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Collected together in one volume, The Complete Novels show the development of Austen as a writer and social commentator. From the early optimism and youthful energy of Northanger Abbey to the quie...

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'It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.' With this famous declaration Jane Austen launches into the story of the five Be...

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a nice Jewish widower must be in want of a wife. Eligible men may be scarce in Boca, but that doesn't stop Carol Newman from plotting to marry off wealth...

Three of the author's most popular works — widely admired for their satiric wit, subtlety and perfection of style — brilliantly recreate the provincial world of the early 19th-century E...

What if you found a 200-year-old love letter written from a fictional character to the writer who created him? And what if, next to that letter, was another addressed to this character . . . from t...

Leading scholars present a comprehensive and up-to-date guide to Jane Austen's works in the contexts of her contemporary world, and of present-day critical discourse. Besides discussions of Austen'...

What would a latter-day Jane Austen say about love, death, andthe SATs? Anne Ehrlich is a dedicated guidance counselor steering her high school charges through the perils of college admission. Year...

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For every frustrated reader of the great nineteenth-century English novels of Austen, Trollope, Dickens, or the Brontës who has ever wondered whether a duke outranked an earl, when to yell "Tally...

"You must drink tea with us tonight." Sense & Sensibility Who would not want to sit down with Jane Austen and join her in a cup of tea? Here for the first time is a book that shares the secrets of...

Amanda, Book #5 in Debra White Smith’s Austen Series, is a delightful contemporary novel set in Australia that captures the wit and humor of Jane Austen’s Emma. Amanda is a bit bored...

Explains Austen's methods, motivations, and morals The fun and easy way(r) to understand and enjoy Jane Austen Want to know more about Jane Austen? This friendly guide gives the scoop...

One of the great and ever popular masters of the English novel is represented here by every one of her novels. Includes Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Emma, Northange...

'I doubt whether it would be possible to mention any author of note, whose personal obscurity was so complete.' James Edward Austen-Leigh's Memoir of his aunt Jane Austen was published in 1870, ov...

For every frustrated reader of the great nineteenth-century English novels of Austen, Trollope, Dickens, or the Brontës who has ever wondered whether a duke outranked an earl, when to yell "Tally...

Few writers have stood the test of time with the wit and warmth of Jane Austen. Her stories and characters continue to inspire us in the ways of love, friendship, and family. Quotations lovingly ch...

Loosely based on the beloved Pride and Prejudice, Debra White Smith’s First Impressions weaves a spell–binding, modern–day tale on the challenges and rewards of love. Eddi Boswic...

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Jane Austen in Bath: Walking Tours of the Writer’s City is a beautifully illustrated book organized into four walking tours around the city of Bath–where she set both Northanger Abbey a...