Emma, Sense & Sensibility, Pride & Prejudice – Jane Austen

S$151.00

Emma, Sense & Sensibility, Pride & Prejudice – Jane Austen

S$151.00

Title: Emma, Sense & Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice
Author: Jane Austen, Richard Church (intro), Joan Hassall (illus)
ISBN: –
Publisher: Folio Society, 1975
Condition: Hardcover, cloth spines with hard boards. In excellent condition, minimal wear. C

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Title: Emma, Sense & Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice
Author: Jane Austen, Richard Church (intro), Joan Hassall (illus)
ISBN: –
Publisher: Folio Society, 1975
Condition: Hardcover, cloth spines with hard boards. In excellent condition, minimal wear. Comes with a protective slipcase. Extremely heavy: shipping overseas will cost extra.

About the author and books (from wikipedia):

Jane Austen (16 December 1775 – 18 July 1817) was an English novelist whose works of romantic fiction, set among the landed gentry, earned her a place as one of the most widely read writers in English literature. Her realism, biting irony and social commentary have gained her historical importance among scholars and critics.

Sense and Sensibility was her first published work when it appeared in 1811 under the pseudonym “A Lady”. A work of romantic fiction, Sense and Sensibility is set in southwest England between 1792 and 1797, and portrays the life and loves of the Dashwood sisters, Elinor and Marianne. The novel follows the young ladies to their new home, a meagre cottage on a distant relative’s property, where they experience love, romance and heartbreak. The philosophical resolution of the novel is ambiguous: the reader must decide whether sense and sensibility have truly merged.

Pride and Prejudice was first published in 1813. The story follows the main character Elizabeth Bennet as she deals with issues of manners, upbringing, morality, education, and marriage in the society of the landed gentry of early 19th-century England. Elizabeth is the second of five daughters of a country gentleman living near the fictional town of Meryton in Hertfordshire, near London.

Though the story is set at the turn of the 19th century, it retains a fascination for modern readers, continuing near the top of lists of “most loved books” such as The Big Read. It has become one of the most popular novels in English literature and receives considerable attention from literary scholars. Modern interest in the book has resulted in a number of dramatic adaptations and an abundance of novels and stories imitating Austen’s memorable characters or themes. To date, the book has sold some 20 million copies worldwide.

Emma, is a novel about youthful hubris and the perils of misconstrued romance. The novel was first published in December 1815. As in her other novels, Austen explores the concerns and difficulties of genteel women living in Georgian-Regency England; she also creates a lively comedy of manners among her characters.

Before she began the novel, Austen wrote, “I am going to take a heroine whom no one but myself will much like.” In the very first sentence she introduces the title character as “Emma Woodhouse, handsome, clever, and rich.” Emma, however, is also rather spoiled, headstrong, and self-satisfied; she greatly overestimates her own matchmaking abilities; she is blind to the dangers of meddling in other people’s lives; and her imagination and perceptions often lead her astray.