Since its immediate success in 1813, Pride and Prejudice has remained one of the most popular novels in the English language. Jane Austen called this brilliant work «her own darling child» and its vivacious heroine, Elizabeth Bennet, «as delightful a creature as ever appeared in print.» The romantic clash between the opinionated Elizabeth and her proud beau, Mr. Darcy, is a splendid performance of civilized sparring. And Jane Austen's radiant wit sparkles as her characters dance a delicate...
Since its immediate success in 1813, Pride and Prejudice has remained one of the most popular novels in the English language. Jane Austen called this brilliant work «her own darling child» and its vivacious heroine, Elizabeth Bennet, «as delightful a creature as ever appeared in print.» The romantic clash between the opinionated Elizabeth and her proud beau, Mr. Darcy, is a splendid performance of civilized sparring. And Jane Austen's radiant wit sparkles as her characters dance a delicate...
Since its immediate success in 1813, Pride and Prejudice has remained one of the most popular novels in the English language. Jane Austen called this brilliant work «her own darling child» and its vivacious heroine, Elizabeth Bennet, «as delightful a creature as ever appeared in print.» The romantic clash between the opinionated Elizabeth and her proud beau, Mr. Darcy, is a splendid performance of civilized sparring. And Jane Austen's radiant wit sparkles as her characters dance a delicate...
Since its immediate success in 1813, Pride and Prejudice has remained one of the most popular novels in the English language. Jane Austen called this brilliant work «her own darling child» and its vivacious heroine, Elizabeth Bennet, «as delightful a creature as ever appeared in print.» The romantic clash between the opinionated Elizabeth and her proud beau, Mr. Darcy, is a splendid performance of civilized sparring. And Jane Austen's radiant wit sparkles as her characters dance a delicate...
Since its immediate success in 1813, Pride and Prejudice has remained one of the most popular novels in the English language. Jane Austen called this brilliant work «her own darling child» and its vivacious heroine, Elizabeth Bennet, «as delightful a creature as ever appeared in print.» The romantic clash between the opinionated Elizabeth and her proud beau, Mr. Darcy, is a splendid performance of civilized sparring. And Jane Austen's radiant wit sparkles as her characters dance a delicate...
Since its immediate success in 1813, Pride and Prejudice has remained one of the most popular novels in the English language. Jane Austen called this brilliant work «her own darling child» and its vivacious heroine, Elizabeth Bennet, «as delightful a creature as ever appeared in print.» The romantic clash between the opinionated Elizabeth and her proud beau, Mr. Darcy, is a splendid performance of civilized sparring. And Jane Austen's radiant wit sparkles as her characters dance a delicate...
Что важнее при выборе спутника жизни – чувства или разум? Да и в самой жизни, собственно, чем лучше руководствоваться? «Разум и чувства» – типичная история своего времени. История матери и трёх дочерей, в одночасье оставшихся без мужской поддержки, и вынужденных самостоятельно пробиваться в жизни в непростой век, принадлежавший мужчинам. Нет, более прекрасного и вдохновляющего чувства, чем любовь. Любовь окрыляет и заставляет совершать безумные и жертвенные поступки, любовь способна...
Collected here are Jane Austen's three unfinished works; «Sanditon, The Watsons, and Lady Susan». «Sanditon» is the story of the idyllic modern seaside town and its inhabitants. «The Watsons» is the story of Mr. Watson, a widowed clergyman, and his two sons and four daughters. «Lady Susan», the most complete of the three, is an epistolary novel; the story of its title character, a woman who engages in affairs and searches for suitable husbands for herself and her young daughter. Also...
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” is the story of Mr. Watson, a widowed...
"Sense and Sensibility" is the story of two sisters, Elinor and Marianne Dashwood, who have contrasting temperaments. On the surface Elinor, the older sister represents sense or reason while Marianne represents sensibility or emotion, however upon closer examination we find that they both exhibit varying aspects of each characteristic. A classic coming of age story «Sense and Sensibility» was Jane Austen's first published novel.