Jane Austen

Set in London at the turn of the 18th century, The Dashwood family is on the crux of financial ruin after the untimely death of the patriarch. Forced to pack up their belongings and relinquish their comfortable lifestyle, Mrs. Dashwood and her three daughters, move in with their distant relatives the Middeltons, at Barton Park. There, they must each adapt to a new, more sensible way of life. Sense and Sensibility is a story teeming with gossip, lies, betrayal and love. As comes with the responsibility of adulthood, Marianne and Elinor Dashwood must both find suitors, or their prospects for a happy life will most certainly be diminished. Needing to stay with their estranged family in their home, the new dynamics of the household are anything but conventional. Elinor, the more judicious of the two sisters, understands the perils of what’s to come should she not find a husband. But Marianne has a different agenda. Believing firmly in the power of love, Marianne holds out hope that when she does marry, it won’t only be for financial security In Jane Austen’s first novel, the Dashwood sisters quickly learn that love requires a balance of both head and heart, and that the commitment of marriage is one that requires a mature sensibility. With an eye-catching new cover, and a cleanly typeset manuscript, this edition of Sense and Sensibility is both modern, and readable.

Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice has been hailed as one of the most popular romantic novels in English literature. From tangled love affairs and heart-breaking betrayals, Pride and Prejudice is the story of an unexpected love affair that leaves the entire town buzzing. Brimming with gossip and guile, see why the love story between Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy has withstood the test of time. Mrs. Bennet’s only hope in raising five daughters is that they will each find a husband who can provide for them a happy, and financially secure life. When word travels to the family that the neighborhood’s newly arrived and most handsome man, Mr. Bingley, is a bachelor, Elizabeth never expects to find herself tangled in the web of drama he seems to create. Distancing herself from the other girls vying for his attention, Elizabeth knows what she wants, and it is not Mr. Bingley. But what she doesn’t expect is the attraction that ensues after meeting the haughty Mr. Darcy, who she quickly realizes is not at all what he appears. When the chemistry between Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy proves undeniable, she must cast aside her judgments—and her family’s protests— and let fate do the rest. Smart, outspoken, and adamant in her views, Elizabeth must come to accept that sometimes love has an agenda of its own. With an eye-catching new cover, and a cleanly typeset manuscript, this revised edition of Pride and Prejudice is both modern, and readable.

When Fanny Price is sent away from her struggling family to live with her wealthy aunt and uncle, life doesn’t suddenly transform for her. At least, not for the better. From failed marriage proposals to unavoidable class conflicts, Fanny must learn to fit in to a place where she does not always feel welcome. As Fanny grows up in the new house, with new rules, and new consequences, she learns about the trials one faces as they enter adulthood. Having nothing to shield her from the constant abuse of her relatives, Sir Thomas and Lady Bertram, Fanny’s life at Mansfield Park is anything but comfortable. Fanny struggles to keep up with the vicious family dynamic among those coming and going at the manor, finding comfort in her only kind relationship with Edmund, the eldest son of Sir and Lady Bertram. When Henry Crawford and his sister Mary arrive at Mansfield Park, suddenly things start to get complicated. As a web of lies, jealousy, and failed attempts at love circulate through the house, Fanny must set aside her own desires to keep the truth from slipping through her fingers. This edition of Mansfield Park is both modern and readable. With an eye-catching new cover and a professionally type-set manuscript, order your copy and start reading this striking new edition today.

From what acclaimed novelist Jane Austen wrongly suspected was the least-liked of her protagonists comes a character unlike any other. Emma is the story of a fiercely independent young woman who defines the boundaries of what a conventional lady was supposed to resemble in 19th century Britain. Emma Woodhouse is a bit of an anomaly in her sleepy town of Highbury. Curious, intelligent, and spoiled rotten, Emma is a young lady whose nose is always in other people’s business. With nothing but time on her hands, Emma delights in the chaos of her good intentions gone awry. With an inclination towards matchmaking, she decides this skill is one that must be perfected, even at the expense others. Quickly becoming the self-professed village matchmaker, it isn’t until Emma’s own heart is on the line that she realizes she’s gone perhaps a bit too far. Now a major Hollywood film starring Anya Taylor-Joy as Emma, Johnny Flynn as Mr. Knightly, and Bill Nighy as Mr. Woodhouse, Jane Austen’s Emma continues to resonate with readers of all ages. With an eye-catching new cover, and a cleanly typeset manuscript, this edition of Emma is both modern, and readable.

When Fanny Price is sent away from her struggling family to live with her wealthy aunt and uncle, life doesn’t suddenly transform for her. At least, not for the better. From failed marriage proposals to unavoidable class conflicts, Fanny must learn to fit in to a place where she does not always feel welcome. As Fanny grows up in the new house, with new rules, and new consequences, she learns about the trials one faces as they enter adulthood. Having nothing to shield her from the constant abuse of her relatives, Sir Thomas and Lady Bertram, Fanny’s life at Mansfield Park is anything but comfortable. Fanny struggles to keep up with the vicious family dynamic among those coming and going at the manor, finding comfort in her only kind relationship with Edmund, the eldest son of Sir and Lady Bertram. When Henry Crawford and his sister Mary arrive at Mansfield Park, suddenly things start to get complicated. As a web of lies, jealousy, and failed attempts at love circulate through the house, Fanny must set aside her own desires to keep the truth from slipping through her fingers. This edition of Mansfield Park is both modern and readable. With an eye-catching new cover and a professionally type-set manuscript, order your copy and start reading this striking new edition today.

