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.…
Hello everyone! So this is by no means my book. I'm just posting it for myself and those that might need it for classes or just entertainment. All credit goes to Jane Austen. I don't know why but it's always easier to read on Wattpad rather than the actual book. Hahahaha I hope this becomes of some use to you :)…
Emma, by Jane Austen, is a novel about youthful hubris and the perils of misconstrued romance. The story takes place in the fictional village of Highbury and the surrounding estates of Hartfield, Randalls, and Donwell Abbey and involves the relationships among individuals in those locations consisting of "3 or 4 families in a country village".…
More than eight years before the novel opens, Anne Elliot, then a lovely, thoughtful, warm-hearted 19 year old, accepted a proposal of marriage from the handsome young naval officer Frederick Wentworth. He was clever, confident, and ambitious, but poor and with no particular family connections to recommend him. Sir Walter, Anne's fatuous, snobbish father and her equally self-involved older sister Elizabeth were dissatisfied with her choice, maintaining that he was no match for an Elliot of Kellynch Hall, the family estate. Her older friend and mentor, Lady Russell, acting in place of Anne's late mother, persuaded her to break the engagement.Now 27 and still unmarried, Anne re-encounters her former love when his sister and brother-in-law, the Crofts, take out a lease on Kellynch. Wentworth is now a captain and wealthy from maritime victories in the Napoleonic wars. However, he has not forgiven Anne for rejecting him. While publicly declaring that he is ready to marry any suitable young woman who catches his fancy, he privately resolves that he is ready to become attached to any appealing young woman except for Anne Elliot.…
Emma Woodhouse, aged 20 at the start of the novel, is a young, beautiful, witty, and privileged woman in Regency England. She lives on the fictional estate of Hartfield in Surrey in the village of Highbury with her elderly widowed father, a hypochondriac who is excessively concerned for the health and safety of his loved ones. Emma's friend and only critic is the gentlemanly George Knightley, her neighbour from the adjacent estate of Donwell, and the brother of her elder sister Isabella's husband, John. As the novel opens, Emma has just attended the wedding of Miss Taylor, her best friend and former governess. Having introduced Miss Taylor to her future husband, Mr. Weston, Emma takes credit for their marriage, and decides that she rather likes matchmaking.…
A Famous Romantic Classic Novel By Jane Austen…
Pride and Prejudice is a romance novel by Jane Austen, first published in 1813. The story charts the emotional development of the protagonist, Elizabeth Bennet, who learns the error of making hasty judgments and comes to appreciate the difference between the superficial and the essential. The comedy of the writing lies in the depiction of manners, education, marriage and money in the British Regency.…
Emma from Jane Austen. Emma Woodhouse is one of Austen's most captivating and vivid characters. Beautiful, spoilt, vain and irrepressibly witty, Emma organizes the lives of the inhabitants of her sleepy little village and plays matchmaker with devastating effect.#HessasBookshelf…
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.…
Fanfiction for the book "Austenland" written by Shannon Hale And of the film "Austenland" (2013) directed by Jerusha Hess An almost parody of Pride and Prejudice Read as new characters are introduced to the wonderful land of Jane Austen role playing! In "Austenland" where adults pay to visit a remake of Pemberley called Pembrook Park and are surrounded by actors in a real regency immersion and even scripted romance as the ultimate vacation. Jessamym Audri is less excited for the trip. Role playing? ugh. But she might even begin to like it more than her Jane Austen fanatic best friend Elizabeth (Ella) Civil. For those who have read/watched "Austenland" before: The characters such as Henry Nobley, Amelia Heartwright, Elizabeth Charming, Colonel Andrews, Captain George East, Misses and Mister Wattlesbrook, and even Martin return for this lovely remastered version of the beloved romantic comedy with even more hidden Jane Austen surprises in the new storyline full of sassy chemistry, unexpected turns, and much more! for those who have not read/watched "Austenland": GO WATCH/READ IT!! YOU'LL LOVE IT! #Wattys2016…
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 the British Regency. Elizabeth is the second of five daughters of a country gentleman living near the fictional town of Meryton in Hertfordshire, near London. Page 2 of a letter from Jane Austen to her sister Cassandra (11 June 1799) in which she first mentions Pride and Prejudice, using its working title First Impressions.Set in England in the early 19th century, Pride and Prejudice tells the story of Mr and Mrs Bennet's five unmarried daughters after the rich and eligible Mr Bingley and his status-conscious friend, Mr Darcy, have moved into their neighbourhood. While Bingley takes an immediate liking to the eldest Bennet daughter, Jane, Darcy has difficulty adapting to local society and repeatedly clashes with the second-eldest Bennet daughter, Elizabeth.…
