Jane Austen: The Complete Novels, Deluxe Edition (Library of Literary Classics)

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One of the great and ever popular masters of the English novel is represented here by every one of her novels. Includes Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Emma, Northanger Abbey, Persuasion, and the lesser-known Lady Susan. This Library of Literary Classics edition is bound in padded leather with luxurious gold-stamping on the front and spine, satin ribbon marker and gilded edges. Other titles in this series include: Charlotte & Emily Bronte: The Complete Novels; Edgar Allan Poe: Selected Works; Mark Twain: Selected Works; Charles Dickens: Four Complete Novels; Lewis Carroll: The Complete, Fully Illustrated Works; and William Shakespeare: The Complete Works.

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Beautiful Book.......2007-10-05

I love Jane Austin and love that this book has all her novels in one place. It is so conveniant. The leather binding and thin pages make this a keepsake book. It is much more than I was expecting for the price.

Gorgeous book.......2007-09-19

I bought this book for a good friend and she went bonkers when she saw it. I did too when I opened the box the day it came in the mail. I wanted to keep it for myself! The cover is beautiful, the pages are gold edged, and it is just a wonderful book!

Jane Austen: The Complete Novels, Deluxe Edition.......2007-09-03

For all those Jane Austen fans, what more could you ask for than to have all the works of Jane Austen beautifully bound in one book. This is a book that you can pass down to your Grandchildren. A great display piece for your bookshelf also. I will enjoy this for years to come, and it didn't cost me an arm and a leg which was another great surprise.

Jane Austen: The Complete Novels, Deluxe Edition (Library of Literary Classics).......2007-07-29

Wow! This is an unbelievably beautiful bound collection. It's almost too beautiful to use. It's an excellent price for the quality of the product. Imagine to cost of each book. I am looking forward to purchasing other collections of my favorite authors if the presentation is the same. Extremely fast delivery. Well worth It.

Too many errors..........2007-05-30

This is a lovely volume of Jane Austen's work and I would've given it 5 stars if there were less typographical errors dotted throughout the entire book.

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Amazing compilation...
Jane Austen - a great read
Jane Austen: The Complete Novels
Fine print
Jane Austen Is Timeless

Jane Austen: The Complete Novels
Jane Austen
Manufacturer: Gramercy
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0517118297
Release Date: 1994-06-01

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Collected together in one volume, The Complete Novels show the development of Austen as a writer and social commentator. From the early optimism and youthful energy of Northanger Abbey to the quiet and subtle art of Persuasion, this collection reveals the breadth of one of the best loved novelists of all time.

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Jane Austen wrote in the eighteenth century, but her novels are timeless. This complete anthology is unique among single-volume editions of her work because it includes the obscure but delightful Lady Susan, along with the six better-known novels and thirty of Hugh Thomson's irresistible drawings.
All of Jane Austen's novels are love stories, all are stories of country gentry, and all end happily, one way or another. Her plots have the complexity of life and her characters are described with inimitable style and wit—whether caustic or warmly affectionate.
The novels contained in this anthology are Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Mansfield Park, Emma, Northanger Abbey, Persuasion, and Lady Susan. The nineteenth-century illustrations of Hugh Thomson capture the flavor of Jane Austen's characters and enhance this extraordinary collection of the complete works of one of the greatest novelists of all time.

Customer Reviews:

Amazing compilation..........2007-08-10

This compilation is absolutely wonderful. It includes all of Austen's novels, also with an unpublished, early novel of hers. I totally recommend it if you simply want to read the novels. However, if you'd like a fancy copy of it you should try something else. This copy is quite simple and perfect for those who like the contents of books, and not the looks.

Jane Austen - a great read.......2007-04-24

I didn't expect to like Jane Austen, but this was a great set of stories at a great price. Happy endings and well written stories.

Jane Austen: The Complete Novels.......2007-03-15

Great book, especially for all Jane Austin fans. Also great for anyone who enjoys 19th century "trashy" romance novels (like I do!) A little more expensive than the paperback edition, but well worth the money. Put together much better and will last longer.

Fine print.......2007-03-12

Print much to small for an enjoyable read and I'm not ready for bifocals.

Jane Austen Is Timeless.......2007-02-12

I love the writing and the wit of Jane Austen,her novels are timeless and very entertaining to read.
The mark of a great writer is the ability to transport the reader into the pages of the book, in essence bring the book to life, Jane Austen accomplishes this feat with me.
I enjoy this era in history, the romance, the innocence, the language, the nuances.
I can't begin to explain how much I'm enjoying myself reading Jane Austen:The Complete Novels, I've wanted this book for so long and finally
I treated myself and bought it and it is so satisfying.

