Jane Austen's classic works of romantic fiction, "Northanger Abbey" and "Persuasion," with notable illustrations by Hugh Thomson. The illustrations in this edition have been photographed directly from the original antiquarian book, and digitally cleaned.
Jane Austen's classic works of romantic fiction, "Northanger Abbey" and "Persuasion," with notable illustrations by Hugh Thomson. The illustrations in...
A great example of the epistolary genre (where a story is told through letters, documents, etc.). Jane Austin displays her mastery of the language and the epistolary form in this work. Published after her death from a manuscript she left behind.
A great example of the epistolary genre (where a story is told through letters, documents, etc.). Jane Austin displays her mastery of the language and...
Jane Austen's classic tale of two sisters, Elinor and Marianne Dashwood, who, when they are deprived of their family inheritance, leave their Sussex home for a new life in Devonshire.
Jane Austen's classic tale of two sisters, Elinor and Marianne Dashwood, who, when they are deprived of their family inheritance, leave their Sussex h...
Das Ehekarussell dreht sich weiter: Mit Mansfield Park erscheint nun nach Stolz und Vorurteil und Verstand und Gefühl die dritte Neuübersetzung eines großen Austen-Romans bei dtv.
Das Ehekarussell dreht sich weiter: Mit Mansfield Park erscheint nun nach Stolz und Vorurteil und Verstand und Gefühl die dritte Neuübersetzung eine...
Persuasion is one of the finest examples of Jane Austen's ability to inject a simple premise with emotion, expand it with depth of character, and polish it with charm. Persuasion is the also one of the most poignant of Austen's romances, perhaps as a result of being her final finished work. Anne Elliot's former fiance has acquired wealth and prestige in the years which have passed since their last meeting, the lack of which had prompted the family meddling which ended their engagement. Now Anne must persuade the embittered Wentworth of her sincerity-once she is certain of it herself."
Persuasion is one of the finest examples of Jane Austen's ability to inject a simple premise with emotion, expand it with depth of character, and poli...
This edition of Persuasion is part of The Jane Austen Collection offered by Cricket House Books. The collection includes Sense and Sensibility/1935814311, Pride and Prejudice/193581432X, Mansfield Park/1935814338, Emma/1935814346, Northanger Abbey/1935814354, and Persuasion/1935814362. ________________________________ Anne Elliot falls in love with a handsome young naval officer named Frederick Wentworth, who is intelligent and ambitious, but poor. Sir Walter, Anne's father and lord of the family estate of Kellynch, and her older sister Elizabeth are dissatisfied with her choice, maintaining...
This edition of Persuasion is part of The Jane Austen Collection offered by Cricket House Books. The collection includes Sense and Sensibility/1935814...
