false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168281865m/31672.jpg 6522868 60 Collected together in one volume, <i>The Complete Novels</i> show the development of Austen as a writer and social commentator. From the early optimism and youthful energy of Northanger Abbey to the quiet and subtle art of Persuasion, this collection reveals the breadth of one of the best loved novelists of all time. 2494662 book 1933 The Complete Novels of Jane Austen total:2246|5:1695|4:428|3:103|2:18|1:20| 2246 10467 3476 345 4 0 false false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 05 08:11:03 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 05 08:18:39 -0700 2009
Persuasion (three stars)
I enjoyed this one, perhaps because it wasn't quite as obvious how everything would play out (not the ending, but how it would get there). enjoyable!

Emma (four stars)
I really enjoyed this... I think I can co...more...]]> 5 1 false false Fri Apr 25 15:03:31 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 25 15:08:26 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Jun 22 12:38:28 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 29 10:31:29 -0700 2009
This is a great compilation of Jane Austen's completed novels wi...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Jan 26 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 26 12:28:30 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 26 12:44:25 -0800 2009 25 more...]]> 5 2 false false Thu Aug 21 09:09:02 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 21 09:11:02 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jan 07 14:23:37 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 07 14:30:33 -0800 2009
My favorite book from Austen is by far Persuasion. This is a great book. I loved it because it teaches you to make and stick with your first...more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Sep 22 14:37:14 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 22 14:37:14 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Sat Apr 11 13:18:42 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 11 22:45:14 -0700 2009
This is a collection of books I keep returning to

I enjoyed Pride and prejudice the best out of the whole selection and have re read it many a time

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Of the Jane Austen novels I have read thus far, this was my least favorite. The character of Franny is just too righteous when compared to Elizabeth Bennet or Marianne Dashwood. Though I realize that author's have the freedom to create differences in their characters, this...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Mar 18 10:25:51 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 01 18:29:35 -0700 2009
I must admit that I skipped Sense and Sensibility and Pride and Prejudice bec...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Mar 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Feb 22 22:57:18 -0800 2009 Thu Mar 12 09:36:08 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false true Wed Feb 04 21:15:35 -0800 2009 Tue Sep 15 13:58:19 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jan 06 09:09:10 -0800 2009 Wed May 27 06:53:04 -0700 2009
Sense and Sensibility: This is actually the only Austen novel I've read on multiple o...more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 1997 Tue Oct 14 16:39:32 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 14 16:55:48 -0700 2008 Pride and Prejudice you've pretty much read them all, except Mansfield Park which is just godawful and ought have been expurgated. Be prepared for a lot of lin...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=31672