Jane Austen

Nominada por los estadounidenses como una de las 100 mejores novelas en la serie de PBS The Great American Read. Publicada originalmente en 1813, Orgullo y prejuicio es una de las obras maestras de la literatura inglesa de todos los tiempos. A lo largo de una trama que discurre con la precisi n de un mecanismo de relojer a, Jane Austen perfila una galer a de personajes que conforman un perfecto y sutil retrato de la poca: las peripecias de una dama empe ada en casar a sus hijas con el mejor partido de la regi n, los vaivenes sentimentales de las hermanas, el oportunismo de un cl rigo adulador... El trazado de los caracteres y el an lisis de las relaciones humanas sometidas a un r gido c digo de costumbres, elementos esenciales de la narrativa de la autora, alcanzan en Orgullo y prejuicio cotas de maestr a insuperable. La presente edici n incluye una detallada cronolog a de la autora. Asimismo recupera la introducci n original de Penguin Cl sicos acargo de Tony Tanner, que desarroll su carrera como catedr tico de literatura inglesa y norteamericana en la Universidad de Cambridge. Sus acertadas reflexiones sobre la obra de Jane Austen son la mejor gu a para adentrarse en el universo literario de esta autora. Pero mi locura no ha sido el amor sino la vanidad. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Austen's most popular novel, the unforgettable story of Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy. Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read Few have failed to be charmed by the witty and independent spirit of Elizabeth Bennet in Austen's beloved classic Pride and Prejudice. When Elizabeth Bennet first meets eligible bachelor Fitzwilliam Darcy, she thinks him arrogant and conceited; he is indifferent to her good looks and lively mind. When she later discovers that Darcy has involved himself in the troubled relationship between his friend Bingley and her beloved sister Jane, she is determined to dislike him more than ever. In the sparkling comedy of manners that follows, Jane Austen shows us the folly of judging by first impressions and superbly evokes the friendships, gossip and snobberies of provincial middle-class life. This Penguin Classics edition, based on Austen's first edition, contains the original Penguin Classics introduction by Tony Tanner and an updated introduction and notes by Viven Jones. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

Pride and Prejudice is a novel of manners by Jane Austen, first published in 1813. The story follows the main character, Elizabeth Bennet, as she deals with issues of manners, upbringing, morality, education, and marriage in the society of the landed gentry of the British Regency. Elizabeth is the second of five daughters of a country gentleman, Mr. Bennet, living in Longbourn. Page 2 of a letter from Jane Austen to her sister Cassandra (11 June 1799) in which she first mentions Pride and Prejudice, using its working title First Impressions. (NLA) Set in England in the early nineteenth century, Pride and Prejudice tells the story of Mr. and Mrs. Bennet's five unmarried daughters after two gentlemen have moved into their neighbourhood: the rich and eligible Mr. Bingley, and his status-conscious friend, the even richer and more eligible Mr. Darcy. While Bingley takes an immediate liking to the eldest Bennet daughter, Jane, Darcy is disdainful of local society and repeatedly clashes with the Bennets' lively second daughter, Elizabeth. Pride and Prejudice retains a fascination for modern readers, continuing near the top of lists of "most loved books". It has become one of the most popular novels in English literature, selling over 20 million copies, and receives considerable attention from literary scholars. Likewise, it has paved the way for archetypes that abound in many contemporary literature of our time. Modern interest in the book has resulted in a number of dramatic adaptations and an abundance of novels and stories imitating Austen's memorable characters or themes.

