The Complete Novels of Jane Austen

The Complete Novels of Jane Austen DescriptionIt is a truth universally acknowledged that you should add The Complete Novels of Jane Austen to your basket! This box set contains all seven completed Jane Austen novels: Emma, Lady Susan and Other Works, Mansfield Park, Northanger Abbey, Persuasion, Pride and Prejudice, and Sense and Sensibility. Whether you're revisiting old regency friends, studying the great author at school, or discovering these classics for the first time, this compendium of Jane Austen books is required reading for all lovers of literature.Jane Austen's work revolutionised the tired and stuffy novels of sensibility that were popular in the 18th Century by adding subtle undercurrents of irony and satire. Like many artists, Austen remained unappreciated in her time, but her well constructed comedies of manner, filled with well defined characters, sharp wit and vivid prose soon became beloved.With a retinue of female protagonists searching for social standing and economic security, and with themes of education, class, inheritance and marriage, the Jane Austen novels have become iconic works of proto-feminism.Classic literature has a reputation for being boring, but a few minutes spent reading The Complete Novels of Jane Austen will soon prove that wrong! Will Catherine Morland separate reality from fiction in Northanger Abbey? Will the titular Emma Woodhouse repair the damage done by her failed attempts at matchmaking? With layers of intrigue, hidden motivations and torment, these portraits of characters navigating the pressures of a restrictive, repressive society are filled with memorable reversals and twists that will satisfy any reader.This box set of Jane Austen novels is encased in a cardboard slip case that protects the books from damage. Both the case and each paperback are illustrated with bespoke artwork of Georgian-period furniture and fashion, invoking the spirit of Jane Austen's Enngland: grandiose, colourful and repressed. These classics will look the part on your bookshelves.Specification:Dimensions: W20.07 x L12.7x H12.95cmPage count: 2336Binding: PaperbackISBN-10 : 1840227486ISBN-13 : 978-1840227482Publisher: Wordsworth EditionsPublishing date: 21 April 2017Manufacturer's description:The perfect gift for any Jane Austen lover. Each boxset contains seven books, together creating a comprehensive collection of Austen's best and much-loved works. Beautifully packaged in a ridged, matt-laminated slipcase with metallic detailing, complete with strikingly attractive, bespoke artwork.