Emma
Emma Woodhouse is beautiful, clever and rich. She lives alone with her father, and spends a lot of her time thinking about future husbands - for her friends. When she meets Harriet Smith, a poor girl with no family, Emma decides that she must find a husband for her. Harriet is pleased to be Emma's friend - but will Emma's matchmaking make Harriet happy?
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Catharine and Other Writings (Oxford World´s Classics)ě
Jane Austen began writing in her early teens, and filled three notebooks with her fiction. Her earliest work reflects her interest in the novel as a genre; in brilliant short pieces she plays with plots, stock characters, diction, and style, developing a sense of form at a remarkably early age. The characters of these stories have a jaunty and never-failing devotion to themselves. They perpetually lie, cheat, steal - and occasionally commit murder. Throughout these short or unfinished pieces, Austen exhibits her sense of the preposterous in life and fiction with tough-mindedness and robust humour. Alice, the mock-heroine of Jack and Alice has `many rare and charming qualities, but Sobriety is not one of them'. In her later published fiction, Austen had learned to take demands for propriety seriously, reining in whatever might be thought boisterous or coarse. Here we see Jane Austen without her inhibitions. In addition to prose fiction and prayers, this collection also contains many of Jane Austen's poems, written to amuse or console friends, and rarely reprinted. The texts have been compared with the manuscripts and edited to give a number of new readings. The notes recreate the texture of daily life in Jane Austen's age, and demonstrate her knowledge of the fiction of her time. The introduction by Margaret Anne Doody sets the writings within the context of Jane Austen's life and literary career.
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Austen - Complete Novels (Deluxe Edition)
A line illustrated anthology of Jane Austen's complete works includes Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Emma, Northanger Abbey, Persuasion, and the obscure Lady Susan.
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Persuasion
In this witty story of love and marriage, Anne Elliot and Captain Wentworth meet again after many years. They are in love, but will they marry? "Penguin Readers" is a series of simplified novels, film novelizations and original titles that introduce students at all levels to the pleasures of reading in English. Originally designed for teaching English as a foreign language, the series' combination of high interest level and low reading age makes it suitable for both English-speaking teenagers with limited reading skills and students of English as a second language. Many titles in the series also provide access to the pre-20th century literature strands of the National Curriculum English Orders. "Penguin Readers" are graded at seven levels of difficulty, from "Easystarts" with a 200-word vocabulary, to Level 6 (Advanced) with a 3000-word vocabulary. In addition, titles fall into one of three sub-categories: "Contemporary", "Classics" or "Originals". At the end of each book there is a section of enjoyable exercises focusing on vocabulary building, comprehension, discussion and writing. Some titles in the series are available with an accompanying audio cassette, or in a book and cassette pack. Additionally, selected titles have free accompanying "Penguin Readers Factsheets" which provide stimulating exercise material for students, as well as suggestions for teachers on how to exploit the Readers in class.
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Emma (Wadsworth Collection)
Jane Austen teased readers with the idea of a 'heroine whom no one but myself will much like', but Emma is irresistible. 'Handsome, clever, and rich', Emma is also an 'imaginist', 'on fire with speculation and foresight'. She sees the signs of romance all around her, but thinks she will never be married. Her matchmaking maps out relationships that Jane Austen ironically tweaks into a clearer perspective. Judgement and imagination are matched in games the reader too can enjoy, and the end is a triumph of understanding.
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Emma Ang.
I am going to take a heroine whom no-one but myself will much like, Jane Austen wrote, but young Emma Woodhouse, in spite of her weaknesses, has charmed generations of readers. Bossy, a little spoilt, and too eager to control other's lives for what she believes is their own good, she creates misunderstandings with every tactic she employs. But when her attempts to match-make go awry, she learns a hard lesson about life, love, and growing up. The world's greatest works of literature are now available in beautiful keepsake volumes. Bound in real cloth, and featuring gilt edges and ribbon markers, these beautifully produced books are a wonderful way to build a handsome library of classic literature. These are the essential novels that belong in every home. They'll transport readers to imaginary worlds and provide excitement, entertainment, and enlightenment for years to come. All of these novels feature attractive illustrations and have an unequalled period feel that will grace the library, the bedside table or bureau.
