The complete novels of Jane Austen
For Jane Austen fans worldwide, this collectible edition is comprised of all seven of her works, along with an enlightening introduction. With prose woven of wit, social commentary, and irony, each Austen novel is an ageless gem that has charmed readers for decades. Austen's novels follow memor...
| Main Author: | Austen, Jane, 1775-1817 (Author) |
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| Other Authors: | Austen, Jane, 1775-1817. |
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York, New York :
Chartwell Books, an imprint of Book Sales, a member of Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc.,
2016.
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| Summary: |
For Jane Austen fans worldwide, this collectible edition is comprised of all seven of her works, along with an enlightening introduction. With prose woven of wit, social commentary, and irony, each Austen novel is an ageless gem that has charmed readers for decades. Austen's novels follow memorable heroines as they search for love, happiness, financial security, and social status amongst genteel society in the English countryside at the turn of the nineteenth century. Scholars and romantics alike flock to Austen to indulge in her gender politics, class commentaries, and unstoppable romantic spirits. |
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| Physical Description: |
xii, 1220 pages ; 24 cm |
| ISBN: |
0785834214 9780785834212 |
| Author Notes: |
Austen was drawn to literature early, she began writing novels that satirized both the writers and the manners of the 1790's. Her sharp sense of humor and keen eye for the ridiculous in human behavior gave her works lasting appeal. She is at her best in such books as Pride and Prejudice (1813), Mansfield Park (1814), and Emma (1816), in which she examines and often ridicules the behavior of small groups of middle-class characters. Austen relies heavily on conversations among her characters to reveal their personalities, and at times her novels read almost like plays. Several of them have, in fact, been made into films. She is considered to be one of the most beloved British authors. (Bowker Author Biography) |