Pride And Prejudice / Northanger Abbey / Persuasion

by Jane Austen

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Genres: Classics, Fiction, Novels

594 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1818

About the author

Jane Austen was an English novelist known primarily for her six novels, which implicitly interpret, critique, and comment upon the English landed gentry at the end of the 18th century. Austen's plots often explore the dependence of women on marriage for the pursuit of favourable social standing and economic security. Her works are an implicit critique of the novels of sensibility of the second half of the 18th century and are part of the transition to 19th-century literary realism. Her deft use of social commentary, realism and biting irony have earned her acclaim among critics and scholars.

The anonymously published Sense and Sensibility (1811), Pride and Prejudice (1813), Mansfield Park (1814), and Emma (1816), were a modest success but brought her little fame in her lifetime. She wrote two other novels—Northanger Abbey and Persuasion, both published posthumously in 1817—and began another, eventually titled Sanditon, but died before its completion. She also left behind three volumes of juvenile writings in manuscript, the short epistolary novel Lady Susan, and the unfinished novel The Watsons.
Since her death Austen's novels have rarely been out of print. A significant transition in her reputation occurred in 1833, when they were republished in Richard Bentley's Standard Novels series (illustrated by Ferdinand Pickering and sold as a set). They gradually gained wide acclaim and popular readership. In 1869, fifty-two years after her death, her nephew's publication of A Memoir of Jane Austen introduced a compelling version of her writing career and supposedly uneventful life to an eager audience. Her work has inspired a large number of critical essays and has been included in many literary anthologies. Her novels have also inspired many films, including 1940's Pride and Prejudice, 1995's Sense and Sensibility and 2016's Love & Friendship.

Reviews

[Amy]

Listened to all 3 books included on audio book via the library app 😁

[Sandra · Rating 5 out of 5]

Re-read Pride and Prejudice for Jane Austen July, and loved it as much as before. Maybe more❤️

[Ana · Rating 3 out of 5]

This held Pride and Prejudice, Northanger Abbey and then Persuasion. I found that I actually kind of liked Jane Austen, though Pride and Prejudice was the best out of all of them.

[wulfe]

So far, I have read Pride and Prejudice, but that was a few years ago so it's rather foggy in my mind. Most of all, I am really looking forward to reading Persuasion.