«Stolthet og fordom» utkom første gang i 1813 og skildrer overklasselivet på den engelske landsbygda. Romanen forteller om forviklingene i forholdet mellom den muntre og livlige Elizabeth Bennet og den rike og overlegne Darcy. Tittelen «Stolthet og fordom» henspiller blant annet på de oppfatningene Elizabeth og Darcy har av hverandre til å begynne med. Romanen var en stor suksess i Austens samtid, og selv i dag kan vi glede oss over forfatterens presise og treffende personskildringer.

Stolthet og fordom

In this classic 19th century story of love battling pride, we meet Elizabeth Bennet. Elizabeth is a smart, well-rounded woman, and she is one of five unmarried daughters of the country gentleman, Mr. Bennet, a country gentleman. Marriage is at the forefront Mrs. Bennet's mind, especially since her elderly husband's estate will not pass down to any of their daughters. The Bennets' small town is in an uproar when two highborn, eligible gentlemen, Mr. Bingley and Mr. Darcy, come to stay. Mr. Bingley takes and instant liking to the eldest Bennet daughter, Jane. Elizabeth's prideful self does not realize her life is about to change when she meets the intolerable Mr. Darcy, who will make her questions her sensibilities.

Pride and Prejudice

Emma Woodhouse og hennes far hører med blant byens lille krets av dannede, og Emma går en begrenset tilværelse i møte når hennes guvernante og fortrolige venninne forlater dem for å gifte seg. Det er imidlertid Emma selv som står bak guvernantens lykkelige valg. Hun har gjort det til sin oppgave å spille Kirsten Giftekniv for alle andre enn seg selv. Emma er både vakker, klok og rik, men hun er også bortskjemt. Hun finner stadig nye objekter som hun kan oppdra og pønske ut planer for og bryr seg lite om velmente råd fra mr. Knightley, hennes kloke venn og eneste verdige motstander. Lydboka ble produsert av Norsk lyd- og blindeskriftbibliotek i 1996.

Emma

Jane Austen skrev ofte i ledige stunder på papirlapper, som først mange år senere ble redigert og utgitt som bøker, blant annet «Fornuft og følelse». Marianne Dashwood er romantisk og lidenskapelig og faller hodestups for den sjarmerende John Willoughby. Hun ignorerer advarslene fra sin mer praktiske søster Elinor, om at hun vil bli offer for sladder med sin impulsive livsstil. Elinor tar i større grad hensyn til samfunnets normer og regler, og legger bånd på sin egen kjærlighet til Edward Ferrars. Begge søstrene er praktisk talt arveløse, noe som svekker deres muligheter på ekteskapsmarkedet, og de opplever store skuffelser når kjærlighet og ekteskap ikke lar seg forene. Men, i likhet med mange Austen-heltinner finner de til slutt lykken på tross av store utfordringer underveis.

Fornuft og følelse

I denne britiske 1800-talls romanen skildres en av de mest romantiske kjærlighetshistorier i litteraturen, forholdet mellom Elizabeth Bennett og mr. Darcy. Elizabeth er den eldste og klokeste av av fem søstre. Familiens daglige gjøremål består av sang, piano og daglige visitter, og søstrenes mor er svært opptatt av å få døtrene godt gift. Når den bemidlede mr Bingley flytter til nabogodset Netherfield, og Elizabeth møter hans venn Mr Darcy, bestemmer hun seg for å mislike ham, til tross for at han er både flott og attraktiv. Denne feilvurderingen kan i sin tåpelighet bare måle seg med Darcys egen arrogante stolthet. De første inntrykkene deres må imidlertid etter hvert vike plassen for ekte følelser...

Anne Elliot lives at Kellynch Hall with her two sisters and vain father Sir Walter. When financial struggles begin to affect the Elliot family, they decide to move to Bath. Anne decides to visit before the move, and runs into many old friends. Most surprisingly she is reunited with Fredrick Wentworth, a past fiance who under advice from her father and friend Lady Russell never married. Wentworth's lack of wealth and rank in the community were their main concerns and therefore eight years later Anne is still unmarried with little romantic prospects. However, through her journey and move Anne may find that what she has been looking for was right in front of her the whole time.

Persuasion

Set in Southwest England in the late 1800s, Sense and Sensibility follows the lives of the Dashwood sisters Elinor and Marianne. When inheritance money from their father does not fall their way, the sisters and their mother must move in with distant relatives. Settling in at Barton Park, the Dashwood sisters discover a new life, filled with new acquaintances and different suitors. From these new encounters, their lives are forever changed through a series of love, romance, and heartbreaks. Ultimately the sisters must choose between sense and sensibility while uncovering secrets about their potential suitors and the wealth-inspired motives the society holds.

