Jane Austen

Anne Elliot est la deuxième fille de Sir Walter Elliot et le membre le plus sensée de sa famille. À 19 ans, Anne est convaincue qu'il lui vaut mieux rejeter la demande en mariage du jeune homme qu'elle aime, car ce ne serait pas un mariage convenable. Huit ans plus tard, les circonstances ont changé et quand Frederick Wentworth refait apparition dans sa vie, les vieux sentiments d'Anne refont surface. Toute la tension du roman tourne autour de...

Les couples se font et se défont, dans le petit bourg de Highbury. Depuis qu'Emma a arranger le mariage de sa gouvernante, elle s'est improvisée entremetteuse. Désormais maîtresse de maison et décidée à ne jamais se marier elle-même, elle a en tête d'unir tous les gens qui l'entourent. Mais son inexpérience des cœurs la conduit à bien des découvertes. Entre les nouvelles rencontres et les visites de Mr Knightley, Emma se retrouve malgré...

Jane Austen (1775-1817) é considerada uma das maiores romancistas da literatura inglesa do século XIX e autora de clássicos como "Orgulho e Preconceito", "Razão e Sensibilidade", "Ema", entre outros. Jane Austen era mestra das falas reveladoras do caráter dos personagens e foi magistral ao elaborar a personalidade de Emma Woodhouse, que provoca conflitantes sensações no leitor à medida que a trama se desenvolve. A surpresa está em ir-se aos...

"Jane Austen was a prolific English writer of fiction, including six novels (of which two were published posthumously) and a novella (also published posthumously), and is considered to be one of the greatest novelists of all time, though she died in obscurity at the age of forty-one. She is buried at Winchester Cathedral. Austen's first novel, Sense and Sensibility, was not published until she was thirty-five. She also published anonymously, because...

Collected together here are three of Jane Austen's posthumously published works; "Sanditon", "The Watsons", and "Lady Susan". These fragmentary tales show Austen experimenting with different literary styles and parodying the popular novels of her day. In "Sanditon," Austen uses the premise of an idyllic and modern seaside town to examine its inhabitants and their various social circles with her trademark sharp social observations and wit. "The Watsons"...

Taken from the poverty of her parents' home in Portsmouth, Fanny Price is brought up with her rich cousins at Mansfield Park, acutely aware of her humble rank and with her cousin Edmund as her sole ally. During her uncle's absence in Antigua, the Crawford's arrive in the neighbourhood bringing with them the glamour of London life and a reckless taste for flirtation. Mansfield Park is considered Jane Austen's first mature work and, with its quiet heroine...

Enjoy this Jane Austen collection combining two of Jane's most noteworthy pieces, Pride & Prejudice, and Persuasion, into one book! Pride & Prejudice One of Jane Austen's most beloved works, Pride and Prejudice, is vividly, brought to life by Academy Award nominee, Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl). In her bright and energetic performance of this British classic, she expertly captures Austen's signature wit and tone. Her attention to detail, her literary...

"Husets prakt förbluffade henne men skänkte ingen tröst. Rummen var alldeles för stora för att hon skulle våga röra sig fritt i dem; hon trodde att hon skulle ha sönder allt hon rörde vid och hon smög omkring i ständig fruktan för ett eller annat; ofta drog hon sig undan till sitt eget rum för att gråta; och den lilla flickan, om vilken det sades i salongen när hon hade lämnat den på kvällen att hon verkade så medveten om sin enastående...

Jane Austen schreef ooit: "Ik ga een heldin nemen die alleen mijzelf zal bevallen." Emma Woodhouse is misschien wel Jane Austens meest verleidelijke en gecompliceerde personage, vol intriges en uniciteit. Hoewel ze besloten heeft nooit te trouwen, is de jongvolwassen Emma Woodhouse een zelfbenoemde cupido die het op zich heeft genomen haar vriendinnen te helpen geschikte partners te vinden. Als duidelijk wordt dat ze over minder koppelkunsten beschikt...

Anne Elliot ist bereits siebenundzwanzig – und unverheiratet. Aus Standesdünkel riet ihre Familie ihr vor acht Jahren dazu, den Heiratsantrag von Annes großer Liebe, dem bürgerlichen und mittellosen Frederick Wentworth, abzulehnen. Allerdings langweilt der Alltag in den Kreisen des Landadels die kluge und unkonventionelle Anne und auch ihren Verlust scheint sie nie überwunden zu haben. Als sie eines Tages unverhofft erneut auf den mittlerweile...