The Complete Novels of Jane Austen: Sense and Sensibility / Pride and Prejudice / Mansfield Park / Emma / Northanger Abbey / Persuasion (Leather-bound Classics)

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Sometimes it is the heart of such a gossiper and mud thrower that is at fault seriously in that destroying another person is the pleasure, and use of mind and other facilities is merely a means. Her central characters are notable for their heightened perception of the world around them, making them rightful heirs to Rosalind from “As You Like It” – characters so aware, they at times seem to have noticed they are in a book or a play. The trademark Austen humour is present in abundence, helping one get through the sagging middle section.

All in all I really enjoyed my read/reareads of all of these and if you haven't picked up any Jane Austen before, I strongly urge you to as her works are timeless and still relevant to today in all kinds of ways. Here in one volume are her seven great novels: Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Emma, Northanger Abbey, Persuasion, and Lady Susan. After his death in 1805, she moved around with her mother; in 1809, they settled in Chawton, near Alton, Hampshire. Would it be possible to overcome my prejudice that had become as unrelenting as Miss Elizabeth Bennet’s towards the mysterious Mr. However, I've gotta say, these books are not just "chick lit" because there is something everyone can take away from these books.Northanger Abbey” ~ Catherine, the daughter of a clergyman, is invited by a family friend to visit the famous spa town of Bath with them. Elizabeth Bennett (in Pride) and Anne Elliot (in Persuasion) both struggle with the fear that they have blown their opportunity and are fated for tragic endings. Featuring memorable characters, locations, and narratives the “big four” Austen novels— Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, and Emma—all have similar narrative clichés, but all done in unique ways that makes each story fresh.

Here Austen chooses the letter form prevalent in her time, and avoids commentary, except in letters of another character, giving equal voice to two opposite characters as it were. How Clara received it was less obvious, but she was inclined to think not very favourably; for though sitting thus apart with him (which probably she might not have been able to prevent, her air was calm and grave. What struck me this time is that Emma is really about Jane Fairfax, telling her story from the wrong end of the telescope. Austen doesn’t spend time deliberating what these women might do if they fail, but the true suspense comes from the intricacies of the present, not the future.Generally, I enjoyed this whole-long experience and I admit, Jane Austen is brilliantly a pioneer author.

Wer einmal etwas von Jane Austen gelesen hat, kennt das feine Gespür der Autorin für Ironie (auch Selbstironie). Through her vivacious and spirited heroines and their circle, Austen vividly portrays English middle-class life as the eighteenth century came to a close and the nineteenth century began. This is all the more so when the young women in question are not about to while away time with pretense of careers and attempts at education while the men they school and party with are getting ready, or any other subterfuges of societies they belong to.

There are so many Mrs Norrises in the world, and yet Lizzies and Darcys and Elinors seem to be in short supply.

Lady Susan, on the other hand, is Austen at her snarky, sarcastic best and one of the best examples of an epistolary novel I’ve read. This time I noticed the mentions of the age gap between Emma and Knightley a lot more and I just didn't like that much. Deshalb bewerte ich bei der Box auch nur die Geschichten selbst - und da finde ich, sind 4 von 5 Sternen genau richtig. Jane Austen hat eine schöne Sprache und schildert das gesellschaftliche Leben dieser Zeit sehr anschaulich.

At the time of her death, she was working on a new novel, Sanditon, a fragmentary draft of which survives. Jane Austen, the daughter of a clergyman, was born in Hampshire in 1775, and later lived in Bath and the village of Chawton. This famous opening may not hold true in this day and age, but I would definitely acknowledge the truth that Jane Austen is, hands down, a genius! Unlike the other Austen novels I've read, the humourous pokes are not restricted to secondary characters; Emma gets it from the start and throughout - she's a flawed character for sure and one has to see the funny side or really not like her. Die Ober- und Unterseite ist aus schönem roten Stoff (wahrscheinlich Leinen), der Schuber insgesamt wirkt stabil und hochwertig.