Forfatter fødeår: 1775-1817
England i starten af 1800-tallet. Stolthed og fordom fortæller historien om mr. og mrs. Bennets fem ugifte døtre, i tiden efter de to rige ungkarle mr. Darcy og mr. Bingley er flyttet... Læs mere
Northanger Abbey is about the misadventures of Catherine Morland, young, ingenuous, and mettlesome, and an indefatigable reader of gothic novels.
The garrulous and empty-headed Mrs Bennet has only one aim - that of finding a good match for each of her five daughters. In this, she is mocked by her cynical and indolent husband. This is an ironic novel of manners.
408 sider, paperback. Penguin Classics serien - med 36 siders introduktion til denne klassiker.
Marianne Dashwood har følelserne uden på tøjet, og da hun forelsker sig i den flotte men upassende John Willoughby, ignorerer hun sin storesøster Elinors advarsel om, at hendes... Læs mere
Da Elizabeth Bennet første gang møder Fitzwilliam Darcy, finder hun ham arrogant og indbildsk allerede inden, han ved samme lejlighed højlydt fornærmer hendes udseende. Da hun senere... Læs mere
Jane Austen teased readers with the idea of a 'heroine whom no one but myself will much like', but Emma is irresistible. 'Handsome, clever, and rich', Emma is also an 'imaginist', 'on fire with... Læs mere
Anne Elliot, twenty-seven and still single, seems destined for spinsterhood. In her youth, she broke off an engagement to penniless Captain Wentworth at the insistence of her friend Lady Russell, acquiescing to the demands of her class at the expense of her happiness.
This elegantly designed hardcover edition of The Complete Novels of Jane Austen features an introduction, providing the reader with enlightening information on Austen's life and works.
Part of Penguin's beautiful hardback Clothbound Classics series, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith, these delectable and collectible editions are bound in high-quality... Læs mere
In a publishing career that spanned less than a decade, Jane Austen revolutionised the literary romance, using it as a stage from which to address issues of gender politics and... Læs mere
Den nittenårige Anne Elliot forelsker sig i den fattige, men ambitiøse søofficer, Frederick Wentworth, men hendes familie overtaler hende til at bryde forlovelsen. Da Anne atter møder... Læs mere