The Complete Novels (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)

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Excellent Complete Edition -- Penguin Classics Deluxe

The Complete Novels (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
Jane Austen
Manufacturer: Penguin Classics
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0143039504

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Now in Penguin Classics—a treasure trove of Jane Austen's novels

Few novelists have conveyed the subtleties and nuances of their own social milieu with the wit and insight of Jane Austen. Here in one volume are her seven great novels: Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Emma, Northanger Abbey, Persuasion, and Lady Susan. Through her vivacious and spirited heroines and their circle, Austen vividly portrays English middle-class life as the eighteenth century came to a close and the nineteenth century began. Each of the novels is a love story and a story about marriage—marriage for love, for financial security, for social status. But they are not romances; ironic, comic, and wise, they are masterly evocations of the society Jane Austen observed. This beautiful volume covers the literary career of one of England's finest prose stylists of any century.

“These modern editions are to be strongly recommended.”
—Brian Southam, The Jane Austen Society

Customer Reviews:

Excellent Complete Edition -- Penguin Classics Deluxe.......2006-05-03

There are several complete editions on Amazon of Austen's novels, so I thought I would write a review recommending this one (the Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition). It lays open in your hand, has nice paper and high-quality paperback binding and cover, and it has perfectly sized type and wide inside margins. Other than the substantial size and weight (though it is not nearly as inconvenient as quarto-sized complete editions, such as the classic Sherlock Holmes), it is a perfect volume for those who are more interested in reading Austen than admiring how she looks on the shelf.

By contrast, the Modern Library hardcover edition (which I compared in person at the bookstore) has such a narrow inside margin that the reader must strain to read bent text or to force the binding to open more and the paper to lay flatter. Otherwise, it was a nice edition. For me, they ruined it by this simple mistake.

The leather bound edition from the Library of Literary Classics is a nice idea, and I have not seen it in person. I did notice, however, that the table of contents shows how little space they manage to squeeze Austen's novels into. It has far fewer pages than the Penquin Classics Deluxe Edition. When previewing the pages of text, this seems apparent in the very small type. As I said, I have not seen it in person, so I may be wrong, but it looks like it might be a strain to read, whereas the Penguin is quite comfortable. Hopefully Penguin will provide preview images soon so potential buyers can "Look Inside" and compare for themselves.

It is wonderful that there are so many editions of Austen to choose from. The choice is personal and subjective. I will spend many, many hours reading mine, so I chose the one that I thought would be the most comfortable. I do not want to fight the book -- I want it to disappear so that my imagination may wander unhindered with Jane's characters. I hope you enjoy the novels, whichever edition you choose.

Modern Library : Complete Novels of Jane Austen, Volume II : Emma, Northanger Abbey, Persuasion

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Transcends Time
Strong Edition
Jane Austen anti-Modern Library consipiracy??
Caveat Emptor - DO NOT BUY THIS ITEM BEFORE READING THIS
Jane's prose is perfect

Modern Library : Complete Novels of Jane Austen, Volume II : Emma, Northanger Abbey, Persuasion
Jane Austen
Manufacturer: Modern Library
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ASIN: 0679600256
Release Date: 1992-09-05

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Transcends Time.......2006-09-26

This is an EXCELLENT collection of Jane Austen's novels. Yes, when buying it, my brother and I chuckled over the irony of "The Complete Novels... Volume I," but neither of us was silly enough to think we were immune from having to also purchase Volume II in order to have the Complete Novels. If you are looking for quality at a reasonable price, this is the collection to buy. These books are exceptionally well made, and the type and paper quality are well above average.

Volume I Review:

I originally read Volume I years ago after having first seen the television and movie adaptations of Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility. I recently decided to re-read this volume and was even more enraptured with it than I was during the first read. The plight of the Dashwood sisters and the malleability of their step-brother by his cold wife in Sense and Sensibility is made so vivid by Jane Austen's flawless writing. What girl or woman reading Pride and Prejudice doesn't imagine she is Elizabeth Bennet, with both her beauty and intelligence, inadvertantly making Mr. Darcy fall in love with her? My heart positively ached for Fanny Price in Mansfield Park, and I wondered how she could put up with the neglect of her rich, fancy relatives and the tyranny of her Aunt Norris and maintain such a pure heart. I am awed by the timelessness and reality of these novels. In my mind, it simply does not get any better than Jane Austen.

Volume II Review:

I also recently finished re-reading Volume II. Jane Austen's novels certainly do transcend time. Whenever I read them I am struck by some new truth applicable either to my life or life today in general. What was true about human nature approximately 200 years ago remains true today, which makes relating to and understanding Jane Austen so easy as well as gratifying.