Sense and Sensibility

Hovedpersonen i denne romanen er Anne Elliot. For mange år siden møtte hun sitt livs kjærlighet, Captain Wenworth, men de skiltes fordi han ikke var god nok for familien. Nå kommer han tilbake fra sjøen, og deres gjenforening tvinger dem å se nærmere på det som førte dem fra hverandre.

Overtalelse

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.` So opens Jane Austens second novel Pride and Prejudice, which was first published in 1813. It follows the story of Mr and Mrs Bennet and their five single daughters. The whole town is set aflutter by the arrival of prosperous Mr Bingley and his friend Mr Darcy, and as the prejudice of the latter hurts the pride of headstrong Elizabeth Bennet, friendship, love, and strife enfold. Perhaps the most beloved of all of Austens work, Pride and Prejudice has been adapted numerous times, including in the 1995 BBC mini-series featuring Colin Firth as Mr Darcy, and the 2005 movie adaption by Joe Wright with Keira Knightley in the role of Elizabeth Bennet. Jane Austen (1775-1817) is one of the most beloved British writers of all time. During her short life she published six novels: Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Emma, Northanger Abbey and Persuasion, that are all considered as literary classics today. Her writing is full of sharp observations on the society in which she evolved, as well as ripe with timeless irony, and a solid dose of humour. She has created immortal characters that have inspired countless authors, novels, and movies such as Bridget Jones and Clueless.

Svenska Ljud Classica

Ny innlesning av Jane Austens klassiker «Mansfield Park». Den fattige Fanny Price flytter til sine rike slektninger på det elegante godset Mansfield Park. Fanny blir spesielt god venn med Edmund, godseierens yngre sønn. Etter hvert som Fanny vokser til å bli en vakker ung dame, blir naboen Henry Crawford svært interessert, en relasjon som Fannys onkel er meget begeistret for. Men Fanny er skeptisk til Henry og hans utsvevende livsstil. Fanny krever at han må bevise at han er en bra mann for henne. Henry har sterke følelser for Fanny, men det følger skandaler i hans vei. Samtidig møter Edmund utfordringer i møte med kvinnen han er betatt av. Kan Fanny og Edmund finne lykken hos sine utvalgte?

Mansfield Park

When Catherine Morland, a country clergyman’s daughter, is invited to spend a season in Bath with the fashionable high society, little does she imagine the delights and perils that await her. Captivated and disconcerted by what she finds, and introduced to the joys of ‘Gothic novels’ by her new friend, Isabella, Catherine longs for mystery and romance. When she is invited to stay with the beguiling Henry Tilney and his family at Northanger Abbey, she expects mystery and intrigue at every turn. However, the truth turns out to be even stranger than fiction…

Northanger Abbey

Jane Austen’s most popular novel, originally published in 1813, some 17 years after it was first written, presents the Bennet family of Longbourn. Against the background of gossipy Mrs Bennet and the detached Mr Bennet, the quest is on for husbands for the five daughters. The spotlight falls on Elizabeth, second eldest, who is courted by Mr Darcy though initially she is more concerned with the fate of her other sisters. This marvellous account of family life in Regency England is read with customary panache by Juliet Stevenson.

Mr Knightley skakade på huvudet. Fadern svarade i tillgiven ton: ”Åh, min kära Emma! Om du ändå inte vore så skicklig på att smida äktenskapsplaner. Snälla du, låt bli sådant i fortsättningen.””Jag lovar att jag inte ska ägna mig åt det för egen del, pappa, men jag måste verkligen få tänka på andra. Det är det roligaste jag vet! ”Jag ska ha en hjältinna som ingen utom jag kommer att tycka särskilt mycket om”, skrev Jane Austen om sin roman Emma, som av många anses vara hennes främsta roman. Det är på en gång en kärlekshistoria, en komedi om vem som ska få vem och en berättelse full av gåtor. Överklassflickan Emma försöker para ihop sin väninna med byns unge kyrkoherde, som i sin tur blir intresserad av Emma, men det är Emmas betydligt äldre granne och mentor, Mr Knightley, som väcker hennes kärlek. Det har läsaren insett långt innan Emma själv har gjort det, men spänningen hålls vid liv ända till slutet. Ska de få varandra? Och vad ska Emmas bortskämde och dominerande far ta sig för om hon gifter sig?Emma utgavs på svenska första gången 1857. Då hette den Emma: eller talangen att uppgöra partier för sina vänner och enligt tidens sed angavs inte översättarens namn. 1956 översattes romanen av Sonja Bergvall, men nu är det dags för en ny översättning. Den är gjord av Rose-Marie Nielsen, en av Sveriges skickligaste och mest erfarna översättare.- Det är roligt att försöka göra en översättning som måste vara trogen originalet samtidigt som den ska kunna läsas och förstås idag, en språklig balansgång, säger Rose-Marie Nielsen. Austen hade ett språk som skiljer sig mycket från dagens engelska, och de gamla översättningarna är ganska snåriga att läsa, eftersom översättningar märkligt nog ofta åldras fortare än originalet. Andra svårigheter hos Austen kan vara syftningarna, vem avses i respektive sammanhang, och något som engelskan slipper men vi måste ta ställning till i vårt språk, nämligen tilltalet du eller ni, nog så svårt i ett klassamhälle som det tidiga artonhundratalets England.

