Jane Austen

Convenient and portable, this single volume contains all the complete novels of Jane Austen: Sense & Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Emma, Northanger Abbey, Persuasion, and Lady Susan. And introduction and notes on the text provides an introduction and brief analysis of her works, life, and genius. 1278 pages, softcover.

Miss Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy clash instantly. She finds him arrogant and indifferent. He thinks she is impertinent and eccentric. They both discover that first impressions cannot always be trusted. This collector’s edition of Jane Austen’s most popular novel features delicate laser-cut jacket on a textured book cover with foil stamping and a ribbon marker along with decorative interior pages throughout the text. The first in 7-volume Jane Austen Collection, this is a special edition for an Austen fan, book lover, or collector. 464 pages, hardcover.

In a world ruled by money and self-interest, sisters Elinor, sensible and quiet, and Marianne, impetuous and romantic, have neither fortune nor connections to recommend them to the two men they admire. Jane Austen’s classic explores the legal ramifications of love and marriage in high society, rationalism and emotionalism, and the fragile position of women in the 18^th century. This collector’s edition features delicate laser-cut jacket on a textured book cover with foil stamping along with decorative interior pages throughout the text.  432 pages, hardcover.

Little Fanny Price is sent by her penniless family to live with wealthy relatives. Shy and ignored, Fanny is treated unkindly by her cousins, her two aunts, and her uncle. As Fanny grows up, scandals and tragedies plague the family. The story of a young woman trying to find her place in society, this classic coming-of-age story was revolutionary for its time. This collector’s edition of Jane Austen’s most popular novel features delicate laser-cut jacket on a textured book cover with foil stamping and a ribbon marker along with decorative interior pages throughout the text. Part of the 7-volume Jane Austen Collection, this is a special edition for an Austen fan, book lover, or collector. 416 pages, hardcover.

Catherine Morland, an unlikely heroine - unlikely because she is so ordinary - forsakes her English village for the pleasures and perils of Bath. There, among a circle of Austen's wonderfully vain, dissembling, and fashionable characters, she meets a potential suitor, Henry Tilney. But with her imagination feuled by melodramatic novels, Catherine turns a visit to his home, Northanger Abbey, into a hunt for dark family secrets. The result is a series of hilarious social gaffes and harsh awakenings that for all of Austen's youthful exuberance nevertheless conveys her mature vision of literature and life - and the consequences of mistaking one for the other.

Anne Elliot missed her chance at love eight years ago when she was persuaded to break her engagement to Frederick Wentworth, a handsome naval officer with neither fortune nor rank. Now she is too old to be considered a romantic prospect and he is back from the Napoleonic Wars, successful and wealthy. Jane Austen’s final completed novel is a moving love story of heartache and second chances. Beautiful cover art designed by painter Laci Fowler and decorative interior pages with gold page edges, and a matching ribbon marker make this a distinctive edition for an Austen fan, book lover, or collector. Part of a 4-volume series. 304 pages, hardcover.

Lady Susan, with its wicked, beautiful, intelligent and energetic heroine, is a sparkling melodrama which takes its tone from the outspoken and robust eighteenth century. Written later, and probably abandoned after her father's death, The Watsons is a tantalizing and highly delightful story whose vitality and optimism centre on the marital prospects of the Watson sisters in a small provincial town. Sanditon, Jane Austen's last fiction, is set in a seaside town and its themes concern the new speculative consumer society and foreshadow the great social upheavals of the Industrial Revolution.

Jane Austen is now what she never was in life, and what she would have been horrified to become: a literary celebrity. Fanfiction variations, modern retellings, imaginative sequels, tv shows, mini-series, and movie adaptations abound for each of her novels. What is so captivating about her work? This detailed biography explores Austen’s journey: her Christian faith, her life spent writing beloved stories, her struggles to published, her love of poetry, and her final health decline. Discover her early masterpieces and the inspiration behind her novels. Includes discussion questions for book clubs and literature lesson plans. 192 pages, softcover.

In this compelling love story, Margaret Hale must leave her idyllic, rural home in Hampshire, when her father resigns his position in the Anglican Church. They move to Milton, a northern industrial town where she sees, firsthand, the poverty and poor working conditions of the mill workers. When she strives to relieve the suffering of her new friends, she runs into fierce opposition from mill owner and self-made man, John Thornton, but their conflict masks a deeper attraction. In North and South, Gaskell creates an original and inspiring Victorian heroine, and delves into themes of geographical, economic, and class differences; the clash between the pursuit of profit and humanitarian ideals; and the male and female roles that are entrenched in English culture. 480 pages, softcover.