Jane Austen
2) Emma
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English
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The disparity between Emma Woodhouse's self-confidence and self-knowledge, and her determination to arrange marriages for her friends while avoiding one for herself, leads to a painful series of misunderstandings for everyone who suffers from her well-meaning altruism - and with Mr Knightley being the only person of her acquaintance who has the good sense to challenge her, Emma must eventually recognize her match in every sense.
3) Persuasion
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Anne Elliott, the overlooked middle daughter of the spendthrift Sir Walter Elliott, remains unmarried as she approaches her late 20s, and is therefore considered to be a spinster. But when her passions for Frederick Wentworth are rekindled, Anne finds that she now has a rival for his affection.
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English
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Elinor is as prudent as her sister Marianne is impetuous. Each must learn from the other after they are forced by their father's death to leave their home and enter into the contests of polite society. The charms of unsuitable men and the schemes of rival ladies mean that their paths to success will be beset with disappointment.
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Fanny Price is taken to live at Mansfield Park, the home of her wealthy uncle. She gradually falls in love with her cousin Edmund, but when the dazzling and sophisticated Crawfords arrive, and amateur theatricals unleash rivalry and sexual jealousy, Fanny has to fight to retain her independence.
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Catherine Morland embarks on a journey from the world of books, via her relationship with Henry Tilney and her stay at the vast Northanger Abbey, into the real world. Her route to maturity is a cruel one, as she comes to realise that not everyone is out to make her into the heroine she would so dearly love to become.
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Pride and Prejudice and Zombies volume 2
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Quirk Books
Pub. Date
2009
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English
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TheNew York TimesBest Seller is now a major motion picture starring Lily James and Sam Riley, with Matt Smith, Charles Dance, and Lena Headey. ?It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains.? So beginsPride and Prejudice and Zombies, a bold reimagining of Jane Austen?s classic novel. As our story opens, a mysterious plague has fallen upon the quiet...
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BBC Digital Audio
Pub. Date
2016
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English
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A collection of BBC radio full-cast dramatisations of Jane Austen's six major novels Jane Austen is one of the finest writers in the English language, and this volume includes all six of her classic novels. Mansfield Park: On a quest to find a position in society, Fanny Price goes to live with her rich aunt and uncle. Northanger Abbey: Young, nav̐e Catherine Morland receives an invitation to stay at the isolated Gothic mansion Northanger Abbey. Sense...