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Discover the charm of Jane Austen in this exquisite collection featuring Lady Susan, The Watsons, and Sanditon. Edited by Margaret Drabble for Penguin Classics, this trade paperback edition is a perfect addition for both seasoned Austen aficionados and newcomers alike. Experience the wit and social commentary of one of the 19th century's most revered authors with these three compelling works that showcase Austen's literary prowess and versatility.
In Lady Susan, Austen introduces us to a cunning coquette whose playful manipulation of romantic relationships highlights the intricacies of love and social standing. The Watsons, an unfinished novel, captivates with the spirited Emma Watson as she navigates familial pressures and romantic prospects constrained by her financial plight. In Sanditon, the incomplete tale set against a backdrop of a burgeoning seaside resort, Austen offers a satirical glimpse into post-Industrial Revolution society, filled with eccentric characters and their amusing ailments.
Margaret Drabble's insightful introduction contextualizes these narratives within Austen's life and literary achievements. Discover how her works reflect her nuanced understanding of social classes and the evolution of gender roles during her time. This Penguin Classics edition also features a new chronology, enriching the reading experience for Austen lovers.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780140431025
Format: Trade paperback (UK)
Year: 1974
Publisher: Penguin UK
Pages: 240
Delivery Information: Enjoy fast and reliable shipping to your doorstep, ensuring you receive this classic collection promptly. Whether you are exploring Austen for the first time or revisiting her enduring masterpieces, this book promises to delight and entertain.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780140431025
Format: Trade paperback (UK)
Year: 1974
Publisher: Penguin UK
Pages: 240
Description:
Collecting three lesser-known works by one of the nineteenth century's greatest authors, Jane Austen's Lady Susan, The Watsons and Sanditon is edited with an introduction by Margaret Drabble in Penguin Classics.
These three short works show Austen experimenting with a variety of different literary styles, from melodrama to satire, and exploring a range of social classes and settings. The early epistolary novel Lady Susan depicts an unscrupulous coquette, toying with the affections of several men. In contrast, The Watsons is a delightful fragment, whose spirited heroine Emma Watson finds her marriage opportunities limited by poverty and pride.
Written in the last months of Austen's life, the uncompleted novel Sanditon, set in a newly established seaside resort, offers a glorious cast of hypochondriacs and speculators, and shows an author contemplating a the great social upheavals of the Industrial Revolution with a mixture of scepticism and amusement.
Margaret Drabble's introduction examines these three works in the context of Jane Austen's major novels and her life, and discusses the social background of her fiction. This edition features a new chronology.
Jane Austen (1775-1817) was extremely modest about her own genius but has become one of English literature's most famous women writers. Austen began writing at a young age, embarking on what is possibly her best-known work, Pride and Prejudice, at the age of 22. She was also the author of Sense and Sensibility, Persuasion, Northanger Abbey and Mansfield Park.
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In Lady Susan, Austen introduces us to a cunning coquette whose playful manipulation of romantic relationships highlights the intricacies of love and social standing. The Watsons, an unfinished novel, captivates with the spirited Emma Watson as she navigates familial pressures and romantic prospects constrained by her financial plight. In Sanditon, the incomplete tale set against a backdrop of a burgeoning seaside resort, Austen offers a satirical glimpse into post-Industrial Revolution society, filled with eccentric characters and their amusing ailments.
Margaret Drabble's insightful introduction contextualizes these narratives within Austen's life and literary achievements. Discover how her works reflect her nuanced understanding of social classes and the evolution of gender roles during her time. This Penguin Classics edition also features a new chronology, enriching the reading experience for Austen lovers.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780140431025
Format: Trade paperback (UK)
Year: 1974
Publisher: Penguin UK
Pages: 240
Delivery Information: Enjoy fast and reliable shipping to your doorstep, ensuring you receive this classic collection promptly. Whether you are exploring Austen for the first time or revisiting her enduring masterpieces, this book promises to delight and entertain.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780140431025
Format: Trade paperback (UK)
Year: 1974
Publisher: Penguin UK
Pages: 240
Description:
Collecting three lesser-known works by one of the nineteenth century's greatest authors, Jane Austen's Lady Susan, The Watsons and Sanditon is edited with an introduction by Margaret Drabble in Penguin Classics.
These three short works show Austen experimenting with a variety of different literary styles, from melodrama to satire, and exploring a range of social classes and settings. The early epistolary novel Lady Susan depicts an unscrupulous coquette, toying with the affections of several men. In contrast, The Watsons is a delightful fragment, whose spirited heroine Emma Watson finds her marriage opportunities limited by poverty and pride.
Written in the last months of Austen's life, the uncompleted novel Sanditon, set in a newly established seaside resort, offers a glorious cast of hypochondriacs and speculators, and shows an author contemplating a the great social upheavals of the Industrial Revolution with a mixture of scepticism and amusement.
Margaret Drabble's introduction examines these three works in the context of Jane Austen's major novels and her life, and discusses the social background of her fiction. This edition features a new chronology.
Jane Austen (1775-1817) was extremely modest about her own genius but has become one of English literature's most famous women writers. Austen began writing at a young age, embarking on what is possibly her best-known work, Pride and Prejudice, at the age of 22. She was also the author of Sense and Sensibility, Persuasion, Northanger Abbey and Mansfield Park.
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