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“From this period, the intimacy between the Families of Fitzroy, Drummond, and Falknor daily increased, till at length it grew to such a pitch, that they did not scruple to kick one another out of the window on the slightest provocation.” Jane Austen’s juvenilia are widely admired both for their auguries of her future greatness and for the spirit of madcap surrealism that marks them out from her other work. Written when Austen was still an adolescent, Frederic and Elfrida is a witty and inventive parody that brilliantly sends up the conventions of romantic fiction.
In her earliest writings, a precocious, alarmingly assured Jane Austen views the adult world with wide, clear eyes, cheekily amused at the emotions, pomposity, intrigues and bustle of family and friends. Composed between the ages of eleven and seventeen, they reveal a child's excitement in language and its imaginative possibilities. Most pieces are ebullient and anarchic; many are surreal, displaying gluttony, drunkenness, matricide, theft and excess, combined with total self-absorption. The cheerful characters roar through their transgressions without a shred of shame or responsibility. This edition prints all of Austen's childhood works, from the earliest comic pieces to the later, more psychologically realistic 'Catharine, or the Bower', which anticipates themes in the adult novels. The volume also includes the comical illustrations her sister Cassandra contributed to 'The History of England'. Prefaces and explanatory endnotes supplied by Janet Todd illuminate cultural, historical and literary context, bringing Jane Austen's world to life.
Gathering together all the unpublished mature work of Jane Austen, this volume comprises poems, a novella, unfinished novels, literary spoofs and a series of letters giving advice on how to write fiction. Written between her childhood tales and published novels, 'Lady Susan' is the most complete portrait of clever, charming malice Austen ever penned. With its special bleak atmosphere, 'The Watsons' is a powerful satire of claustrophobic middle-class life, while 'Sanditon', the work she was writing when she died, is an experimental novel exchanging Austen's usual country-house setting for a speculative seaside resort. Along with the poems (the last written just three days before her death), the letters and comic pieces, the novel fragments are beguiling on their own; they also provide a fascinating companion to the published novels. Prefaces and explanatory endnotes supplied by Janet Todd illuminate the cultural, historical and literary context, bringing Jane Austen's world to life.
A powerful portrait of grief triumphantly overcome, Persuasion is Austen's most passionate work: more than any previous novel, it concentrates on the intense inner life of the heroine. It opens with Anne Elliot lamenting lost love in a painful reversal of the courtship novel; it then transforms into a rapturous romantic comedy. Against a dysfunctional gentry family corroded by snobbishness, the novel pits professional self-made naval men marked by energy and domestic virtues: the heroine's future lies with them rather than with the landed class into which she was born. Persuasion is the only Austen novel that ends with the heroine lacking a settled home. Uniquely in Austen's oeuvre, an earlier part of the text survives. This edition includes a transcript, allowing readers to glimpse Austen's creative process. Prefaces and explanatory endnotes supplied by Janet Todd illuminate the cultural, historical and literary context, bringing Jane Austen's world to life.
Many critics regard Mansfield Park as Austen's supreme achievement. It is a serious, even earnest work, but never dull, finding its comedy less in dialogue than in situation. It has wonderful set pieces including an outing to a grand house, aborted theatricals and a visit to a chaotic ménage. All Austen's novels are set during the French Wars, but Mansfield Park catches most clearly the anxious mood of a wartime nation unsure of its moral status. The heroine Fanny Price holds to principles against sophisticated laxness, but she is also self-deceiving as her principles jostle against her nature and youth. With the subtle irony that is her forte, Austen shows that integrity wins out but at a cost – and that virtue is neither easy nor always pleasurable to achieve. Prefaces and explanatory endnotes supplied by Janet Todd illuminate the cultural, historical and literary context, bringing Jane Austen's world to life.
Pride and Prejudice is the most popular of Austen's six remarkable novels. Full of crackling dialogue, it achieves the finest balance of comedy and reflection, liveliness and solemnity. While revealing the restrictive life of genteel women at the turn of the nineteenth century, it provides as the central consciousness the clever, witty, and flirtatious Elizabeth Bennet, arguably Austen's most alluring heroine. One of the great love stories of English literature, the novel has spawned countless films and fantasies. In its brilliant balance of psychological observation and social comedy, the original effortlessly survives its global exploitation. The novels Austen wrote later in life were more complex but, drafted when the author was close to her heroine's age of twenty, Pride and Prejudice remains her most vivacious and sparkling work. Prefaces and explanatory endnotes supplied by Janet Todd illuminate the cultural, historical and literary context, bringing Jane Austen's world to life.
Money and destructive passion overshadow romance in this darkly humorous novel of sexual manoeuvring and greed. Appearing anonymously in 1811 under the attribution 'By A Lady', Sense and Sensibility is Jane Austen's first published work. Uniquely among her novels it has two heroines: stoical Elinor, the sensitive consciousness of the book, representative of 'sense', and flamboyant, self-indulgent Marianne, whose emotional adventures deliver energy and zest, representative of 'sensibility'. The novel is an edgy contrapuntal tale of different personalities and experiences, revealing much about the constraints and difficulties of a woman's life. In addition, the book offers a remarkable window onto the material culture of Austen's time; it includes some memorable bric-a-brac such as an ornamented toothpick case and some fine breakfast china quarrelled over by rich and poor relatives. Prefaces and explanatory endnotes supplied by Janet Todd illuminate cultural, historical and literary context, bringing Jane Austen's world to life.
