Forfatter fødeår: 1775-1817
"All the privilege I claim for my own sex (it is not a very enviable one; you need not covet it), is that of loving longest, when existence or when hope is gone." Twenty-seven-year-old Anne... Læs mere
Filled with macabre mansions, things that go bump in the night and a healthy dose of farce, ‘Northanger Abbey’ is Jane Austen’s first novel and a satirical parody of the Gothic... Læs mere
Jane Austen famously wrote: "I am going to take a heroine whom no one but myself will much like."Emma Woodhouse is perhaps Jane Austen’s most seductive and complicated character, filled with... Læs mere
Mr Darcy and Miss Bennet may be one of the most cherished love stories in English literature, but did you know, Fanny Price was Austen’s favourite? She’s also one of literature’s biggest... Læs mere
Tour à tour invitée à Bath puis à l'abbaye de Northanger, la jeune Catherine Morland fait l'apprentissage d'un monde d'amour. Si autour d'elle les couples se forment, Catherine,... Læs mere
Les couples se font et se défont, dans le petit bourg de Highbury. Depuis qu'Emma a arranger le mariage de sa gouvernante, elle s'est improvisée entremetteuse. Désormais maîtresse de maison et... Læs mere
Do you love Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice? How about Persuasion and Emma? Then you will love her unfinished novel "The Watsons". The story revolves around the life and misfortunes of... Læs mere
"Lady Susan" is perhaps the shortest and least known of Austen’s novels, dealing with the obnoxious flirting and social manners of Susan Vernon, a young widow who comes to visit her in-laws.... Læs mere
À la suite d'une invitation à abbaye de Northanger, la jeune Catherine Morland fait l'apprentissage du monde des courtisans. Pourtant, si les opportunités d'idylles sont nombreuses,... Læs mere
What do we usually find in Jane Austen's novels? At least one girl with a conflict and a handsome man or two to rush in and save the day. If nothing else, Jane was a romantic... Læs mere
"I cannot imagine," said Sir Godfrey to his Lady, "why we continue in such deplorable Lodgings as these, in a paltry Market-town, while we have 3 good houses of our own situated in some of... Læs mere
Do you love humorous and amusing stories? Then you will love this short story written by none other than Jane Austen when she was still a young teenager."In a retired part of the County of... Læs mere