The Jane Austen Collection: Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Emma, Northanger Abbey, Persuasion, Lady Susan (Halcyon Classics) [Kindle Edition]

Jane Austen (Author)

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This Halcyon Classics ebook collection contains Jane Austen's six complete novels: SENSE AND SENSIBILITY, PRIDE AND PREJUDICE, MANSFIELD PARK, EMMA, NORTHANGER ABBEY, and PERSUASION. It also includes the posthumously-published work LADY SUSAN.

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About the Author

Jane Austen is perhaps the best-loved of all English novelists. Her knowledge of human nature is remarkable, and her awareness of the importance of class, money and appearances makes her a peculiarly modern author. She addresses the politics of dating, courtship and mating with an incisive intelligence that both foreshadows and outstrips many of the romantic novels of today. Her teasing novels of gentle worldliness have been brought to new audiences by modern film and television productions, and this complete edition of her novels will be a welcome addition to any library or collection of books. It is bound in real cloth, with head and tail bands, a ribbon marker, top edge gilt and a gold-blocked jacket. Illustrated throughout by Hugh Thomson.

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• Format: Kindle Edition
• File Size: 2358 KB
• Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
• Publisher: Halcyon Press Ltd.; Second edition (May 11, 2009)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services
• Language: English
• ASIN: B0029NY9EE
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #86,340 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

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Though the domain of Jane Austen's novels was as circumscribed as her life, her caustic wit and keen observation made her the equal of the greatest novelists in any language. Born the seventh child of the rector of Steventon, Hampshire, on December 16, 1775, she was educated mainly at home. At an early age she began writing sketches and satires of popular novels for her family's entertainment. As a clergyman's daughter from a well-connected family, she had an ample opportunity to study the habits of the middle class, the gentry, and the aristocracy. At twenty-one, she began a novel called "The First Impressions" an early version of Pride and Prejudice. In 1801, on her father's retirement, the family moved to the fashionable resort of Bath. Two years later she sold the first version of Northanger Abby to a London publisher, but the first of her novels to appear was Sense and Sensibility, published at her own expense in 1811. It was followed by Pride and Prejudice (1813), Mansfield Park (1814), and Emma (1815). After her father died in 1805, the family first moved to Southampton then to Chawton Cottage in Hampshire. Despite this relative retirement, Jane Austen was still in touch with a wider world, mainly through her brothers; one had become a very rich country gentleman, another a London banker, and two were naval officers. Though her many novels were published anonymously, she had many early and devoted readers, among them the Prince Regent and Sir Walter Scott. In 1816, in declining health, Austen wrote Persuasion and revised Northanger Abby, Her last work, Sandition, was left unfinished at her death on July 18, 1817. She was buried in Winchester Cathedral. Austen's identity as an author was announced to the world posthumously by her brother Henry, who supervised the publication of Northanger Abby and Persuasion in 1818.

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Thumbs up on Austen anthology, March 5, 2010

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This review is from: The Jane Austen Collection: Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Emma, Northanger Abbey, Persuasion, Lady Susan (Halcyon Classics) (Kindle Edition)

A superb collection added to excellent preparation by Halcyon Classics make for a great buy!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Jane Austen, January 9, 2010

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This is an excelent English classic literature book. There are six novels in one book. It is thick with 1098 pages, but easy to manipulate. There dosen't seem to be any typos or mispelled words.I gave it five stars, but would have given it six if I could. It was published by Magpie Books, London.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Jane Austin forever!, January 1, 2011

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This review is from: The Jane Austen Collection: Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Emma, Northanger Abbey, Persuasion, Lady Susan (Halcyon Classics) (Kindle Edition)

The Jane Austen Collection: Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Emma, Northanger Abbey, Persuasion (Halcyon Classics)

Pride and Prejudice was the first school text book that I enjoyed reading. Over the past 40 years, I have re-read and enjoyed her works. I even find myself doing walking tours in places like Bath, in order to follow in the steps of her characters!

Timeless enjoyment with the Bennets, Lady Catherine, Darcy and Bingley