The Complete Novels of Jane Austen

by Jane Austen, Ken Mondschein (Introduction)

Overview

Emma will be airing in February on A&E from the producer and screenwriter of the enormously popular, critically acclaimed television adaptation of Pride and Prejudice. This volume features tie-in jacket artwork. 353 pp. National ads. 15,000 print.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781684129263
Publisher:	Canterbury Classics
Publication date:	10/08/2019
Series:	Leather-bound Classics
Sold by:	SIMON & SCHUSTER
Format:	eBook
Pages:	1232
Lexile:	1070L (what's this?)
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Born December 16, 1775, Jane Austen is one of the most celebrated authors of the English language. Her fiction is known for its witty satires on English society. Austen wrote anonymously during her life and wasn't widely recognized as a great English writer until after her death in 1817.
Ken Mondschein is a college professor, scholar, fencing master, jouster, and author with expertise in subjects ranging from medieval history to contemporary politics. He was a Fulbright scholar to France, received his PhD in history from Fordham University and is certified as a master of historical fencing by the US Fencing Coaches' Association. His work includes history, fencing, introductions to works of classic literature, and other projects.

Date of Birth:

December 16, 1775

Date of Death:

July 18, 1817

Place of Birth:

Village of Steventon in Hampshire, England

Place of Death:

Winchester, Hampshire, England

Education:

Taught at home by her father

Table of Contents

Introduction viiSense and Sensibility 3
Pride and Prejudice 179
Mansfield Park 363
Emma 587
Northanger Abbey 817
Persuasion 931
Lady Susan 1051

What People are Saying About This

Harold. Bloom

"To me, as an American critic, Emma seems the most Englilsh of English novels....It is Austin's masterpiece, the largest triumph of her vigorous art."