Like the heroine in Emma, who hasn't known a spoiled brat whose natural vanity is the result of being blessed in everything? Emma's superior attitude is a bit galling at times, and I positively cringed at some of her blunders, but Emma has a good heart. She makes mistakes, like we all do, but eventually she begins to understand her errors through the help of her good friend Mr. Knightly. Thank goodness for friends who love us in spite of our imperfections!

In Northanger Abbey, I am tickled to death not only by Catherine's naivete but also by Jane Austen herself. The first half of this novel is filled with the most hilarious observations which seem to come directly from Austen, and the second half is filled with the overactive imagination of Catherine Morland, who has read perhaps too many novels. In this parody of Gothic fiction, Austen pokes fun at both herself and her audience. It is truly a delight.

When I first read Jane Austen in my mid-twenties, Persuasion was my favorite novel. It gave me hope. I felt so strongly for Anne Elliot, who at nineteen was convinced by her family to reject the man she loved because of his lack of rank and fortune. Seven years later, after he has acheived his fortune, she is thrown into this same man's company. She must watch, agonizingly, while he courts two other young ladies. Anne's courage and fortitude are inspiring.

Strong Edition.......2006-03-20

This hardback is a solid binding on good quality paper. It easily stands up to the many re-readings Austen's novels deserve.

Jane Austen anti-Modern Library consipiracy??.......2005-11-10

There are two similar in tone if not identical reviews on amazon.com and amazon.ca warning people away from this edition because it's not "complete".

Clearly, they didn't read the title past "Complete Novels" to the "Volume I" part which specified pretty precisely which of the six complete novels were part of this volume.

I'm mystified. Surely anyone who's willing and eager (let alone able) to read Austen could understand it would take two volumes to publish the complete works? Come on, they average 300 pages apiece!

So I think the two correspondents are agents of Penguin or Oxford World's Classics or somebody who has an interest in turning people away from the Modern Library editions.

Oh yeah, a review: the Modern Library editions are excellent. They're complete (so you have to buy TWO books!), they're affordable, and they're durable.

Caveat Emptor - DO NOT BUY THIS ITEM BEFORE READING THIS.......2000-08-16

This review is not for the novels of Jane Austen, rather for the item offered here on amazon.com

Much to my surprise, after I ordered "The Complete Novels of Jane Austen (Modern Library Series)" ISBN 0679600264, only one book arrived. As pictured above, Vol I contains S&S, P&P, and MP.

The other three novels must be in Vol II, you surmise? Wrong! THAT IS ALL YOU GET !

Apparently, "complete" is a relative term, meaning "half of". At best, this listing shows ignorance. At worst, this listing is fraud.

Jane's prose is perfect.......1998-04-14

Jane Austen is still where she belongs, between book covers. We know the stories are good, but what isn't immediately obvious is the many recent adaptations is what an impeccable writer of English prose she is - no posturing word-dropper, no purveyer of hoary terminology, but a fine, simple, straightforward narrator.

She is brief but telling, using tilt and tone to make us smile. She doesn't bore with tedious flashbacks or podding descriptions of a new character's background. And she tells us what we wanted to know, just when we want to know it. As I am wondering what became of Mr. Bingley, he turns up; as I am trying to remember what the party is doing in Bath, it becomes clear. She's always ahead, dropping just the right number of crumbs.

Jane's world moved slowly, and reading her takes time. Her cncerns are universal - how to fill the hours of the day, the pairing of single young men and women, the effects of money, household matters. Her ethical domain is dominated by consideration - of others' feelings, needs, requirements. The occasional rebellious spirit is not admired, concepts such as fulfillment and freedom never enter her head. As for "needs" beyond basic physical ones - an idea that would have astonished her - she would have substituted "obligations."

Book Description

Jane Austen's complete novels, collected together in one uniquely comprehensive volume. Comprises the complete text of: "Sense and Sensibility", "Pride and Prejudice", "Mansfield Park", "Emma", "Northanger Abbey", "Persuasion", "Lady Susan", and "Love and Friendship". This is the only single-volume edition of Jane Austen's novels to contain not only the wickedly humorous "Lady Susan", but also the irrepressibly exuberant early work "Love and Friendship". This collection allows readers to explore the development of one of the English language's greatest writers, following her development from the farcical comedy of "Love and Friendship" and "Northanger Abbey", via her most popular work, "Pride and Prejudice", to the masterpiece "Emma", and the considered romance of "Persuasion". A unique collection of the finest and most perceptive love stories ever written.

