Favorite Jane Austen Novels: Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility and Persuasion (Dover Thrift Editions)
by Jane Austen
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Author: Jane AustenBrand: REDINV
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Format: Box set, Unabridged
Published: 1997-05-07
ISBN: 0486297489
Number of pages: 800
Publisher: Dover Publications
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Summary: 5 Stars
Jane Austen. Her name is practically synonymous with classic, understated romance, as well as comedies of manners with a subtle, sly sense of humor -- and the boxed "Favorite Jane Austen Novels" brings together three of her most enduring novels (although admittedly the overall list is rather small) -- filled with lovably flawed heroines, beautiful formal prose, and some rather unconventional love stories.
"Sense and Sensibility" have very different interests when the Dashwood family is exiled from their longtime home, and are reduced to living in a tiny cottage near the widowed Mrs. Dashwood's cousin's house. The eldest daughter, sensible Elinor, has fallen in love with a shy scholarly man who will never be permitted to marry her, and the romantic Marianne has fallen for sexy bad-boy Willoughby. But a trip to London exposes the secrets of both men, and jeopardizes the romantic lives of both sisters.
"Pride and Prejudice" clash when Elizabeth Bennett encounters the handsome, aloof Mr. Darcy, a ridiculously wealthy man who matches her in verbal wit and intelligence. However, her prejudice against him builds up when she befriends the charming Wickham (who claims to have been terribly wronged by Darcy), and Darcy sabotages a love-match for Lizzie's sister. But she soon discovers that pride doesn't make him a bad person -- especially when a massive scandal hits her family, and Darcy may be the only one who can help.
"Persuasion" is a problem for Anne Elliott, who was once engaged to the handsome, intelligent and impoverished sailor Frederick Wentworth, but was persuaded to dump him. Now he's returned from the Napoleonic Wars rich and a hero -- and his relatives have rented Anne's family home, while her family relocates to Bath -- and her father's entailed heir starts paying attention to her. Anne is still in love with Frederick, but he may not be able to forget the past.
"Favorite Jane Austen Novels: Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility and Persuasion" displays the range and depth of Austen's writing skill beautifully; though each story is very unique they're laced together by common themes. Each story is a love story, tempered with some clever commentary on the society of Austen's day (example: entailment, which plays a part in each plot), and a biting, sharp-edged wit (the mockery of the toadying Mr. Collins and the obnoxious Elliott family).
And despite the formal stuffiness of the time, Austen painted her stories vividly -- the only one that has notable flaws is "Persuasion," which is a bit rough because it was finished shortly before Austen's death. Lots of powerful emotions and vivid splashes of prose ("The wind roared round the house, and the rain beat against the windows"), as well as deliciously witty dialogue ("I could easily forgive his pride, if he had not mortified mine"). But she also weaves in some intensely romantic moments as well ("Dare not say that man forgets sooner than woman, that his love has an earlier death. I have loved none but you").
Austen also had an interesting range of heroines -- quiet ones, melodramatic ones, sensible sharp-tongued ones, and mildly spoiled ones who think they know best. But each one has a major character flaw that must be overcome before she can find true love and happiness. And she has an equally fascinating range of love interests: the quiet and rather shy Colonel Brandon, the upstanding sailor Wentworth, and especially the haughty Mr. Darcy, who slowly melts into a strong, sexy hero after a heated argument with Lizzie.
"Favorite Jane Austen Novels" is accurately named -- it brings together three very unique stories that explore the mannered society of Austen's day, as well as the obstacle-filled love lives of her heroines.
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Summary of Favorite Jane Austen Novels: Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility and Persuasion (Dover Thrift Editions)
Three of the author's most popular works ? widely admired for their satiric wit, subtlety, and perfection of style ? brilliantly re-create the provincial world of the early-19th-century English countryside, focusing, respectively, on husband-hunting mothers and daughters, the humbling of proud lovers, and the return of a once-rejected lover.
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