Catherine Morland är en naiv men godhjärtad 17-årig flicka. Hennes föräldrars barnlösa grannar bjuder henne till Bath, där hon gör sin debut i medelklassens sällskapsliv. Catherine finner snabbt en väninna i Isabella Thorpe med vilken hon delar en brinnande fascination för gotiska skräckromaner. Hon fattar också snabbt intresse för den intelligente och kvicke Henry Tilney och utvecklar senare en vänskap med hans syster, Eleanor Tilney, vilket resulterar i en inbjudan till familjens hem: Northanger Abbey. Den gamla klosterkyrkan sätter fart på Catherines livliga fantasi som är påverkad av tidens gotiska skräckromaner (dåtidens svar på dagens deckare), men när Henry konfronterar henne med sunt förnuft inser hon sanningar som hon tidigare varit blind för. "Romanen innehåller häpnadsväckande moderna feministiska vändningar – glasklar upplysningsretorik med liberala böjelser – och en psykologi som är förintande klarsynt. Mitt i den vaselinsuddiga romantiken blomstrar genomskådandets skarpa blommor." – Ulrika Milles, Dagens Nyheter "Northanger Abbey är Austens mest litterära bok, full av anspelningar på den tidens poesi, prosa och historieskrivning. Berättaren pekar på romangenrens spelregler, leker med dem och skrattar åt dem." – Sara Danius, Dagens Nyheter "Northanger Abbey är på många sätt den mest uppsluppna av Jane Austens romaner, men är i grund och botten en allvarlig och osentimental kommentar om kärlek och äktenskap i 1800-talets England." – Alix Wilber, Penguin

Stolthet och fördom är en av de där riktigt mäktiga kärleksromanerna som man kan läsa gång på gång. Berättelsen om hur Elizabeth Bennet och den svåråtkomlige mr Darcy på kringliga vägar kantade av förvecklingar och högmod långsamt närmar sig varandra hör till litteraturhistoriens verkliga höjdpunkter. Med sitt rika och engagerande persongalleri, sina vackra miljöer och med sin subtila humor har romanen inspirerat och fängslat otaliga läsare världen över och fortsätter att göra så. Jane Austens klassiska roman gavs ut i England 1813 och den första svenska översättningen utkom 1920. Nu återutges den i nyöversättning av Gun-Britt Sundström och med efterskrift av författaren Malte Persson.

Stolthet och fördom

´It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.` So opens Jane Austen´s second novel Pride and Prejudice, which was first published in 1813. It follows the story of Mr and Mrs Bennet and their five single daughters. The whole town is set aflutter by the arrival of prosperous Mr Bingley and his friend Mr Darcy, and as the prejudice of the latter hurts the pride of headstrong Elizabeth Bennet, friendship, love, and strife enfold. Perhaps the most beloved of all of Austen´s work, Pride and Prejudice has been adapted numerous times, including in the 1995 BBC mini-series featuring Colin Firth as Mr Darcy, and the 2005 movie adaption by Joe Wright with Keira Knightley in the role of Elizabeth Bennet. Jane Austen (1775-1817) is one of the most beloved British writers of all time. During her short life she published six novels: ´Sense and Sensibility´, ´Pride and Prejudice´, ´Mansfield Park´, ´Emma´, ´Northanger Abbey´ and ´Persuasion´, that are all considered as literary classics today. Her writing is full of sharp observations on the society in which she evolved, as well as ripe with timeless irony, and a solid dose of humour. She has created immortal characters that have inspired countless authors, novels, and movies such as Bridget Jones and Clueless.

