Jane Austen
Author
Publisher
Ecco
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
"History of England..." is an (20 p.) historical satire produced by 16-year-old Jane Austen. It is a spoof on the history of the British monarchy from 1399 to 1649. What you find are brief, opinionated pieces, ranging from two sentences on Edward V who "lived so little a while that nobody had time to draw his picture" to 19 sentences on Elizabeth, of whom "It was the peculiar misfortune . . . to have had bad ministers --since wicked as she herself...
Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Language
English
Description
Jane Austen's letters afford a unique and irresistible insight into her daily life, her family, her friends, surroundings, and contemporary society, culture, and events. This 4th edition incorporates another decade's worth of scholarship which further enriches our understanding of Austen and gives us the fullest and most revealing view yet of her life and family. It includes a new preface, amended and updated biographical and topographical indexes,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
"This sparkling collection of Austen's early writings--some penned when she was just eleven years old--is playful, subversive, and shot through with wit. Here are bawdy sketches, short tales, imagined letters and miniature histories in which vain, egotistical men forget their own wives, drunken young women slander and poison their competition, and one woman accepts two marriage proposals for fear of causing offense. Also featured is the novella 'Lady...
Author
Series
Publisher
Puffin Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Have your book and eat it, too, with this clever edition of a classic novel, featuring delicious recipes from celebrity chefs. In this edition of Jane Austen's regency classic Pride and Prejudice, plan a fancy tea party or book club gathering with recipes for sweet confections and pastries. From maple glazed scones and delicate sugar and spice cake, to berry tartlets and French macaroons. Bring your friends and family together with a good meal and...
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Pride and Prejudice is one of the most beloved novels of all time, and nothing captures Jane Austen's vivid emotion and keen with better than her characters' correspondence. This deluxe edition pays homage to the power of these epistles, with glassine pockets placed throughout the book containing removable replicas of all 19 letters in the story, re-created with gorgeous calligraphy and painstaking attention to historical detail."--