Northanger Abbey was the first of Jane Austen's novels to be completed for publication, though she had previously made a start on Sense and Sensibility and Pride and Prejudice. According to Cassandra Austen's Memorandum, Susan (as it was first called) was written circa 1798-99. Seventeen-year-old Catherine Morland is one of ten children of a country clergyman. Although a tomboy in her childhood, by the age of 17 she is "in training for a heroine" and is excessively fond of reading Gothic novels, among which Ann Radcliffe's Mysteries of Udolpho is a favourite. Catherine is invited by the Allens, her wealthier neighbours in Fullerton, to accompany them to visit the town of Bath and partake in the winter season of balls, theatre and other social delights. Although initially the excitement of Bath is dampened by her lack of acquaintances, she is soon introduced to a clever young gentleman, Henry Tilney, with whom she dances and converses. Much to Catherine's disappointment, Henry does not reappear in the subsequent week and, not knowing whether or not he has left Bath for good, she wonders if she will ever see him again. Through Mrs Allen's old school-friend Mrs Thorpe, she meets her daughter Isabella, a vivacious and flirtatious young woman, and the two quickly become friends. Mrs Thorpe's son John is also a friend of Catherine's older brother, James, at Oxford where they are both students. It was revised by Austen for the press in 1803, and sold in the same year for 10 to a London bookseller, Crosby & Co., who decided against publishing. In the spring of 1816, the bookseller was content to sell it back to the novelist's brother, Henry Austen, for the exact sum- 10-that he had paid for it at the beginning, not knowing that the writer was by then the author of four popular novels. The novel was further revised by Austen in 1816/17, with the intention of having it published. Among other changes, the lead character's name was changed from Susan to Catherine, and Austen retitled the book Catherine as a result. Austen died in July 1817. Northanger Abbey (as the novel was now called) was brought out posthumously in late December 1817 (1818 given on the title page), as the first two volumes of a four-volume set that also featured another previously unpublished Austen novel, Persuasion. Neither novel was published under the title Jane Austen had given it; the title Northanger Abbey is presumed to have been the invention of Henry Austen, who had arranged for the book's publication.

Emma Woodhouse is gorgeous, smart and wealthy ... but still single and happy being that way. Neither love nor marriage attract her. But, she takes perverse pleasure in messing with the love lives of others. Even though her trusted friend, Mr. Knightley, advised her not to, she goes ahead and tries to hook up her young friend, Harriet, with a beau of Emma's choosing. The whole thing begins to come apart and Emma Woodhouse meets her destiny. This much-loved story, with its endearing if occasionally misbehaving heroine, is another reason that readers adore Jane Austen. Do you love reading and re-reading the most popular stories ever written? But are they hard to read because of your being visually impaired or fading eyesight? You're not alone. Millions of readers still prefer the joy and comfort of holding a real book in their hands and slowly turning the pages. If that is you, then here's some good news. Welcome to your discovery of "Classics in Large Print." This new series, making use of the latest in printing methods for seniors and visually impaired readers, is making available many of the greatest books ever written.

Es una novela corta epistolar de Jane Austen. Posiblemente escrita en 1794, fue publicada en 1871 en forma p stuma.

17 ans, Catherine Morland est invit e par ses voisins les Allen passer quelques semaines Bath. Entre bals, promenades et boutiques, elle se lie tout d'abord d'amiti avec Isabelle Thorpe, qui fr quente son fr re, puis avec Eleanor Tilney, la soeur du charmant Henry Tilney. Lorsque les Tilney lui proposent de s journer chez eux Northanger Abbey, celle-ci est aux anges Cette somptueuse et antique demeure exerce un puissant pouvoir sur l'imagination de Catherine, f rue de romans gothiques. Tandis qu'elle chafaude les hypoth ses les plus folles, elle ne se doute pas du sort qui l'attend...

Emma Woodhouse est une jeune femme de 21 ans, orpheline de m re et vivant avec son p re dans le village de Highbury. Son occupation favorite est de jouer les entremetteuses pour ses proches. C'est dans ce but qu'elle prend sous son aile Harriet SmithMalgr qu'elle veut marier au vicaire Mr Elton. Mais Emma est une bien jeune femme qui ne conna t que peu de choses au sentiment amoureux. Elle apprendra ses d pens que son jugement en la mati re est des plus d plorable. Emma est le chef d'oeuvre jug le plus abouti de Jane Austen.