The Complete Works of Jane Austen (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Regency Courtship, Social Manners, and Moral Wit in the Classic Novels of English Domestic LifeBy Jane Austen
Length90h 28m
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The Complete Works of Jane Austen gathers the fiction through which the English novel achieved a new precision of social observation: Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Emma, Northanger Abbey, Persuasion, and associated writings. Austen's art lies in disciplined irony, supple dialogue, and the moral drama of ordinary life, where courtship, inheritance, manners, and self-knowledge become instruments of searching critique. Written at the turn of the nineteenth century, these works stand between Enlightenment satire and Victorian realism, refining the novel of manners into a form of lasting psychological and ethical subtlety. Jane Austen (1775–1817), the daughter of a Hampshire clergyman, wrote from within the genteel but economically precarious world she so brilliantly anatomized. Her family's literary culture, her acute awareness of women's limited legal and financial independence, and her experience of provincial society shaped her fiction's exacting intelligence. Publishing anonymously during her lifetime, she transformed constrained domestic settings into arenas of profound judgment. This collection is indispensable for readers seeking wit joined to moral seriousness. It rewards both first encounters and rereading, offering enduring insight into character, society, and the difficult education of feeling.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- The Author Biography highlights personal milestones and literary influences that shape the entire body of writing.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
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GenreLiterary Classics, Romance
Length90 hrs 28 mins
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Publish dateJan 30, 2013
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Complete Works of Jane Austen (Annotated)
2Introduction
3Author Biography
4Historical Context
5Synopsis (Selection)
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6Sense and Sensibility (1811) (pt. 1)
7Sense and Sensibility (1811) (pt. 2)
8Sense and Sensibility (1811) (pt. 3)
9Sense and Sensibility (1811) (pt. 4)
10Sense and Sensibility (1811) (pt. 5)
11Sense and Sensibility (1811) (pt. 6)
12Pride and Prejudice (1813) (pt. 1)
13Pride and Prejudice (1813) (pt. 2)
14Pride and Prejudice (1813) (pt. 3)
15Pride and Prejudice (1813) (pt. 4)
16Pride and Prejudice (1813) (pt. 5)
17Pride and Prejudice (1813) (pt. 6)
18Mansfield Park (1814) (pt. 1)
19Mansfield Park (1814) (pt. 2)
20Mansfield Park (1814) (pt. 3)
21Mansfield Park (1814) (pt. 4)
22Mansfield Park (1814) (pt. 5)
23Mansfield Park (1814) (pt. 6)
24Mansfield Park (1814) (pt. 7)
25Emma (1815) (pt. 1)
26Emma (1815) (pt. 2)
27Emma (1815) (pt. 3)
28Emma (1815) (pt. 4)
29Emma (1815) (pt. 5)
30Emma (1815) (pt. 6)
31Emma (1815) (pt. 7)
32Northanger Abby (1817) (pt. 1)
33Northanger Abby (1817) (pt. 2)
34Northanger Abby (1817) (pt. 3)
35Northanger Abby (1817) (pt. 4)
36Persuasion (1818) (pt. 1)
37Persuasion (1818) (pt. 2)
38Persuasion (1818) (pt. 3)
39Persuasion (1818) (pt. 4)
40The Watsons (1803-1805)
41Sanditon (1817) (pt. 1)
42Sanditon (1817) (pt. 2)
43Lady Susan (1794, 1805) (pt. 1)
44Lady Susan (1794, 1805) (pt. 2)
45Love and Freindship (1790)
46Lesley Castle (~1792)
47The History of England (1791)
48A Collection of Letters
49Scraps
50Analysis
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