The story's heroine, seventeen year old Catherine Morland, is invited by her neighbours, the Allens, to accompany them to visit Bath for a number of weeks. While, initially, the excitement of experiencing such a place was dampened by her lack of other acquaintances, she is soon introduced to an intriguing young gentleman named Henry Tilney, though her attention was quickly taken upon meeting a young lady named Isabella Thorpe. Isabella tries to make a match between Catherine and her brother John. John Thorpe continually tries to sabotage her relationship with the Tilneys, which leads to many misunderstandings.…
Obra de juventud escrita por Jane Austen.…
"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single woman in ownership of her life must be in want of a husband. However little known the feelings or views of such a woman may be on her first entering into a relationship."Not true for London dweller Amanda Price. Instead of finding the man of her dreams, she can think of nothing better than reading Pride and Prejudice daily after coming home from her dead-end job. But, she gets lost in her favorite novel when her mirror becomes a portal and sucks her into a parallel universe where she is Elizabeth Bennet! She soon finds herself tangled in the lives of The Bennet Family and Mr. Darcy. How can she get back to her world without upsetting the most cherished romance novel of all-time?…
Emma's a college student, working as an intern at the Dazzle Magazine for a powerful woman she has never had the good fortune of meeting. But everything in her life is about to change when they finally meet. Especially when one falls so deeply in love with the other and the insecurities from a broken marriage comes to light. (Not Based on The Devil Wears Prada)…
Fanny Price is a young girl from a large and relatively poor family, who is taken from them at age 10 to be raised by her rich uncle and aunt, Sir Thomas, a baronet, and Lady Bertram, of Mansfield Park. She had previously lived with her own parents, Lieut. Price and his wife, Frances (Fanny), Lady Bertram's sister. She is the second child and eldest daughter, with seven siblings born after her. She has a firm attachment to her older brother, William, who at the age of 12 has followed his father into the navy. With so many mouths to feed on a limited income, Fanny's mother is grateful for the opportunity to send Fanny away to live with her fine relatives.…
It all started with a red dress and a resignation letter ... *******For five years Andin has been working as Mr. Sebastian Summers' secretary, and for most of that time, she has struggled with her forbidden feelings for the boss even though she knew that her boss was a ruthless playboy. Sebastian himself never seemed to think of Andin as a woman. In his eyes, Andin was just a reliable secretary who was able to work under pressure.Until one day, on the eve of Sebastian's luxurious birthday party, Andin came in a strikingly gorgeous red dress with an additional accessory at hand: a handsome man who claimed to be her partner. Like it or not, it made Sebastian rather jealous. Especially when the next morning, Andin came and presented her boss with a resignation letter. Contains sexual scenes and the use of profanities.…
-TO BE TAKEN DOWN-Katy Thomas is best known for her booming bakery shop, Katy Cakes, that has desserts as sweet as she.Her new neighbor, Gage Rivers, is best known for being bitter and closed off from others.The only thing they really have in common is their passion to escape from their pasts. When one day they find themselves both in a tight situation, they turn to each other for help. Soon, their relationship as neighbors starts to shift into something more. But will the two opposites collide? Or stick together in the sweetest way?__________________🍪___________________Highest Ranking: #1 in ChickLit (11/1/16)•Featured in @KatyDreams Wattpad's Best Romance Books (Book Four)••Featured in @Cosmopolitan's CosmoReads••Ranked #3 in @KatyDreams Top 20 Romance Books of 2016: Wattpad Edition•…
A woman's heart is like a treasure of secrets. Their feelings are always hidden perfectly as they have a way, a technique to conceal those feelings. Such were the feelings of Georgiana Darcy, a great keeper of her feelings. Travel through the journey of Georgiana Darcy's feelings as she finds herself falling in love day by day.…
Northanger Abbey follows seventeen-year-old Gothic novel aficionado Catherine Morland and family friends Mr. and Mrs. Allen as they visit Bath. It is Catherine's first visit there. She meets new friends, such as Isabella Thorpe, and goes to balls. Catherine finds herself pursued by Isabella's brother, the rough-mannered, slovenly John Thorpe, and by her real love interest, Henry Tilney. She also becomes friends with Eleanor Tilney, Henry's younger sister. Henry captivates her with his view on novels and his knowledge of history and the world. General Tilney (Henry and Eleanor's father) invites Catherine to visit their estate, Northanger Abbey, which, from her reading of Ann Radcliffe's Gothic novel The Mysteries of Udolpho, she expects to be dark, ancient and full of Gothic horrors and fantastical mystery.…