Northanger Abbey is both an ingenious Gothic parody and a realistic portrait of the social education of a naive young girl in late eighteenth-century England. Conceived in the 1790s but not published until after Jane Austen's death, the novel straddles the style of her childhood writings, with their playful mockery of contemporary fiction, and the later mature works which probe both society and individual psychology. It paints a wonderfully dense picture of the material and social conditions of genteel English life in town and country. Through the young, naïve heroine, the reader experiences the popular delight in escapist and sensational fiction typical of the period. The novel invites us to enjoy being laughed at for our own fictional expectations, while happily fulfilling most of them. Prefaces and explanatory endnotes supplied by Janet Todd illuminate cultural, historical and literary context, bringing Jane Austen's world to life.
A treasure for those newly discovering Jane Austen as much as for those long familiar with her extraordinary oeuvre and its influence, this authoritative and attractive new edition is accessible and informative for readers at all levels. With helpful contextual notes and enlightening prefaces, it presents the reader with the six celebrated published novels alongside the unpublished writings, from Austen's youth to her final years. Released to coincide with the 250th anniversary of Austen's birth, the set is beautifully presented, including illustrations drawn by Austen's sister Cassandra to accompany her childhood piece 'The History of England', as well as Austen's poems, unfinished novels and a selection of letters in which she offers advice on writing fiction. Taken together, the volumes allow the reader to follow Jane Austen's creative development, observe her craft of fiction and experience her world with more clarity than ever before.
Step into the world of Emma, Jane Austen's witty and delightful novel of love, matchmaking, and self-discovery. Meet Emma Woodhouse-- charming, clever, and convinced she knows best when it comes to romance. As she meddles in the love lives of those around her, unexpected twists, misunderstandings, and heartfelt revelations unfold. With sharp humor, unforgettable characters, and brilliant social satire, Emma is a timeless classic that continues to captivate readers. You must be the best judge of your own happiness. Delve into Austen's world of charm, wit, and romantic misadventures. Explore the journey of Emma Woodhouse as she learns love's greatest lessons. Unravel a tale of meddling, misunderstandings, and unexpected romance. Immerse yourself in Austen's sharp humor, brilliant social critique, and unforgettable characters. Experience a story of self-discovery, love, and personal growth.
Step into the world of Sense and Sensibility, Jane Austen's beloved novel of love, heartbreak, and resilience. Follow the contrasting journeys of Elinor and Marianne Dashwood-- one guided by reason, the other by passion-- as they navigate romance, betrayal, and the rigid expectations of Regency society. With sharp wit, unforgettable characters, and timeless social commentary, this novel beautifully explores the balance between emotion and restraint, making it one of Austen's most enduring classics. Know your own happiness. You want nothing but patience - or give it a more fascinating name, call it hope. Delve into a timeless story of love, loss, and second chances. Explore the lives of two sisters as they navigate the complexities of romance and society. Experience a novel that questions whether love should follow the heart or the head. Unravel a tale filled with humor, heartbreak, and enduring hope. Step into the grandeur of Regency England, where love is tested by wealth, status, and secrets.
Dzhejn Osten otkrylas miru imenno blagodarja proizvedeniju "Chuvstvo i chuvstvitelnost". Ona napisala roman "Elinor i Marianna" esche v 1798-m godu, no neskolko raz ego pererabatyvala, i lish spustja 13 let knigu napechatali uzhe pod znakomym sovremennomu chitatelju nazvaniem. Dve sestry. Dva puti k schastju. Elinor verit v razum, Marianna - v chuvstva. Elinor privykla podkhodit ko vsemu s umom, Marianna - postupat impulsivno. Oni raznye, no obe mechtajut, pust dazhe v glubine dushi, o nastojaschej ljubvi. Ne okazhetsja li rassuditelnost Elinor ili pylkoe serdtse Marianny pregradoj?
Novellix – Stor litteratur i et lille formatHvad er en drøm? En flugt, en sandhed, en illusion? Et magisk, mystisk sted, hvor alt kan ske, og virkelighedens begrænsninger ophæves? Vi drømmer, når vi sover, og når vi er vågne – i indbildninger og visioner, der kan være en drivkraft, en udvej, så tvivl eller give håb. I denne æske får du fire fortællinger af nogle af historiens største forfattere, som griber drømmen an på hver deres måde. Her er drømmen som spirituel rejse, drømmen om det gode ægteskab, drømmen om en bedre fremtid for mennesket – og et enkelt mareridt fra grænsen mellem drøm og virkelighed! Æsken indeholder fire bøger:Fjodor Dostojevskij – Et latterligt menneskes drømJane Austen – Tre søstre Stefan Zweig – Det første ord over oceanet Sylvia Plath – Johnny Panic og drømmebibelen
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