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Jane Austen: The Complete Works
Jane Austen’s romantic fiction has earned her a place as one of the most beloved authors of English literature, who is celebrated for her realism, biting irony and perceptive social commentary. This comprehensive eBook presents the complete works of Jane Austen, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time.
CONTENTS:
The Novels
SENSE AND SENSIBILITY
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
MANSFIELD PARK
EMMA
NORTHANGER ABBEY
PERSUASION
LADY SUSAN
The Unfinished Novels
THE WATSONS
SANDITON
The Juvenilia
LIST OF EARLY WORKS
The Letters
THE LETTERS OF JANE AUSTEN
The Criticism
JANE AUSTEN by Sir Walter Scott
ARCHBISHOP WHATELY ON JANE AUSTEN by Richard Whately
TO JANE AUSTEN by Andrew Lang
REALISM: JANE AUSTEN by Richard Burton
ON JANE AUSTEN IN THE GENERAL ELECTION by G. K. Chesterton
JANE AUSTEN’S JUVENILIA by G. K. Chesterton
JANE AUSTEN: NATURAL HISTORIAN by Robert Lynd
THREE ESSAYS ON JANE AUSTEN by Virginia Woolf
The Biographies
A MEMOIR OF JANE AUSTEN by James Edward Austen-Leigh
JANE AUSTEN, HER LIFE AND LETTERS by William Austen-Leigh and Richard Arthur Austen-Leigh
CONTENTS:
The Novels
SENSE AND SENSIBILITY
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
MANSFIELD PARK
EMMA
NORTHANGER ABBEY
PERSUASION
LADY SUSAN
The Unfinished Novels
THE WATSONS
SANDITON
The Juvenilia
LIST OF EARLY WORKS
The Letters
THE LETTERS OF JANE AUSTEN
The Criticism
JANE AUSTEN by Sir Walter Scott
ARCHBISHOP WHATELY ON JANE AUSTEN by Richard Whately
TO JANE AUSTEN by Andrew Lang
REALISM: JANE AUSTEN by Richard Burton
ON JANE AUSTEN IN THE GENERAL ELECTION by G. K. Chesterton
JANE AUSTEN’S JUVENILIA by G. K. Chesterton
JANE AUSTEN: NATURAL HISTORIAN by Robert Lynd
THREE ESSAYS ON JANE AUSTEN by Virginia Woolf
The Biographies
A MEMOIR OF JANE AUSTEN by James Edward Austen-Leigh
JANE AUSTEN, HER LIFE AND LETTERS by William Austen-Leigh and Richard Arthur Austen-Leigh
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About the author
Jane Austen
3,932 books74.6k followersJane Austen was an English novelist known primarily for her six novels, which implicitly interpret, critique, and comment upon the English landed gentry at the end of the 18th century. Austen's plots often explore the dependence of women on marriage for the pursuit of favourable social standing and economic security. Her works are an implicit critique of the novels of sensibility of the second half of the 18th century and are part of the transition to 19th-century literary realism. Her deft use of social commentary, realism and biting irony have earned her acclaim among critics and scholars.
The anonymously published Sense and Sensibility (1811), Pride and Prejudice (1813), Mansfield Park (1814), and Emma (1816), were a modest success but brought her little fame in her lifetime. She wrote two other novels—Northanger Abbey and Persuasion, both published posthumously in 1817—and began another, eventually titled Sanditon, but died before its completion. She also left behind three volumes of juvenile writings in manuscript, the short epistolary novel Lady Susan, and the unfinished novel The Watsons.
Since her death Austen's novels have rarely been out of print. A significant transition in her reputation occurred in 1833, when they were republished in Richard Bentley's Standard Novels series (illustrated by Ferdinand Pickering and sold as a set). They gradually gained wide acclaim and popular readership. In 1869, fifty-two years after her death, her nephew's publication of A Memoir of Jane Austen introduced a compelling version of her writing career and supposedly uneventful life to an eager audience. Her work has inspired a large number of critical essays and has been included in many literary anthologies. Her novels have also inspired many films, including 1940's Pride and Prejudice, 1995's Sense and Sensibility and 2016's Love & Friendship.
The anonymously published Sense and Sensibility (1811), Pride and Prejudice (1813), Mansfield Park (1814), and Emma (1816), were a modest success but brought her little fame in her lifetime. She wrote two other novels—Northanger Abbey and Persuasion, both published posthumously in 1817—and began another, eventually titled Sanditon, but died before its completion. She also left behind three volumes of juvenile writings in manuscript, the short epistolary novel Lady Susan, and the unfinished novel The Watsons.
Since her death Austen's novels have rarely been out of print. A significant transition in her reputation occurred in 1833, when they were republished in Richard Bentley's Standard Novels series (illustrated by Ferdinand Pickering and sold as a set). They gradually gained wide acclaim and popular readership. In 1869, fifty-two years after her death, her nephew's publication of A Memoir of Jane Austen introduced a compelling version of her writing career and supposedly uneventful life to an eager audience. Her work has inspired a large number of critical essays and has been included in many literary anthologies. Her novels have also inspired many films, including 1940's Pride and Prejudice, 1995's Sense and Sensibility and 2016's Love & Friendship.
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dnf
December 12, 2023There’s nothing complete about this collection and the reason I deleted it from my library. Since this information would be lost if I deleted it from my GR shelves as well I’m moving it to my DNF shelf instead.
This collection contains following works:
Juvenilia – Volume I
Juvenilia – Volume II
Juvenilia – Volume III
Sense and Sensibility
Pride and Prejudice
Mansfield Park
Emma
Northanger Abbey
Persuasion
This collection contains following works:
Juvenilia – Volume I
Juvenilia – Volume II
Juvenilia – Volume III
Sense and Sensibility
Pride and Prejudice
Mansfield Park
Emma
Northanger Abbey
Persuasion
January 9, 2021
I am reading them on my kindle. It will take a while to read them all.
December 6, 2025
Took me two years to read them all, but I finally did it!
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February 21, 2019I have read “Pride and Prejudice” as well as “Emma” long ago, but really need to rediscover this celebrated author.
July 1, 2020
Emma - 6/30/2020
July 21, 2020
Pride and Prejudice may be my favorite of her works but I love them all.
January 2, 2022
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