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Pride And Prejudice
"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife." Few novels have as passionate a following as Jane Austen's witty, perceptive tale of five sisters and their quest for marriage. When Elizabeth Bennett overhears the proud and arrogant Darcy insulting her, she develops a stubborn and blinding prejudice against him--a prejudice that may harm her family and her very chances for happiness. A sparkling satire with serious undertones that explores manners, motives, and society. The world's greatest works of literature are now available in these beautiful keepsake volumes. Bound in real cloth, and featuring gilt edges and ribbon markers, these beautifully produced books are a wonderful way to build a handsome library of classic literature. These are the essential novels that belong in every home. They'll transport readers to imaginary worlds and provide excitement, entertainment, and enlightenment for years to come. All of these novels feature attractive illustrations and have an unequalled period feel that will grace the library, the bedside table or bureau.
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Sense And Sensibility
Sense and Sensibility, the first of Jane Austen's major novels, examines the romantic lives of two very different sisters--one restrained and practical, the other wildly passionate and romantic--forced to balance their emotional needs against the harsh financial realities of the world. After their father's death leaves them impoverished, Elinor and Marianne Dashwood must struggle to win both the happiness and security they deserve. Austen trains her customary sharp eye on the hypocrisy of the age, providing a striking critique of early nineteenth-century society. The world's greatest works of literature are now available in these beautiful keepsake volumes. Bound in real cloth, and featuring gilt edges and ribbon markers, these beautifully produced books are a wonderful way to build a handsome library of classic literature. These are the essential novels that belong in every home. They'll transport readers to imaginary worlds and provide excitement, entertainment, and enlightenment for years to come. All of these novels feature attractive illustrations and have an unequalled period feel that will grace the library, the bedside table or bureau.
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Persuasion
What happens when we listen to others instead of our heart? That is the subject of Jane Austen's final novel, and her most mature work. After Anne Elliot heeds the advice of her dearest friend and breaks off her engagement to Frederick Wentworth, happiness eludes her. Eight years later, Anne remains unmarried, and her father’s spendthrift ways have brought her family down materially in the world. When a newly wealthy Frederick returns from the Napoleonic Wars, Anne realizes her feelings remain unchanged. But will Frederick forgive her and offer Anne a second chance at love? The world's greatest works of literature are now available in these beautiful keepsake volumes. Bound in real cloth, and featuring gilt edges and ribbon markers, these beautifully produced books are a wonderful way to build a handsome library of classic literature. These are the essential novels that belong in every home. They'll transport readers to imaginary worlds and provide excitement, entertainment, and enlightenment for years to come. All of these novels feature attractive illustrations and have an unequalled period feel that will grace the library, the bedside table or bureau.
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Mansfield Park
In one of Jane Austen's most morally complex and richly drawn novels, she paints a fascinating portrait of an upper-class family and the cousin who comes to live with them. Fanny Price, the timid and poor relative of the wealthy Bertrams, finds comfort only in her gentle cousin, Edmund, with whom she gradually falls in love. But the departure of the father on business, and the arrival of the worldly Henry Crawford and his sister Mary, irrevocably change the family’s fortunes. A penetrating account both of individual motives and social mores, Mansfield Park remains as fresh today as when it was written. The world's greatest works of literature are now available in these beautiful keepsake volumes. Bound in real cloth, and featuring gilt edges and ribbon markers, these beautifully produced books are a wonderful way to build a handsome library of classic literature. These are the essential novels that belong in every home. They'll transport readers to imaginary worlds and provide excitement, entertainment, and enlightenment for years to come. All of these novels feature attractive illustrations and have an unequalled period feel that will grace the library, the bedside table or bureau.
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Rozum a cit
Anglicko na začiatku 19. storočia vyzerá ako rozľahlý park, domácke sídla a v nich šťastní a láskaví ľudia. Ale všetko nie je také idylické, ako to vyzerá. Pani Dashwoodová so svojimi tromi dcérami - Elinor, Mariannou a Margaret - sa po manželovej smrti musí vysťahovať práve z takého útulného sídla. Všetok majetok totiž zdedil John, Dashwoodov syn z prvého manželstva. Nový domov nájdu u vzdialeného príbuzného Sira Johna Middletona, no starosti s dvoma dcérami na vydaj jej zostanú. Do rozumnej Elinor sa zahľadí bohatý a láskavý Edward a ona sa snaží utajiť svoj cit pred matkou i sestrami, o citlivú Marianne prejaví záujem plukovník Brandon. Ktorá z týchto dvoch lások bude naplnená? Zvíťazí rozum, alebo cit?
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Pýcha a přemlouvání
„První moderní anglická autorka“ – „Mladší sestra Shakespearova“
– to jsou jen dva z mnoha lichotivých atributů,
jimiž obdivovatelé vzdávají hold autorce, která už
víc jak dvě století poutá neutuchající lásku vděčných čtenářů.