When Mrs Dashwood is forced by an avaricious daughter-in-law to leave the family home in Sussex, she takes her three daughters to live in a modest cottage in Devon. For Elinor, the eldest daughter, the move means a painful separation from the man she loves, but her sister Marianne finds in Devon the romance and excitement which she longs for. The contrasting fortunes and temperaments of the two girls, as they struggle to cope in their different ways with the cruel events which fate has in store for them, are portrayed by Jane Austen with her usual irony, humour and profound sensitivity.

Arrogant, self-willed and egotistical, Emma is Jane Austen’s most unusual heroine. Her interfering ways and inveterate matchmaking are at once shocking and comic. She is ‘handsome, clever and rich’ and has ‘a disposition to think too well of herself’. When she decides to introduce the humble Harriet Smith to the delights of genteel society and to find her a suitable husband, she precipitates herself and her immediate circle into a web of misunderstanding and intrigue, from which no-one emerges unchanged. Juliet Stevenson, an incomparable reader, is for many the voice of Jane Austen

When timid, ten-year-old Fanny Price is plucked from her large, raucous and somewhat impoverished family in Portsmouth to live with wealthy relatives in Mansfield Park her life is changed for ever. Immediately forming a strong attraction for her cousin Edmund, she develops into a genteel and mature young woman, whose love for him remains undimmed despite the diversion brought into both their lives by the attractive but morally bankrupt Crawfords. With its suggestion of adultery, and written with all the wit and style of the mature Jane Austen, this is the work of a writer at the peak of her powers. It was published in 1814, and unlike its predecessors, Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility which were revisions of her juvenile writing, Mansfield Park was completely original. Like its heroine Fanny Price, who develops during the course of the story to reach maturity, Jane Austen’s third published novel was a much more mature work from a writer of increasing experience.

Anne Elliot has grieved for seven years over the loss of her first and only love, Captain Frederick Wentworth. When their paths finally cross again, Anne finds herself slighted and all traces of their former intimacy gone. As the pair continue to share the same social circle, dramatic events in Lyme Regis, and later in Bath, conspire to unravel the knots of deceit and misunderstanding in this beguiling and gently comic story of love and fidelity. Juliet Stevenson reads this unabridged recording with her customary clarity and particular understanding for the words and world of Jane Austen.

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.’ So opens this famous novel which has become Jane Austen’s best loved and best known work. It was in this book that all Jane Austen’s talents combined to create not only the most wonderful love story, but dialogue that sparkles with wit and irony, an ingenious and compelling plot and some of the most unforgettable characters ever created.

Pride and Prejudice : Abridged

When Mrs Dashwood is forced by an avaricious daughter-in-law to leave the family home in Sussex, she takes her three daughters to live in a modest cottage in Devon. For Elinor, the eldest daughter, the move means a painful separation from the man she loves, but her sister Marianne finds in Devon the romance and excitement which she longs for. The contrasting fortunes and temperaments of the two girls as they struggle to cope in their different ways with the cruel events which fate has in store for them are portrayed by Jane Austen with her usual irony, humour and profound sensibility. Juliet Stevenson is acknowledged one of the finest interpreters of Jane Austen.

Sense and Sensibility

One abandoned, one unfinished, these short works show Austen equally at home with romance (a widowed clergyman with four daughters must needs be in search of a husband or two in The Watsons) and with social change (a new, commercial seaside resort in Sanditon). Typically touching, funny, charming and sharp.

The Watsons, Sanditon

Published anonymously in 1811, the novel follows the Dashwood sisters as they must move with their widowed mother from the estate on which they grew up, Norland Park. Because Norland is passed down to John, the product of Mr. Dashwood's first marriage, and his young son, the four Dashwood women need to look for a new home. They have the opportunity to rent a modest home, Barton Cottage, on the property of a distant relative, Sir John Middleton. There they experience love, romance, and heartbreak. 

