{"product_id":"the-complete-novels-penguin-classics-deluxe-edition-paperback","title":"The Complete Novels: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJane Austen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKaren Joy Fowler\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow in Penguin Classics Deluxe: a treasure trove of Jane Austen's novels\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew novelists have conveyed the subtleties and nuances of their own social milieu with the wit and insight of Jane Austen. Here in one volume are her seven great novels: \u003ci\u003eSense and Sensibility\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePride and Prejudice\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMansfield Park\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEmma\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNorthanger Abbey\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePersuasion\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLady Susan\u003c\/i\u003e. Through her vivacious and spirited heroines and their circle, Austen vividly portrays English middle-class life as the eighteenth century came to a close and the nineteenth century began. Each of the novels is a love story and a story about marriage--marriage for love, for financial security, for social status. But they are not romances; ironic, comic, and wise, they are masterly evocations of the society Jane Austen observed. This beautiful volume covers the literary career of one of England's finest prose stylists of any century.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e - \u003cp\u003eA Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition with French flaps and luxurious packaging\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - \u003cp\u003eFeatures the definitive Penguin Classics texts recommended by the Jane Austen Society\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - \u003cp\u003eNew introduction by bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Jane Austen Book Club\u003c\/i\u003e Karen Joy Fowler\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJane Austen was born on December 16, 1775 at Steventon near Basingstoke, the seventh child of the rector of the parish. She lived with her family at Steventon until they moved to Bath when her father retired in 1801. After his death in 1805, she moved around with her mother; in 1809, they settled in Chawton, near Alton, Hampshire. Here she remained, except for a few visits to London, until in May 1817 she moved to Winchester to be near her doctor. There she died on July 18, 1817. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e As a girl Jane Austen wrote stories, including burlesques of popular romances. Her works were only published after much revision, four novels being published in her lifetime. These are \u003cb\u003eSense and Sensibility\u003c\/b\u003e (1811), \u003cb\u003ePride and Prejudice\u003c\/b\u003e (1813), \u003cb\u003eMansfield Park\u003c\/b\u003e (1814) and \u003cb\u003eEmma\u003c\/b\u003e (1816). Two other novels, \u003cb\u003eNorthanger Abbey\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003ePersuasion\u003c\/b\u003e, were published posthumously in 1818 with a biographical notice by her brother, Henry Austen, the first formal announcement of her authorship. \u003cb\u003ePersuasion\u003c\/b\u003e was written in a race against failing health in 1815-16. She also left two earlier compositions, a short epistolary novel, \u003cb\u003eLady Susan\u003c\/b\u003e, and an unfinished novel, \u003cb\u003eThe Watsons\u003c\/b\u003e. At the time of her death, she was working on a new novel, \u003cb\u003eSanditon\u003c\/b\u003e, a fragmentary draft of which survives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1296\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.12 x 9.18 x 6.36 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 28, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753721987360,"sku":"9780143039501","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/7dfff52ea5f63aef84300a4acb16833d.webp?v=1780026276","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-complete-novels-penguin-classics-deluxe-edition-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}