austen, jane

In early nineteenth-century England, a spirited young woman copes with the courtship of a snobbish gentleman as well as the romantic entanglements of her four sisters.

Contains a complete plot summary and analysis of Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice", as well as discussion of the characters and themes, and includes study questions.

Based on Jane Austen's favorite stories (Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Persuasion, Emma, Northanger Abbey), several high school girls have been given an English assignment to keep journal entries about their lives throughout a school year that promises comedy, drama, and cute boys.

Illuminates the life and creative development of the young Jane Austen. Annotated, illustrated, and designed with an evocative antique sensibility this book also has annotations commenting on some of her books, as well as some of her biographical information and the time period she grew up in.

"Sophie Collingwood is drawn into a mystery when two people request a copy of the same very rare book from the antiquarian bookshop where she works"--OCLC.

In this new twist on Mansfield Park, the famously meek Fanny Price---whom Jane Austen's own mother called "insipid"--has been utterly transformed; she is now a rich heiress who is spoiled, condescending, and generally hated throughout the county. Mary Crawford, on the other hand, is now as good as Fanny is bad, and suffers great indignities at the hands of her vindictive neighbor. It's only after Fanny is murdered on the grounds of Mansfield Park that Mary comes into her own, teaming-up with a thief-taker from London to solve the crime--Cover.

With photography and illustrations, At Home with Jane Austen explores Austen's world, her physical surroundings, and the journeys the popular author took during her lifetime.

Jane Austen learns from an unexpected source about a traitor in their midst, and sets out on her own to uncover the individual, putting herself at great risk.

A collection of eight critical essays on Jane Austen's novel "Mansfield Park" arranged in chronological order of publication.