När Anne Elliot var 19 år lät hon sig övertalas till att, av ekonomiska skäl, bryta sin annars lyckliga förlovning med den charmige men medellöse sjöofficeren Frederick Wentworth. När tillfälligheterna för dem samman igen åtta år senare, är båda fortfarande ogifta, men nu är Wentworth rik. Dock har han inte förlåtit Anne att hon lät sig övertalas att avvisa honom och han behandlar henne med kyla och likgiltighet. Anne, som för länge sedan har insett att hon borde ha följt sitt hjärta och inte låtit sig påverkas av andras övertalning, ser resignerat och bedrövat på medan Wentworth uppvaktar grannarnas döttrar. Men samtidigt får hon själv en ny beundrare – och en olycka under en promenad vänder upp och ner på saker och ting. Annes vänner och familj försöker fortfarande att påverka hennes beslut, men den mogna Anne förlitar sig nu på sitt eget omdöme. Denna gång kommer hon inte att duka under för andras övertalning. "Trots Stolthet och fördoms position som Austens mest välkända och älskade verk – tätt följt av Emma – är de röster otaliga som menar att Övertalning, hennes sista roman, är det egentliga mästerverket. Här finns inga döda partier och inga byggnadsställningar, bare tät dramatik och genuin gestaltning. Tonen är mörkare än i ungdomsverken, och rymmer ett allvar som tar Austens romankonst ut på djupare vatten. Naturskildringarna är utsökta, och dialogerna kärnfulla." – Amanda Svensson, efterord till Övertalning

Övertalning

När Elizabeth Bennet träffar Fitzwilliam Darcy för första gången tycker hon att han är arrogant och högfärdig redan innan han högljutt förolämpar hennes utseende. När hon senare får reda på att Darcy är orsaken till att hennes älskade syster Jane inte kan få mannen hon älskar, så växer hennes redan starka motvilja mot honom ännu mer. I den spännande berättelsen som sedan följer, så visar Jane Austen hur lite man kan lita på sitt första intryck, liksom hon på karakteristiskt ironiskt sätt beskriver snobberi, dumhet, självupptagenhet samt vacklande moral i 1800-talets provinsiella medelklassliv i England. Det låter kanske trivialt, men det är det inte. Det är Jane Austen, när hon är som bäst, och Stolthet och fördom är en av litteraturhistoriens ofrånkomliga kärleksromaner. Även om Stolthet och fördom utspelar sig omkring år 1800 fascinerar den fortfarande moderna läsare och toppar listorna över de mest älskade böckerna någonsin. Med över 20 miljoner sålda exemplar är den en av de populäraste romanerna i engelsk litteratur och den har varit föremål för många litteraturvetenskapliga forskningar. Det ständiga intresset för boken har även resulterat i ett överflöd av filmatiseringar, tv-serier och böcker, som är baserade på romanens karaktärer och teman. "Den mest älskade boken av vår mest älskade författare." – The Independent

Pride and Prejudice is a novel 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 early 19th-century England. Elizabeth is the second of five daughters of a country gentleman living near the fictional town of Meryton in Hertfordshire, near London. Though the story is set at the turn of the 19th century, it retains a fascination for modern readers, continuing near the top of lists of "most loved books" such as The Big Read. It has become one of the most popular novels in English literature and receives considerable attention from literary scholars. 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. To date, the book has sold some 20 million copies worldwide. As Anna Quindlen wrote, "Pride and Prejudice is also about that thing that all great novels consider, the search for self. And it is the first great novel to teach us that that search is as surely undertaken in the drawing room making small talk as in the pursuit of a great white whale or the public punishment of adultery." In 2003 the BBC conducted the largest ever poll for the "UK's Best-Loved Book" in which Pride and Prejudice came second, behind The Lord of the Rings. In a 2008 survey of more than 15,000 Australian readers, Pride and Prejudice came first in a list of the 101 best books ever written. Pride and Prejudice has engendered numerous adaptations for film, TV, stage, comics and radio. Jane Austen (1775-1817) was an English novelist whose works of romantic fiction, set among the landed gentry, earned her a place as one of the most widely read writers in English literature. Her realism, biting irony and social commentary have gained her historical importance among scholars and critics. From 1811 until 1816, with the release of Sense and Sensibility (1811), Pride and Prejudice (1813), Mansfield Park (1814) and Emma (1816), she achieved success as a published writer. She wrote two additional novels, Northanger Abbey and Persuasion, both published posthumously in 1818, and began a third, which was eventually titled Sanditon, but died before completing it. In 1994, American literary critic Harold Bloom placed Austen among the greatest Western Writers of all time. In a 2002 poll to determine whom the UK public considers the greatest British people in history, Austen was ranked number 70 in the list of the "100 Greatest Britons".

