The Annotated Sense and Sensibility

Author: Jane Austen
Publisher: Anchor
ISBN: 0307390764
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 787

Book Description
From the editor of the popular Annotated Pride and Prejudice comes an annotated edition of Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility that makes this tale of two sisters in love an even more enjoyable read. Here is the complete text of the novel with more than 2,000 annotations on facing pages, including: -Explanations of historical context -Citations from Austen’s life, letters, and other writings -Definitions and clarifications -Literary comments and analysis -Multiple maps of England and London -An introduction, bibliography, and detailed chronology of events -More than 100 informative illustrations Filled with fascinating information about everything from the rules of inheritance that could leave a wealthy man’s daughters almost penniless to the fashionable cult of sensibility that Austen so brilliantly satirizes, David M. Shapard’s Annotated Sense and Sensibility is an entertaining and edifying delight.

Sense and Sensibility

Author: Jane Austen
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674724550
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 446

Book Description
Patricia Meyer Spacks guides readers to a deeper appreciation of Elinor and Marianne Dashwood as they experience love, romance, and heartbreak. Sense and Sensibility: An Annotated Edition includes numerous color reproductions that vividly recreate Jane Austen’s world. This will be an especially welcome addition to the library of any Janeite.

The Annotated Northanger Abbey

Author: Jane Austen
Publisher: Anchor
ISBN: 0307950263
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 578

Book Description
From the editor of the popular Annotated Pride and Prejudice comes an annotated edition of Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey that makes her lighthearted satire of the gothic novel an even more satisfying read. Here is the complete text of the novel with more than 1,200 annotations on facing pages, including: -Explanations of historical context -Citations from Austen’s life, letters, and other writings -Definitions and clarifications -Literary comments and analysis -Maps of places in the novel -An introduction, bibliography, and detailed chronology of events -225 informative illustrations Filled with fascinating details about the characters’ clothing, furniture, and carriages, and illuminating background information on everything from the vogue for all things medieval to the opportunities for socializing in the popular resort town of Bath, David M. Shapard’s Annotated Northanger Abbey brings Austen’s world into richer focus.

Pride and Prejudice

Author: Jane Austen
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674049160
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 456

Book Description
The text of Jane Austen's classic tale is accompanied by an introduction to the author's life and work and explanatory notes discussing the novel's historical context, language, characters, and themes.

The Annotated Emma

Author: Jane Austen
Publisher: Anchor
ISBN: 0307390772
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 929

Book Description
From the editor of the popular Annotated Pride and Prejudice comes an annotated edition of Jane Austen’s Emma that makes her beloved tale of an endearingly inept matchmaker an even more satisfying read. Here is the complete text of the novel with more than 2,200 annotations on facing pages, including: - Explanations of historical context - Citations from Austen’s life, letters, and other writings - Definitions and clarifications - Literary comments and analysis - Maps of places in the novel - An introduction, bibliography, and detailed chronology of events - Nearly 200 informative illustrations Filled with fascinating information about everything from the social status of spinsters and illegitimate children to the shopping habits of fashionable ladies to English attitudes toward gypsies, David M. Shapard’s Annotated Emma brings Austen’s world into richer focus.

The Annotated Sense and Sensibility

Author: Jane Austen
Publisher: Anchor
ISBN: 0307950220
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 787

Pride and Prejudice Annotated and Illustrated Book for Children

Author: Jane Austen
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 552

Book Description
Pride and Prejudice is about in most cases in the county of Hertfordshire, about 50 miles outside of London. The tale facilities at the the Bennet family, especially Elizabeth. The novel opens at Longbourn, the Bennet circle of relatives's property. Mr. And Mrs. Bennet have 5 children: Jane, Elizabeth, Mary, Kitty, and Lydia. The circle of relatives engages in a conversation approximately Mr. Bingley, "a single guy of massive fortune" who might be renting the nearby property of Netherfield Park. Mrs. Bennet sees Mr. Bingley as a ability suitor for one in every of her daughters.

The Annotated Mansfield Park

Author: Jane Austen
Publisher: Anchor
ISBN: 0307950255
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 930

Book Description
From the editor of the popular Annotated Pride and Prejudice comes an annotated edition of Jane Austen’s Mansfield Park that makes her story of an impoverished girl living with her wealthy relatives an even more satisfying read. Here is the complete text of Austen’s own favorite novel with more than 2,300 annotations on facing pages, including: ● Explanations of historical context ● Citations from Austen’s life, letters, and other writings ● Definitions and clarifications ● Literary comments and analysis ● Maps of places in the novel ● An introduction, bibliography, and detailed chronology of events ● More than 225 informative illustrations Filled with fascinating details about the characters’ clothes, houses, and carriages, as well as background information on such relevant issues as career paths in the British navy, contemporary attitudes toward slavery, and the legal and social consequences of adultery, David M. Shapard’s Annotated Mansfield Park brings Austen’s world into richer focus.

Persuasion

Author: Jane Austen
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674049748
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 358

Book Description
This is a tale of love lost and renewed amid England's complicated upper society.

Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters

Author: Jane Austen
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1594744424
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
New York Times bestseller An uproarious tale of romance, heartbreak, and tentacled mayhem inspired by the classic Jane Austen novel—from the publisher of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters expands the original text of the beloved Jane Austen novel with all-new scenes of giant lobsters, rampaging octopi, two-headed sea serpents, and other biological monstrosities. As our story opens, the Dashwood sisters are evicted from their childhood home and sent to live on a mysterious island full of savage creatures and dark secrets. While sensible Elinor falls in love with Edward Ferrars, her romantic sister Marianne is courted by both the handsome Willoughby and the hideous man-monster Colonel Brandon. Can the Dashwood sisters triumph over meddlesome matriarchs and unscrupulous rogues to find true love? Or will they fall prey to the tentacles that are forever snapping at their heels? This masterful portrait of Regency England blends Jane Austen’s biting social commentary with ultraviolent depictions of sea monsters biting. It’s survival of the fittest—and only the swiftest swimmers will find true love!