But when war ends and the Navy comes home, so does Captain Wentworth, and Anne starts to wonder if there is such a thing as a second chance at love. Considered defining works of the Regency Era and counted among the best-loved classics of English literature, Austen’s books include Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Emma, Northanger Abbey, and Persuasion. Austen had a short life, but her legacy and the impact she made on literature have changed the course of history. Jane Austen (1775-1817) was an English author known primarily for her six major novels set among the British landed gentry at the end of the 18th century. Why not delve between the covers of one of The Austen Project's contemporary reworkings of her novels or lose yourself in Austen's world with our favourite audiobook adaptations.

From the gardens of Pemberley to the spooky halls of Northanger Abbey, join some of literature's most iconic heroines on their path to self-discovery and true love. Obsessed with Gothic fiction, seventeen-year-old Catherine Morland is wintering in Bath when she encounters dashing gentleman Henry Tilney and the charismatic Thorpe siblings. Jane Austen’s novels continue to be amongst the most loved works of English literature, spawning countless stage and screen adaptations as well as literary homages including Barbara Pym’s Jane and Prudence and Curtis Sittenfield’s Eligible.We are committed to offering the best value to our members, with a satisfaction guarantee on both your membership and merchandise.

Romantic, witty, acerbic and endlessly popular, Jane Austen’s novels are amongst the most revered, relevant and consistently readable novels in English Literature. 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. Subtly different in tone, they range from the Gothic satire of Northanger Abbey, the drama of Pride and Prejudice and the razor-sharp observation of Emma to the poignancy and tenderness of Sense and Sensibility, Mansfield Park and Persuasion. Focalised through its eponymous protagonist’s well-meaning but uninitiated mind, Emma is an enchanting meditation on the difficulty of knowing yourself and the vacuity of cunning logic when it comes to the matters of the heart. Jane Austen seems to have been born with the comic precision and other-worldly insight she everywhere displays in Sense and Sensibility, her first published novel (1811), which, though revised later, was completed in 1797 at the age of twenty-two.To enable personalised advertising (like interest-based ads), we may share your data with our marketing and advertising partners using cookies and other technologies. Some scholars have suggested that in issue number 9, the letter signed "Sophia Sentiment" was the work of their sister Jane when she was 14. Featuring a laser-cut jacket on a textured book with foil stamping, all titles in this series will be first editions.

Then the Crawford's arrive in the neighbourhood bringing with them the glamour of London life and a complex game is set in motion. In Jane Austen's most popular novel, Elizabeth Bennet and eligible bachelor Fitzwilliam Darcy clash instantly. Written as a series of letters, Lady Susan, is the tale of a cunning coquette whose shenanigans display a lack of regard for anyone, even her own daughter. Swept up by the high society she has found herself in, Catherine and her overactive imagination lead her into numerous comical misunderstandings with the Tilney family.Eight years ago, Lady Russell persuaded Anne Elliot to break off her engagement to a fortuneless young naval captain. They continue to be widely read and studied for their unique insight into the society and culture of early 19th century England, yet also for their timeless appeal. Inspired by the intricate leather bindings of the 19th century, these dust jackets are a stunning addition to any bookshelf. After several failed attempts at getting her work published, Austen’s brother Henry approached a publisher Thomas Egerton who published Sense and Sensibility in 1811.

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Through her vivacious and spirited heroines and their circle, she paints vivid portraits of English middle-class life as the eighteenth century came to a close.