Jane Austen

This volume contains all of Austen's exant Juvenilia, from the earliest burlesques to near-mature fragments.

The manuscripts that survive from Jane Austen's maturity offer a unique insight into her life as a creative writer. This volume collects together all the literary manuscripts from Austen's adult years (with the exception of the cancelled chapters of Persuasion, in this edition printed with the finished novel), together with letters discussing the art of fiction, and her record of responses to her novels. Included here are the novella Lady Susan, the novel fragments of The Watsons and Sanditon, poems and charades, and the comic 'Plan of a Novel'. In an appendix are collected other works ascribed to Austen, including the play Sir Charles Grandison and three prayers. The introduction offers a history of the manuscripts and a full account of the current state of scholarship on them, and the texts are accompanied by explanatory notes and contextual information.

Fanny Price is a poor relation living with the Bertrams, acutely conscious of her status and yet daring to love their son Edmund? from afar. But with five marriageable young people on the premises, any peace at Mansfield cannot last...

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 the folly of judging by first impressions and superbly evokes the friendships,gossip and snobberies of provincial middle- class life.

Marianne Dashwood wears her heart on her sleeve, and when she falls in love with the dashing but unsuitable John Willoughby she ignores her sister Elinor's warning that her impulsive behaviour leaves her open to gossip and innuendo. Meanwhile Elinor, always sensitive to social convention, is struggling to conceal her own romantic disappointment, even from those closest to her. Through their parallel experience of love - and its threatened loss - the sisters learn that sense must mix with sensibility if they are to find personal happiness in a society where status and money govern the rules of love.

First published in 1811, "Sense and Sensibility" is a novel by renowned English author Jane Austen. Most likely set in London and Sussex during the 1790s, it revolves around the two sisters Elinor and Marianne and their coming of age. After moving with their mother from the estate that was their childhood home to Barton Cottage, the sisters must begin a new life where love, romance, and heartbreak await them. This volume is recommend for all lovers of the English language and constitutes a must-read for fans of Austen's seminal work. Jane Austen (1775 - 1817) was an English author known primarily for her novels, which critique the 18th century English upper classes and contemporary novels of sensibility. Her use of irony coupled with biting social commentary and realism have led to her wide acclaim amongst scholars and critics, her work contributing to the transition to 19th-century literary realism. Other notable works by this author include: "Emma" (1816), "Pride and Prejudice" (1813), and "Mansfield Park" (1814). Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this book now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new biography of the author.

Jane Austen's "Emma" is a true classic of English literature. Set in the fictional village of Highbury and the surrounding estates, the story revolves around the various relationships among the inhabitants. "Emma" is a fantastic tale of the vicissitudes of love and the hubris of youth not to be missed by any lover of English literature. Jane Austen (1775 - 1817) was an English author known primarily for her novels, which critique the 18th century English upper classes and contemporary novels of sensibility. Her use of irony coupled with biting social commentary and realism have led to her wide acclaim amongst scholars and critics, her work contributing to the transition to 19th-century literary realism. Other notable works by this author include: "Sense and Sensibility" (1811), "Pride and Prejudice" (1813), and "Mansfield Park" (1814). Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this book now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new biography of the author.

This volume contains the first and last novels Jane Austen ever wrote: "Northanger Abbey" and "Persuasion"-both of which were published posthumously. Her first novel, "Northanger Abbey" is a satire of the popular Gothic novels of the time that has at its heart a woman who, unlike her peers who crave wealth or social acceptance, wants only for an authentic happiness based on morality. "Persuasion" is the story of Anne Elliot, an Englishwoman who is surprised to find that her family has rented their house to her now-married fianc from seven years previous. The stage is set for humorous situations and the promise of a rekindling of old flames. Jane Austen (1775 - 1817) was an English author known primarily for her novels, which critique the 18th century English upper classes and contemporary novels of sensibility. Her use of irony coupled with biting social commentary and realism have led to her wide acclaim amongst scholars and critics, her work contributing to the transition to 19th-century literary realism. Other notable works by this author include: "Sense and Sensibility" (1811), "Pride and Prejudice" (1813), and "Mansfield Park" (1814). Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this book now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new biography of the author.

Mansfield Park is Austen's most controversial and socially outspoken novel, continuing to attract critical discussion despite its constant popularity.

