she is above romance of any kind, but when she decides she is a great matchmaker and sets out to find a wealthy husband for her friend, the sweet yet pitiable Harriet Smith, she crosses paths with the charming Mr. Knightley. Even though Emma tries to ignore her feelings for him, she ends up marrying him and realizes that "Perfect happiness, even in memory, is not common."Beyond the romance, Emma is full of humor and wit and is also a commentary on upper-class social manners at the turn of the nineteenth century. The title character herself, rather you love her or hate her, is both inescapably self-delusional and rather fun to imagine.Complete and unabridged, this elegantly designed, clothbound edition features an elastic closure and a new introduction by Alison Fraser.

Enjoy the romance and wit of the charming Dashwood sisters in Jane Austen's classic tale Sense and Sensibility.Jane Austen's debut novel, Sense and Sensibility has been resonating with readers since it was first published in 1811 and has been made into a number of adaptations.The Dashwood sisters couldn't be more different. While Elinor lives her life in a reasonable manner, Marianne tends to make decisions following her heart. But when it comes to finding a husband, the sisters realize, through much trial and error, that a combination of their personalities is ideal when it comes to finding true happiness. Beyond the romance, Sense and Sensibility is chock-full of humor and wit that is also a commentary on British middle-class society at the turn of the nineteenth century.Austen's mastery of irony, dialogue, and realism support character development and make Sense and Sensibility a pure pleasure to read. Complete and unabridged, this elegantly designed, clothbound edition features an elastic closure and a new introduction by Christina Bartolomeo.

'It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.' So begins Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen's classic novel of manners and mores in early nineteenth century England. As the Bennets prepare their five grown daughters to enter into society, each shows personality traits that illuminate their future prospects as wives. Jane, the oldest, is the most demure and traditional, and Lydia, the youngest, the most headstrong and impulsive. Attention centers on haughty second-born

Originally titled "Elinor and Marianne", "Sense and Sensibility" was the first of Jane Austen's novels to be published. The contrasting personalities of two sisters are the centre of the story, supported by a wealth of satirically portrayed minor characters.

Ebook con un sumario dinámico y detallado: Persuasión es la última novela escrita por Jane Austen. La empezó a escribir poco tiempo después de haber terminado Emma, la terminó de escribir en agosto de 1816. Austen murio a la edad de 41 años en 1817, no obstante Persuasion fue publicada como trabajo postumo en 1818.Persuasion esta conectada con La abadia de Northanger no solamente por haber sido publicada junto a esta en un solo tomo dos años mas tarde, sino tambien porque ambas historias toman lugar en Bath, balneario al que Jane acudia en aquella epoca.Jane Austen fue una destacada novelista britanica que vivio durante el periodo de la Regencia. La ironia que emplea para dotar de comicidad a sus novelas hace que Jane Austen sea contada entre los "clasicos" de la novela inglesa, a la vez que su recepcion va, incluso en la actualidad, mas alla del interes academico, siendo leidas por un publico mas amplio.

The point of view of a woman with such an environment must naturally be circumscribed and narrow; and in this Miss Austens charm consists. Seeing little, she painted what she saw with absolute fidelity and a dexterity and perfection unequalled. "On her was bestowed, though in a humble form, the gift which had been bestowed on Homer, Shakespeare, Cervantes, Scott, and a few others,the gift of creative power." Endowed with the keenest and most delicate insight and a vivid sense of humor, she depicted with exactitude what she observed and what she understood, giving to each fact and emotion its precise shade and value.

