Jane Austen
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Jane Austen's first published work, meticulously constructed and sparkling with her unique wit Marianne Dashwood wears her heart on her sleeve, and when she falls in love with the dashing but unsuitable John Willoughby she ignores her sister Elinor's warning that her impulsive behaviour leaves her open to gossip and innuendo. Meanwhile Elinor, always sensitive to social convention, is struggling to conceal her own romantic disappointment, even from...
5) Minor works
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Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
1982
Physical Desc
vi, 476 p., [5] leaves of plates : ill., facsim. ; 19 cm.
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English
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Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
lxiii, 446 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
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English
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"Jane Austen's brilliantly sophisticated teenage writings constitute her beginnings as a writer. We see in the works in this volume the sheer fun of her early sketches and their ridicule of human foibles, her parody of the absurdities of romance and sentimental fiction, her decision-making over choice of word and incident, her changing attitude towards character and style, and especially her earlu fascination with wordplay and hidden meanings that...
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Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
xxv, 667 p. ; 23 cm
Language
English
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This fourth edition incorporates the findings of new scholarship to enrich our understanding of Austen and give us the fullest and most revealing view yet of her life and family. There is a new preface, the biographical and topographical indexes have been amended and updated, a new subject index has been created, and the contents of the notes added to the general index.
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Gibbs Smith
Pub. Date
2017
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 cm.
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English
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"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife." Mrs. Bennet must find husbands for her daughters, but rich Mr. Darcy is rude and Elizabeth Bennet wants to marry for love."--Provided by Publisher.