Ein Meisterwerk der geistreichen Unterhaltung - ironisch, spritzig, klug "Northanger Abbey" ist ein Glanzstück der geistreichen Unterhaltung. Vorrangig als Satire auf den Schauerroman gedacht, zeigt der Roman die Meisterin der lebendigen Dialoge und der ironischen Figurenzeichnung auf der Höhe ihrer Kunst. "Von scharfer Zunge, aber zärtlichem Herzen" (Virginia Woolf), zündet Jane Austen hier einmal mehr ein Feuerwerk an Pointen. Catherine Morland ist zwar jung, doch weder auffallend hübsch noch besonders elegant oder wenigstens vermögend, und obendrein ein wahrer Ausbund an Naivität. Romanheldinnen sehen gemeinhin anders aus. Die Schöntuereien koketter Freundinnen verwechselt sie mit Zuneigung, die Gefallsucht eitler Gecken mit standesgemäßer Noblesse. Doch die Erfahrung lehrt sie alsbald, daß nicht alles edel ist, was glänzt. Indem sie sich auf ihr Gefühl und ihre intuitive Menschenkenntnis verläßt, gelangt sie schließlich zu jenem fröhlichen Eigensinn, der das andere Geschlecht im Nu zu bezaubern vermag. Jane Austen (1775-1817) ist eine Klassikerin eigenen Ranges. Niemand stiftet auf amüsantere Weise unter Liebenden zuerst Verwirrung und zuletzt Ehen. Auch in "Northanger Abbey" geht es um das, was Männer und Frauen aneinander zweifeln läßt und sie nach vielen Bewährungsproben in beidseits gereiftem Verständnis zusammenführt. "Bleibend frisch, aufmüpfig bissig, klar komponiert sind die Gesellschaftsbilder Jane Austens", schreibt Hans Pleschinski im Nachwort: "nie zähflüssig sentimental, sondern stets mit der ironischen Brechung, daß das Leben auch als aufwendige Komödie gesehen werden kann." Mit "Northanger Abbey" sind nunmehr sämtliche Austen-Romane in unserer Bibliothek der Weltliteratur erhältlich. "Immer wieder lesen, so lange man lebt: alle Romane von Jane Austen. In der Geschichte ihrer Heldin Catherine Moreland aus dem Frühwerk 9Northanger Abbey: zeigt die englische Ironikerin, dass man die Gattung der Schauerromans einerseits sehr schön als Inspiration benutzen kann, andererseits aber auch belächeln und parodieren darf." Paul Ingendaay, FAZ, im Börsenblatt "Das Frühwerk der englischen Schriftstellerin Jane Austen hat einen besonderen Reiz, da sich die Meisterin der Ironie darin noch in ihrer charakteristischen Handschrift übte. Davon zeugt der Roman 9North?anger Abbey:, ... der jetzt in einer leichtfüßigen Neuübersetzung aus der bewährten Feder von Andrea Ott vorliegt, womit im Manesse-Verlag nun das Gesamtwerk Austens greifbar ist ... 9Northanger Abbey: ist eine Parodie auf die populären Schauerromane und die erbauliche Adoleszenzliteratur, mit der sie direkt auf ihre älteren Schriftstellerkolleginnen Fanny Burney, Maria Edgworth und vor allem Anne Radcliffe Bezug nahm - und zwar keineswegs ehrfürchtig, sondern mit beissendem Spott ... ein erstaunliches Kleinod, das interessante Rückschlüsse auf den Schaffensprozess und literarischen Hintergrund Austens erlaubt ... glücklicherweise wusste die Autorin ihren Kopf nicht nur als Trägersubstanz für Häubchen zu benutzen." Susanne Ostwald, NZZ "Romane brauchen aber nicht nur Helden und Leser und eine Autorin wie diese, die im Roman über den Roman nicht den Sinn für alles Nichtromantische verliert. Manche Romane brauchen auch Übersetzungen. Von 'Kloster Northanger' sind hierzulande mehrere Versionen im Handel. Zur vorliegenden kann der Leser getrost greifen." Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

'Jane Austen is the pinnacle to which all other authors aspire' J. K. Rowling Catherine Morland is a young girl with a very active imagination. Her naivety and love of sensational novels lead her to approach the fashionable social scene in Bath and her stay at nearby Northanger Abbey with preconceptions that have embarrassing and entertaining consequences.

Fanny Price's rich relatives offer her a home at Mansfield Park so that she can be properly brought up. However, Fanny's childhood is a lonely one as she is never allowed to forget her place. Her only ally is her cousin Edmund. But when the glamorous and exciting Henry and Mary Crawford arrive in the area, Edmund starts to grow close to Mary and Fanny finds herself dealing with feelings she has never experienced before.'Full of the energies of discord - sibling rivalry, greed, ambition, illicit sexual passion and vanity' Margaret Drabble

**FEATURED IN THE TIKTOK BOOKCLUB**'In Persuasion, Jane Austen picks up the pen to tell us who we are and what we want' IndependentEight years ago Anne Elliot bowed to pressure from her family and made the decision not to marry the man she loved, Captain Wentworth. Now circumstances have conspired to bring him back into her social circle and Anne finds her old feelings for him reignited. However, when they meet again Wentworth behaves as if they are strangers and seems more interested in her friend Louisa. In this, her final novel, Jane Austen tells the story of a love that endures the tests of time and society with humour, insight and tenderness.