Sense and Sensibility is a novel by Jane Austen, and was her first published work when it appeared in 1811 under the pseudonym "A Lady". A work of romantic fiction, better known as a comedy of manners, Sense and Sensibility is set in southwest England, London and Kent between 1792 and 1797, and portrays the life and loves of the Dashwood sisters, Elinor and Marianne. The novel follows the young ladies to their new home, a meagre cottage on a distant relative's property, where they experience love, romance and heartbreak. The philosophical resolution of the novel is ambiguous: the reader must decide whether sense and sensibility have truly merged. Jane Austen wrote the first draft of the novel in the form of a novel-in-letters (epistolary form) sometime around 1795 when she was about 19 years old, and gave it the title, Elinor and Marianne. She later changed the form to a narrative and the title to Sense and Sensibility. By changing the title, Austen added "philosophical depth" to what began as a sketch of two characters. The title of the book, and that of her next published novel, Pride and Prejudice (1813), may be suggestive of political conflicts of the 1790s. The book has been adapted for film, stage and television a number of times. Jane Austen (1775-1817) was an English novelist whose works of romantic fiction, set among the landed gentry, earned her a place as one of the most widely read writers in English literature. Her realism, biting irony and social commentary have gained her historical importance among scholars and critics. From 1811 until 1816, with the release of Sense and Sensibility (1811), Pride and Prejudice (1813), Mansfield Park (1814) and Emma (1816), she achieved success as a published writer. She wrote two additional novels, Northanger Abbey and Persuasion, both published posthumously in 1818, and began a third, which was eventually titled Sanditon, but died before completing it. In 1994, American literary critic Harold Bloom placed Austen among the greatest Western Writers of all time. In a 2002 poll to determine whom the UK public considers the greatest British people in history, Austen was ranked number 70 in the list of the "100 Greatest Britons". In 2003, Austen's Pride and Prejudice came second in the BBC's The Big Read, a national poll to find the "Nation's best-loved book."

Mansfield Park is a novel by Jane Austen, published in May 1814 by Thomas Egerton, who published Jane Austen's two earlier novels, Sense and Sensibility and Pride and Prejudice. When the novel reached a second edition in 1816, its publication was taken over by John Murray, who also published its successor, Emma. Mansfield Park is the most controversial of Austen's major novels. The story contains much social satire, targeted particularly at the two aunts. It is an even more socially-aware novel than Austen's others, focusing as it does on the slave trade and the roots of the British upper-crust's wealth in corruption and exploitation. It is probably the least romantic and most pragmatic of Austen's novels, as its abrupt and rather matter-of-fact ending shows. Mansfield Park has been the subject of a number of adaptations for TV, film and stage. Jane Austen (1775-1817) was an English novelist whose works of romantic fiction, set among the landed gentry, earned her a place as one of the most widely read writers in English literature. Her realism, biting irony and social commentary have gained her historical importance among scholars and critics. From 1811 until 1816, with the release of Sense and Sensibility (1811), Pride and Prejudice (1813), Mansfield Park (1814) and Emma (1816), she achieved success as a published writer. She wrote two additional novels, Northanger Abbey and Persuasion, both published posthumously in 1818, and began a third, which was eventually titled Sanditon, but died before completing it. In 1994, American literary critic Harold Bloom placed Austen among the greatest Western Writers of all time. In a 2002 poll to determine whom the UK public considers the greatest British people in history, Austen was ranked number 70 in the list of the "100 Greatest Britons". In 2003, Austen's Pride and Prejudice came second in the BBC's The Big Read, a national poll to find the "Nation's best-loved book."

