Jane Austen

Lady Susan is a novella by Jane Austen that offers a delightful glimpse into the author's early exploration of social satire and romantic intrigue. Set in the Regency era, the novella is presented as an epistolary narrative, composed of letters exchanged between characters, which unveils the scheming and manipulative Lady Susan Vernon. Known for her charm and wit, Lady Susan navigates the social circles of her time with a cunning approach to...

Jane Austen's unfinished novel‚ The Watsons tells the story of a widowed clergyman and his two sons and four daughters. The youngest daughter, Emma, returns home after being raised by a wealthy aunt. Better-educated and more genteel than her other sisters, she looks on disapprovingly at the husband-hunting of two of her sisters, and relates better to her more responsible oldest sister, Elizabeth. Various would-be suitors appear, including the boorish...

Considerado um dos mais importantes romances de todos os tempos, Orgulho e Preconceito acompanha a turbulenta relação entre Elizabeth Bennet e Fitzwilliam Darcy, a qual, nascendo de uma antipatia mútua, acaba resultando em uma inesperada história de amor. Com sarcasmo mordaz e inteligência profunda, por entre peripécias, desencontros e tramas paralelas quase tão interessantes quanto a trama principal, a obra retrata o amor como produto do desenvolvimento...

This collection of letters provides an invaluable glimpse into the author's life, which was spent primarily within a close-knit family circle making perceptive observations of human behavior and relationships. Pursuant to the themes of her novels, it is clear that Austen was unimpressed by pomposity and pretention and held a deep adoration for those she loved. These letters, pervaded by her usual charming wit, will be a joy to read for any Jane Austen...

Dans ce chef-d'œuvre de la littérature anglaise, Jane Austen nous plonge dans le quotidien d'Emma Woodhouse, une jeune femme intelligente et indépendante, mais aussi quelque peu arrogante. À travers ses tentatives maladroites de jouer les entremetteuses dans son cercle social, Emma explore avec finesse et humour les complexités des relations humaines, de l'amour, et des conventions sociales de l'époque. Une œuvre intemporelle, riche en...

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"...

El elegante e impredecible mundo de la Inglaterra de la época de la Regencia queda perfectamente reflejado en el clásico atemporal de Jane Austen, Sentido y sensibilidad. Esta novela, una magistral historia de amor, pérdida y las complejidades de la naturaleza humana, sigue encantando a los lectores con su agudo ingenio, sus inolvidables personajes y su conmovedora exploración del equilibrio entre emoción y razón. En el centro de la historia...

En esta eterna historia de amor, arrepentimiento y segundas oportunidades, Jane Austen teje un relato profundamente conmovedor de anhelo y autodescubrimiento. Anne Elliot, inteligente y discretamente fuerte, es persuadida por su familia para que rechace la proposición de Frederick Wentworth, un oficial de marina elegante pero sin dinero. Ocho años después, sus caminos vuelven a cruzarse. Ahora rico y distinguido, Wentworth es un hombre transformado,...

HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. Jane Austen is remembered for her six masterpieces of the Regency era: from the heroines of Elizabeth Bennett and Emma Woodhouse, to the villains of Mrs. Norris and John Willoughby. But these characters were not born overnight. They sprung from Austen’s experiences as a young girl, and many early iterations can be found in the earliest of her writing: her...

Le roman le plus populaire de Jane Austen, l'histoire inoubliable d'Elizabeth Bennet et de M. Darcy. Mrs Bennet a 5 filles à marier. Pas facile quand elles ont une petite dot, et que les prétendants se font rares. Mais un nouveau et jeune gentilhomme vient d'arriver à Netherfield Park, la propriété voisine, et les bonnes manières de la gentry anglaise de l'époque Régence ont vite fait d'organiser un bal pour le rencontrer. Rapidement, M....