Three notebooks of Jane Austen's early writings survive. The pieces probably date from 1786 or 1787, around the time that Jane, aged 11 or 12, and her older sister and collaborator Cassandra left school. By this point Austen was already an indiscriminate and precocious reader, devouring pulp fiction and classic literature alike; what she read, she soon began to imitate and parody.

Unlike many teenage writings then and now, these are not secret or agonized confessions entrusted to a private journal and for the writer's eyes alone. Rather, they are stories to be shared and admired by a...

Ubersetzt von Karin von Schwab Stolz und Vorurteil ist ein Entwicklungsroman, in dem sich die beiden Hauptfiguren Elizabeth Bennet und Fitzwilliam Darcy durch die Uberwindung einiger Krisen verandern, um sich in neuer Bescheidenheit und Einsicht in ihre Fehler fur eine gemeinsame Zukunft zu finden. Allerdings ist dieses Werk der fruh verstorbenen Schriftstellerin nicht nur als Liebesroman zu verstehen, sondern vor allem auch als zeitgenossische Gesellschaftsstudie. Das Thema einer Liebesgeschichte mit glucklichem Ausgang, die Art seiner Bearbeitung und unsere heutigen Erwartungen an Literatur...

Grossdruck Ubersetzt von Karin von Schwab Stolz und Vorurteil ist ein Entwicklungsroman, in dem sich die beiden Hauptfiguren Elizabeth Bennet und Fitzwilliam Darcy durch die Uberwindung einiger Krisen verandern, um sich in neuer Bescheidenheit und Einsicht in ihre Fehler fur eine gemeinsame Zukunft zu finden. Allerdings ist dieses Werk der fruh verstorbenen Schriftstellerin nicht nur als Liebesroman zu verstehen, sondern vor allem auch als zeitgenossische Gesellschaftsstudie. Das Thema einer Liebesgeschichte mit glucklichem Ausgang, die Art seiner Bearbeitung und unsere heutigen Erwartungen...

Treasure Island of Golden Nuggets from the Golden Queen Jane Austen
Now that you have read Jane Austen's book or books, is there something you could do with Jane Austen's work, other than reading her work again?
Yes
People like her books for various reasons. Some like her plots. Others are fascinated by her characters. Still, others are under the enchanted spell of her earnest depiction of romance and courtship.
Her books sell like hotcakes even to this day. She is a legend. And her books have stood the test of time.
Assuming that you have read at least one of...

Complete digitally restored reprint (facsimile handmade reproduction) of the original edition of 1902 (volume II of II) with excellent resolution and outstanding readability. Illustrated with a picture. The layout is +30% larger as the original for a better readability. 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...

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.-