Persuasion is Jane Austen's last completed novel. She began it soon after she had finished Emma and completed it in August 1816. More than eight years before the novel opens, Anne Elliot, then a lovely, thoughtful, warm-hearted 19-year old, accepted a proposal of marriage from the handsome young naval officer Frederick Wentworth. He was clever, confident, and ambitious, but poor and with no particular family connections to recommend him. Sir Walter, Anne's fatuous, snobbish father and her equally self-involved older sister Elizabeth were dissatisfied with her choice, maintaining that he was no match for an Elliot of Kellynch Hall, the family estate. Her older friend and mentor, Lady Russell, acting in place of Anne's late mother, persuaded her to break the engagement, for she, too felt it was an imprudent match that was beneath Anne. Now 27 and still unmarried, Anne re-encounters her former love when his sister and brother-in-law, the Crofts, take out a lease on Kellynch. Wentworth is now a captain and wealthy from maritime victories in the Napoleonic wars. However, he has not forgiven Anne for rejecting him. While publicly declaring that he is ready to marry any suitable young woman who catches his fancy, he privately resolves that he is ready to become attached to any appealing young woman with the exception of Anne Elliot. Persuasion is widely appreciated as a moving love story despite what has been called its simple plot, and it exemplifies Austen's signature wit and ironic narrative style. While writing Persuasion, however, Austen became ill with the disease that would kill her less than two years later. As a result, the novel is both shorter and arguably less polished than Mansfield Park and Emma since it was not subject to the author's usual careful retrospective revision. The novel is described in the introduction to the Penguin Classics edition as a great Cinderella story. It features a heroine who is generally unappreciated and to some degree exploited by those around her; a handsome prince who appears on the scene but seems more interested in the "more obvious" charms of others; a moment of realisation; and the final happy ending. It has been said that it is not that Anne is unloved, but rather that those around her no longer see her clearly: she is such a fixed part of their lives that her likes and dislikes, wishes and dreams are no longer considered, even by those who claim to value her, like Lady Russell. Persuasion is linked to Northanger Abbey not only by the fact that the two books were originally bound up in one volume and published together, but also because both stories are set partly in Bath, a fashionable city with which Austen was well acquainted, having lived there from 1801 to 1805. Persuasion has been the subject of several TV and film adaptations. Jane Austen (1775-1817) was an English novelist whose works of romantic fiction, set among the landed gentry, earned her a place as one of the most widely read writers in English literature. Her realism, biting irony and social commentary have gained her historical importance among scholars and critics. From 1811 until 1816, with the release of Sense and Sensibility (1811), Pride and Prejudice (1813), Mansfield Park (1814) and Emma (1816), she achieved success as a published writer. She wrote two additional novels, Northanger Abbey and Persuasion, both published posthumously in 1818, and began a third, which was eventually titled Sanditon, but died before completing it. In 1994, American literary critic Harold Bloom placed Austen among the greatest Western Writers of all time. In a 2002 poll to determine whom the UK public considers the greatest British people in history, Austen was ranked number 70 in the list of the "100 Greatest Britons". In 2003, Austen's Pride and Prejudice came second in the BBC's The Big Read, a national poll to find the "Nation's best-loved book."

Lady Susan is a short, epistolary novel by Jane Austen. Lady Susan Vernon is a selfish, attractive, and unscrupulous woman, who tries to trap the best possible husband while maintaining a relationship with a married man. As a widow, she seeks a match for herself, as well as husband-hunting for her daughter. Lady Susan is not only beautiful but intelligent and witty; she's highly attractive to men and her suitors are always significantly younger. Inspired by Les Liaisons Dangereuses, and written in a similar form, Lady Susan is one of Jane Austen's earliest finished works. In it, she reveals all the caustic wit and brilliant social satire of her later novellas.

Lady Susan

Emma is a literary classic by Jane Austen following the genteel women of Georgian-Regency England in their most cherished sport: matchmaking. Emma is spoiled, headstrong, and self-satisfied. After a couple she has introduced gets married, she greatly overestimates her own matchmaking abilities and, blind to the dangers of meddling in other people's lives, proceeds to forge ahead in her new interest despite objections. What follows is a comedy of manners, in which Emma repeatedly counsels her friends for or against their marriage prospects, absent any notice of their true emotions or desires. This story is often cited as a personal favorite of critics and literary historians, and Emma is set apart from other Austen heroines by her seeming immunity to romantic attraction.

Taken from the poverty of her parents' home in Portsmouth, Fanny Price is brought up with her rich cousins at Mansfield Park, acutely aware of her humble rank and with her cousin Edmund as her sole ally. During her uncle's absence in Antigua, the Crawford's arrive in the neighborhood bringing with them the glamour of London life and a reckless taste for flirtation. Mansfield Park is considered Jane Austen's first mature work and, with its quiet heroine and subtle examination of social position and moral integrity, one of her most profound.

Anne Elliott, Jane Austen's only aging heroine, has devoted her life to caring for her financially irresponsible family. Just when she is growing content with her uneventful lifestyle, a long-lost flame re-enters the picture -- now as the beau of her significantly younger cousin. Anne is now faced with a choice: will she watch Captain Wentworth settle into life with another woman, or will she strive to win back his love and escape her family?

Jane Austen's first novel—published posthumously in 1818—tells the story of Catherine Morland and her dangerously sweet nature, innocence, and sometime self-delusion. Though Austen's fallible heroine is repeatedly drawn into scrapes while vacationing at Bath and during her subsequent visit to Northanger Abbey, Catherine eventually triumphs, blossoming into a discerning woman who learns truths about love, life, and the heady power of literature. The satirical novel pokes fun at the gothic novel while earnestly emphasizing caution to the female sex.