Austenová žila v době, kdy v literatuře vládl romantismus,
bouřlivé city, temné tragično, přemíra sentimentu,
jí však bylo dáno hravé, ironicky laděné,
komické vidění okolního světa, smysl pro mravní hodnoty,
schopnost vidět lidem až na dno duše, a k tomu
suverénní vypravěčský talent.
„Píšu o lásce a penězích, o čem jiném lze taky vůbec
psát?“ podotkla kdysi. A láska ve svých proměnlivých
podobách, věrná i zrazující, ztracená i znovunalezená,
sebestředná i obětavá, provází jemnou Annu, popelku
v rodině pošetilého, ješitného baroneta, a nejedné zkoušce
je její citlivá duše vystavena, než ona i všichni kolem
ní dohrají svou lidskou komedii.
Román, který jsme nazvali „Pýcha a přemlouvání“ vyšel
posmrtně v roce 1818 pod názvem „Persuasion.“
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Emma
"Emma Woodhouse igazán mindent megkapott az élettől, ami szép és jó: csinos volt, eszes, gazdag, derűs természetű; már huszonegyedik évében járt, de komolyabb baj vagy bánat még sosem érte." E sorokkal kezdődik a jellegzetes Austen-hősnők közé méltán felsorakozó Emma regénye; s az említett számos jó tulajdonság, kedvező adottság ellenére bizony vele is végigjáratja az írónő a csalódások, kisebb-nagyobb bánatok, tanulságok iskoláját.
Az események középpontjában három ifjú pár félreértéseken és viszályokon át győzedelmeskedő szerelme áll. A színtér, a környezet itt is ugyanaz, mint a többi Austen-regényben: vidéki angol úriházak, amelyek úgy élik a maguk derűsnek és kiegyensúlyozottnak látszó életét, mintha az országnak semmi köze sem volna a Csatorna túlsó oldalán dúló napóleoni háborúkhoz. De a szereplők újszerű érzékenységén, társadalmi komédiájuk apró mozzanatain mégis érezni, hogy a világ épp változófélben van...
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Complete novel-Jane Austen
Perhaps the best loved of all English novelists. She addresses the politics, dating and courtship with an incisive intelligence that both foreshadows and outsrips many of the romantic novels of today.Upozornenie: Vzhľadom na častejšie obmeny vydaní t
ejto knihy v zahraničí, kus, ktorý vám zašleme, nemusí mať rovnakú obálku ako je zobrazená tu. Zobrazená obálka môže byť iba ilustračná. Obsah knihy aj cena budú však identické, bez ohľadu na obálku.
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Opatství Northanger
V mondénních anglických lázních Bath bývaly v době Jane Austenové mladé slečny uváděny do společnosti, aby se obrousily a pod dohledem matinek získaly žádoucí partii. Hrdinkou příběhu je Catherine, dcera venkovského faráře, upřímné, bezelstné, radostné stvoření, které se v nezvyklém prostředí vedle vítaných radovánek setká i s nejednou nástrahou. Ačkoliv má hlavu popletenou hrůzostrašnými gotickými romány, tehdejší oblíbenou dívčí četbou, a často vidí i v úkazech zcela běžných romantické drama, nakonec jí bystrý rozum ukáže správnou cestu a s milou Catherine, jak jinak, všechno dopadne šťastně.
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Pýcha a předsudek
Idylická románová komedie z anglického venkovského prostředí je lehce ironickým příběhem o rodinných vztazích mezi příslušníky středostavovské společnosti. Není pochyb o tom, že hrdinka románu, Lízinka, je sama Jane Austenová (1775-1817). Přestože prožila tak typicky nekonfliktní život (nikdy se neprovdala a jediné nabídnutí k sňatku prý během hodiny důrazně odmítla), neodráží se v jejím díle žádná osudová hořkost. Zdá se, že se ze své pozice dcery bez věna, a tudíž dívky bez zvláštních šancí na lepší sňatek, spíš nesmírně bavila – asi jako člověk, který v divadle sleduje zábavnou komedii. Přidáním ironického podtextu posunula románovou tvorbu ze sfér naivního realismu o několik generaci kupředu. Víc než půldruhého století je doba, která dovedla pohltit stovky literárních děl, jimž se při zrodu prorokovala nesmrtelnost, a byla to díla s daleko efektnějšími a vzrušivějšími náměty než Pýcha a předsudek. Jemné kouzlo Jane Austenové má svůj stálý vděčný okruh čtenářů a každá no
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