When two rich young gentlemen move to town they don t go unnoticed especially when Mrs Bennett vows to have one of her five daughters marry into their fortunes But love as Jane and Elizabeth Bennett soon discover is rarely straightforward and often surprising It s only a matter of time until their own small worlds are turned upside down and they discover that first impressions can be the most misleading of all With a behind the scenes journey including an author profile a guide to who s who activities and more Lightly abridged for Puffin Classics Also abridged for Puffin Classics Sense and Sensibility

Emma, by Jane Austen, is a novel about youthful hubris and the perils of misconstrued romance. The novel was first published in December 1815. As in her other novels, Austen explores the concerns and difficulties of genteel women living in Georgian-Regency England; she also creates a lively comedy of manners among her characters.Before she began the novel, Austen wrote, "I am going to take a heroine whom no one but myself will much like." In the first sentence she introduces the title character as "Emma Woodhouse, handsome, clever, and rich." Emma is spoiled, headstrong, and self-satisfied; she greatly overestimates her own matchmaking abilities; she is blind to the dangers of meddling in other peoples lives; and her imagination and perceptions often lead her astray.This novel has been adapted for several films, many television programs, and a long list of stage plays.

The events of the story are put in motion by the marriages of three sisters. Lady Bertram married extremely well to the wealthy baronet Sir Thomas Bertram, while Mrs. Norris married a clergyman, who was given the living at the local parsonage by Sir Thomas; this allows the Norrises to live comfortably, yet far below the opulence of the Bertrams. The third sister, Mrs. Price, married a naval lieutenant who was shortly afterwards wounded in battle and left with a meager pension, scarcely enough to support their eventual household of nine children. Mrs. Norris, always wishing to appear virtuous, proposes that Lady Bertram take one of the children to live with her at Mansfield Park. They choose the eldest daughter Fanny Price, who is the protagonist of the novel. Thus, at age 10, Fanny is sent to live with her wealthy relatives at Mansfield Park.Fannys new life is not as she might wish. Her energetic Aunt Norris, who strongly advocated the plan of bringing Fanny when it was first proposed, becomes less interested as time goes on and does little to assist with Fannys care, except to frequently point out the bother and expense Fanny causes. Aunt Norris refuses to allow a fire to be set in Fannys room, though Fanny is in poor health

Sense and Sensibility is a novel by Jane Austen, and was her first published work when it appeared in 1811 under the pseudonym "A Lady". A work of romantic fiction, better known as a comedy of manners, Sense and Sensibility is set in southwest England, London and Kent between 1792 and 1797,[1] and portrays the life and loves of the Dashwood sisters, Elinor and Marianne. The novel follows the young ladies to their new home, a meagre cottage on a distant relatives property, where they experience love, romance and heartbreak.

La gran mansión de Netherfield Park, en la campiña inglesa, tiene nuevo inquilino: el señor Charles Bingley, un joven rico, atractivo y además... soltero. Con la llegada de este buen partido se despiertan las ambiciones de las familias de todo el vecindario, y la revolucion es singularmente notable en la casa familiar, de posicion mas bien modesta, de las cinco hermanas Bennet: Jane, Elizabeth, Mary, Kitty y Lydia. Pronto hara su aparicion en la region otro joven, Fitzwilliam Darcy, tambien adinerado y apuesto, y cuya arrogancia y misterio no dejara indiferente a Elisabeth, la mas rebelde de las hermanas En Orgullo y prejuicio, la novela que la consagro, Jane Austen representa ante nuestros ojos con su estilo inconfundible de ironia y de aguda sensibilidad para observar la vida y captar todos los recovecos de la mente y del corazon humano la dramatica lucha entre los sentimientos y las conveniencias sociales que caracterizo la sociedad burguesa britanica del siglo XIX.

PERSUASION es un libro del autor AUSTEN,JANE editado por BIBLOK. PERSUASION tiene un c�digo EAN 9788412004342, de la colecci�n SELECTA y consta de 340 p�ginas.

This volume contains six major novels by Jane Austen - "Sense and Sensibility", "Pride and Prejudice", "Mansfield Park", "Emma", "Northanger Abbey", "Persuasion" and "Lady Susan".

Emma loves nothing more than interfering in the love lives of her friends But can she save her friendship from her own matchmaking TreeTops Greatest Stories is a series of timeless classics for children aged 711 Its much loved stories beautiful artwork and careful levelling make it easy to select books that children will love