This Audiobook contains the following works arranged alphabetically by authors last names Emma [Jane Austen] Jane Eyre [Charlotte Brontë] The Awakening [Kate Chopin] Heart of Darkness [Joseph Conrad] Crime and Punishment [Fyodor Dostoevsky] The Curious Case of Benjamin Button [F. Scott Fitzgerald] The Call of the Wild [Jack London] The Dunwich Horror [H.P Lovecraft] The Art of War [Sun Tzu] The Importance of Being Earnest [Oscar Wilde]

10 Masterpieces you have to listen before you die, Vol. 2 (Golden Deer Classics)

This Audiobook contains the complete novels of Jane Austen - Emma - Lady Susan - Love and Friendship, and Other Early Works - Mansfield Park - Northanger Abbey - Persuasion - Pride and Prejudice - Sense and Sensibility - The Watsons

Jane Austen: The Complete Novels

During an eventful season at Bath, young, naïve Catherine Morland experiences the joys of fashionable society for the first time. She is delighted to make new acquaintances, including flirtatious Isabella, who shares her love of Gothic romance and horror, and the sophisticated Henry and Eleanor Tilney. When the Tilneys invite her to their family’s mysterious home, Northanger Abbey, she’s eager to visit. But once there, her imagination, which has been influenced by gothic novels of sensation and intrigue, makes her suspect their father, General Tilney, of committing terrible crimes. With its broad comedy and irrepressible heroine, Northanger Abbey is the most youthful and optimistic of Jane Austen's works.

This recording includes a selection of Jane Austen's letters, edited by Susan Coolidge and chosen from the collection of Austen's great-nephew, Edward, Lord Brabourne. The letters are mostly addressed to Austen's sister Cassandra, with whom she was very close. There are also some letters written to two of her nieces, Anna Austen Lefroy and Fanny Knight. They include some references to her published work, including Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park and Emma

The Letters of Jane Austen

This book draws together some of Jane Austen's earliest literary efforts. It includes "Love & Freindship" and "Lesley Castle" both told through the medium of letters written by the characters. It also contains her wonderful "History of England" and a "Collection of Letters" and lastly a chapter containing "Scraps". In these offerings, we may see the beginnings of Miss Austen's literary style. We may also discern traces of characters that we encounter in her later works. G. K. Chesterton in his preface, for example, says of a passage in Love and Freindship; "... is there not the foreshadowing of another and more famous father; and do we not hear for a moment, in the rustic cottage by the Uske, the unmistakable voice of Mr. Bennet?" These works are certainly worth exploring for their own sakes and not simply as historical relics.

Love and Freindship, and Other Early Works

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.

We have all been more or less to blame ... every one of us, excepting Fanny' Taken from the poverty of her parents' home, Fanny Price is brought up with her rich cousins at Mansfield Park, acutely aware of her humble rank and with only her cousin Edmund as an ally. When Fanny's uncle is absent in Antigua, Mary Crawford and her brother Henry arrive in the neighbourhood, bringing with them London glamour and a reckless taste for flirtation. As her female cousins vie for Henry's attention, and even Edmund falls for Mary's dazzling charms, only Fanny remains doubtful about the Crawfords' influence and finds herself more isolated than ever. A subtle examination of social position and moral integrity, Mansfield Park is one of Jane Austen's most profound works

Anne Elliot, a young Englishwoman of 27 years, whose family is moving to get out of debt, rents their home to an Admiral. The brother of the Admiral's wife, Captain Frederick Wentworth, had been engaged to Anne years earlier and now they meet again. Both are still single and unattached. This sets the scene for a second chance at love for the two of them.

Pride and Prejudice is Jane Austen's classic comic romance, in which the five Bennett sisters try to find that most elusive creature: a single man in possession of a large fortune. Sparks fly when sweet, pretty Jane meets their new neighbor, Mr. Bingley, but her sister Elizabeth is most offended by his haughty friend, Mr. Darcy. This is Austen at the height of her powers: the ironic narration, hilariously drawn supporting characters, and romantic suspense make this her most enduringly popular novel.

Austen's "most wicked tale," Lady Susan is a short epistolary novel by Jane Austen, possibly written in 1794 but not published until 1871. Lady Susan is a selfish, attractive woman, who tries to trap the best possible husband while maintaining a relationship with a married man. She subverts all the standards of the romantic novel; she has an active role, she's not only beautiful but intelligent and witty, and her suitors are significantly younger than she is.

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