Customer Reviews:

8 Books in 1: Jane Austen's Complete Novels.......2007-09-05

The type is very small. It is more comfortable to read a book printed as an individual book. I should have thought this through before ordering a book with all 8 books in one. On the other hand, if you just want to take one book with you, you have 8 to read and only have to carry one. So, for that reason, it's quite a bargain.

not great.......2007-03-09

I ordered this book online thinking it would be cool to have all books in one book so to speak. I was disappointed, each page is split into 2 in the middle, it was not fun reading, and i actually returned it.

Pride and Prejudice.......2007-03-09

I have the video of one of the older versions of the movie and I also have the cd of the most recent movie. I love both of them so much that I had to get the book since it gives you more of an indebt of the thoughts etc. of the characters.
I love the book

Good value.......2007-01-30

For the money, this was great. A few typos, but nothing too bad. If you just want all of Jane Austen's works in one volume I would recommend it.

Wonderful.......2007-01-28

I found this book absolutely wonderful. The illustrations are very good and the Pride and Prejudice illustrations are quite funny. The price is great and I thought it was qutie a steal. Getting a good copy of each of Jane Austen's novels can be pricey, but in this book you get all six plus two fractions of a novel! This is a very good deal.

Gramercy Classics: Jane Austen: Her Complete Novels

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Gramercy Classics: Jane Austen: Her Complete Novels
Jane Austen
Manufacturer: Random House Value Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0517347997
Release Date: 1992-07-26

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Jane Austen: The Complete Novels
Jane Austen
Manufacturer: Tess Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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Austen's seven novels in a four volume set.

The complete novels of Jane Austen (The Modern library of the world's best books)

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The complete novels of Jane Austen (The Modern library of the world's best books)
Jane Austen
Manufacturer: The Modern library
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Binding: Unknown Binding

The Complete Works: Emma, Mansfield Park, Northanger Abbey, the Biography

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Jane Austen boxed

The Complete Works: Emma, Mansfield Park, Northanger Abbey, the Biography
Jane Austen , and Elizabeth Jenkins
Manufacturer: Naxos Audiobooks
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Audio Cassette

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Jane Austen boxed.......2001-08-21

I eagerly waited for this box set to arrive and when it did, I listened to all four audiobook productions back to back. The productions themselves were excellent and the narrators captured the essence of the period in question. Naxos audiobooks is one of my favorite audio producers and I intend to buy as much of their line as possible. Now onto Jane Austen. I think Jane Austen falls under the category of writers which either you love or hate. On the surface taken each work on the whole, it would appear this woman has nothing to say. All her books revolve around marriage and it seems that she spends 3 to 4 hundred pages trying to pair a man and a woman up. Her strong points of course is in her style. Northanger Abbey did cause me to laugh out loud at certain points and how can you not notice the fiery wit of Emma? She also has a good grasp of character development and knows how to set the mood. Yet in both Northanger Abbey and Emma nothing much happens, one keeps hoping for a scandle a murder or theft. We simply have this charming girl, rich and good looking running around the country side gossiping and not doing much else. In Northanger Abbey Catherine appears as a complete dullard in some cases. its like I'm nothing without a man. Waht I found amusing was the slight but apparent condesention towards Catherine by those around her. The woman was such an air head she didn't even notice it. My favorite of the three novels included in this box set was Mansfield park; here surprise surprise, something actually happens, something more then gossip and flirting goes on and Austen tackles more themes here then in the previous two other novels. I have to say however for the record, i can't stand Fanny Price and simply adore mary Crawford. Of course the two Burtrom girls are delicious as well. It would have been nice to see Mary however have a little fun with Tom or Edward. The ending to Mansfield Park had to be a bit of a shocker for those polite days and I think Mary Crawford is the liberated feminist in the book even though Jane Austen wasn't exactly aiming for that. Now the biography. It was okay, but at times it read like a long list of wedding and birth announcements not to mention obituaries as well. the biography to be frank talks more about the Austen family then about the writer herself. Personally this is due to the fact, that Ms. Jane Austen lead a rather dull existance. Her days were filled with writing, corresponding with family and friends and travelling from one house to another. It was disappointing in fact that the biography gave no insight to what triggered Austen's imagination. Nor where any of the novels analyzed. One interesting fact is that Jane Austen herself though wrote about love and marriage and was surrounded by family who kept getting married, she herself never did, nor was she ever touched by a man. In a way I guess this explains why her lead female characters are such prudes at times.

Having said the above, I did enjoy this box set very much and plan to purchase the second one which comes out this fall and contains her other three novels plus a novel called Lady Susan which I think she never finished. heres to Amazon who was the first to make the second box set available for pre order. on the whole I would recommend this box set if you love to listen to audiobooks and especially classics. Its beautiful and a keep sake for years to come. Bravo to Naxos. As for Jane austen I think she was talented, but I consider George Eliot a far better writer then her.

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