Persuasion is the last novel fully completed by Jane Austen. Persuasion is a brilliant satire of vanity and pretension, but, above all, it is a love story tinged with the heartache of missed opportunities. The story concerns Anne Elliot, a young Englishwoman of 27 years, whose family is moving to lower their expenses and get out of debt. They rent their home to an Admiral and his wife. The wife's brother, vy Captain Frederick Wentworth, had been engaged to Anne in 1806, and now they meet again, both single and uttached, after no contact in more than seven years. This sets the scene for many humorous encounters as well as a second, well-considered chance at love and marriage for Anne in her second "bloom".

This volume presents three of Jane Austen's smaller works, treating readers to the author's timeless observations on life and love in nineteenth-century England. In Lady Susan, a beautiful and flirtatious widow seeks an advantageous second marriage for herself while attempting to push her daughter into a dismal match. Through a series of crafty maneuvers, Susan pursues her schemes by filling her calendar with invitations for extended visits with unsuspecting relatives and acquaintances. Characters are revealed and suspense builds as the plot unfolds through a series of letters. The beloved author also left behind two tantalizing unfinished novels. The Watsons takes place in a familiar domestic milieu, in which a spirited heroine finds her marriage opportunities narrowed by poverty and pride. Sanditon ventures into new territory amid hypochondriacs and speculators at a seaside resort. More than literary curiosities, these stories are worthy of reading for pleasure as well as for study.

»Vid sidan av Jane Austen är James Joyce oskuldsfull som gräs.« | W. H. Auden»Jane Austens romaner har den permanenta kvaliteten hos riktig litteratur.« | Virginia Woolf»Jane Austens blick för sin egen samtids ­spelregler får oss att se våra.« | Jesper Högström, ExpressenKärleken mellan Elisabeth Bennet och Fitzwilliam Darcy är en kamp. Han har sin stolthet, hon har sin krassa blick på världen. Lika tydlig som Jane Austens borgerliga roman är i skildringen av kärleksrelationer som maktmedel, lika mångbottnade och föränderliga är karaktärerna; lika levande är miljöerna och landskapet. Inte för intet är Stolthet & fördom en av historiens mest lästa och omtalade romaner. I svensk översättning av Carl Axel Ringenson, reviderad av Gösta Olzon. JANE AUSTEN [1775-1817] var en engelsk författare, född i Steventon, Hampshire. Hennes romaner var realistiska, bitande ironiska skildringar av den engelska överklassen och inte minst kvinnans roll i den. I dag räknas hon till en av de största brittiska romanförfattarna genom tiderna. Mest berömda är kanske romanerna Förnuft & känsla [Sense & Sensibility, 1811], Stolthet & fördom [Pride & Prejudice, 1813] och den postuma Övertalning [Persuasion, 1818], men den i dag mest kritikerhyllade är Emma [1816].

»Bredvid Jane Austen är James Joyce oskuldsfull som gräs.« | W. H. Auden»Jane Austens romaner har den permanenta kvaliteten hos riktig litteratur.« | Virginia Woolf Marianne Dashwood är impulsiv och låter sig lätt dras med i de stora känslornas spel. Motsatsen till sin förståndiga och balanserade syster Elinor. Marianne, passionerad och romantisk, faller för den charmiga men opålitliga John Willoughby, medan Elinor stoiskt hanterar nyheten om att den hon älskar, Edward Ferrars, är trolovad med en annan. Jane Austens första roman Förnuft & känsla skildrar med unik exakthet övergången mellan upplysning och romantik, genom två oförglömliga kvinnogestalter. Historien om Marianne och Elinor Dashwood har aldrig slutat fascinera läsare världen över. En av den engelska litteraturens stora klassiker, här i översättning av Marie-Louise Elliott. JANE AUSTEN [1775-1817] var en engelsk författare, född i Steventon, Hampshire. Hennes romaner var realistiska, bitande ironiska skildringar av den engelska överklassen och inte minst kvinnans roll i den. I dag räknas hon till en av de största brittiska romanförfattarna genom tiderna. Mest berömda är kanske romanerna Förnuft & känsla [Sense & Sensibility, 1811], Stolthet & fördom [Pride & Prejudice, 1813] och den postuma Övertalning [Persuasion, 1818], men den i dag mest kritikerhyllade är Emma [1816].» Det som verkligen fascinerar Jane Austen är inte de platta kavaljererna, eller ens kärleken till dem. I stället är det konsten att leva, klarsynt men hänsynsfullt, innerligt men behärskat på samma gång.« | Lyra Ekström Lindbäck, Dagens Nyheter»Jane Austens blick för sin egen samtids spelregler får oss att se våra.« | Jesper Högström, Expressen

Jane Austen's stories of clever women, elusive love, and social mores have struck a chord with millions of fans who consider her work compelling, heartwarming, and essential. Adapted time and again for screen and stage, these enduring classics remain as enjoyable as ever. This elegant collection includes Austen's acclaimed novels Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Emma, Mansfield Park, Persuasion, and Northanger Abbey. Readers will be enchanted by the specially designed spines, custom endpapers, and six brilliant stories. Just like Jane Austen's memorable characters, readers will fall in love with this set of novels on their Bookshelf.