Jane Austen

Romantiikan säännöt kirjoitettiin uudelleen, kun Elizabeth Bennet tapasi herra Darcyn.Austenin rakastetuin romaani yhdistää mestarillisesti romantiikan, yhteiskunnallisen kommentaarin ja huumorin – ja on tänäkin päivänä vailla vertaistaan.Bennetin siskokset ovat tulleet naimaikään, ja huomioon on otettava siskokatraan toiveet, isän huolet ja 1800-luvun Englannin tiukat sosiaaliset säännöt. Kun nuori ja nokkela Elizabeth kohtaa ylpeän herra Darcyn, napikkain joutuvat paitsi luonteet myös ennakkoluulot.Englantilainen romaanikirjailija Jane Austen (1775—1817) oli realismin uranuurtaja. Hän nousi kepeillä ja tarkkanäköisillä säätyläiskuvauksillaan aikansa luetuimpien brittikirjailijoiden joukkoon ja on säilyttänyt suosionsa aina näihin päiviin asti.

Jaksaako tosirakkaus odottaa?Jane Austenin klassikkoteos menetetystä rakkaudesta, teeskentelyn turhamaisuudesta ja uusista mahdollisuuksista.Anne Elliott on 27-vuotias ja heittänyt kaiken toivon avioitumisesta. Kahdeksan vuotta aiemmin hän kihlautui komean mutta varattoman meriupseerin Fredrick Wentworthin kanssa - vain purkaakseen kihlauksen velvollisuudentunnosta sukuaan kohtaan. Nyt Wentworth palaa maihin rikkaana miehenä ja enemmän kuin kelvollisena kosijana. Pari sotkeutuu ylpeyden, mustasukkaisuuden ja epävarmuuden siivittämään väärinkäsitysten vyyhteen, jonka ytimessä on vain yksi kysymys: elääkö vanha rakkaus yhä?Jane Austen (1775-1817) on yksi maailman tunnetuimmista ja rakastetuimmista kirjailijoista. Hänen romaaninsa kuvaavat 1800-luvun alun englantilaisen keskiluokan elämää riemastuttavan humoristisesti, ironiaa ja satiiria viljellen. Viisasteleva sydän on Austenin viimeinen romaani. Sen elegantti tyyli, romanttinen juoni ja osuva ihmiskuvaus ovat hurmanneet sukupolven toisensa jälkeen.

Aatelistyttö Anne Elliot kohtaa nuoruuden rakastettunsa, meriupseeri Fredrick Wentworthin kahdeksan vuoden jälkeen. Tunteita on yhä molemmin puolin, mutta ne uhkaavat sotkeutua ylpeyden, mustasukkaisuuden ja epävarmuuksien vyyhteen. Palaako vanha rakkaus kuitenkin voimissaan? Austen käsittelee Arkailevassa sydämessä kaikille teoksilleen ominaisella tavalla intohimoa, sisäistä ja ulkoistaelämää, tunteita ja niiden hillitsemistä. Unohtamatta luokkaeroja, kasvatusta ja naisen asemaa, tänä päivänäkin ajankohtaisia aiheita.

Tunnettu klassikko Järki ja tunteet on Jane Austenin ensimmäinen romaani. Teos kertoo Elinor ja Marianne Dashwoodista, kahdesta naimattomasta sisaresta, jotka kumpikin etsivät onnea ja rakkautta omalla tavallaan. Vanhempi Elinor on pidättyväinen, kun taas Marianne elää jatkuvassa tunteiden myrskyssä eikä voi käsittää tyyntä sisartaan.Isänsä kuoleman jälkeen Dashwoodin neidit ja heidän äitinsä joutuvat muuttamaan mukavasta kodistaan, kun vanhempi veli aikaisemmasta avioliitosta perii koko omaisuuden. Elämä on niukkaa, mutta sulhasehdokkaita ilmaantuuuseampiakin.Kuten muissakin Austenin teoksissa, romantiikan ja huumorin rinnalla tarkastellaan terävästi esimerkiksi luokkaeroja, tapojen pintakiiltoa, kasvatusta ja naisen asemaa. Teemoja, jotka ovat edelleen ajankohtaisia.Vuonna 1811 julkaistun hilpeän ja viisaan klassikkoteoksen uudesta suomennoksesta vastaa maan palkituimpiin kääntäjiin kuuluva Kersti Juva. Hän on suomentanut myös romaanin Ylpeys ja ennakkoluulo (2014).

HarperCollins is proud to present its range of best-loved, essential classics. ‘The real evils, indeed, of Emma’s situation were the power of having rather too much her own way, and a disposition to think a little too well of herself…’ Beautiful, rich, self-assured and witty, Emma Woodhouse delights in matchmaking those around her, with no apparent care for her own romantic life. Taking young Harriet Smith under her wing, Emma sets her sights on finding a suitable match for her friend. Chided for her mistakes by old friend Mr Knightley, it is only when Harriet starts to pursue her own love interests that Emma realises the true hidden depths of her own heart. Delightful, engaging and entertaining, and with a dazzling gallery of characters, Emma is arguably Austen’s most well-loved social comedy.

‘I have now attained the true art of letter writing,’ wrote Jane Austen in one of her many missives to her sister Cassandra. This new box set will enable Austen fans to embrace the art of letter-writing for themselves, with 50 postcards celebrating book covers by Penguin across ten decades.Included in this set are Helen Binyon’s classic 1938 illustrated edition of Pride and Prejudice; a special wartime Northanger Abbey, published to keep troops supplied with comforting reading material; much-loved Clothbound Classics covers designed by Coralie Bickford-Smith; and a brand-new edition of Austen’s juvenilia from 2025.Publishing in Jane Austen’s 250th anniversary year, this box of postcards will make the perfect gift for both lovers of Austen and fans of classic book design.

Romantiikan säännöt kirjoitettiin uudelleen, kun Elizabeth Bennet tapasi herra Darcyn.Austenin rakastetuin romaani yhdistää mestarillisesti romantiikan, yhteiskunnallisen kommentaarin ja huumorin – ja on tänäkin päivänä vailla vertaistaan.Bennetin siskokset ovat tulleet naimaikään, ja huomioon on otettava siskokatraan toiveet, isän huolet ja 1800-luvun Englannin tiukat sosiaaliset säännöt. Kun nuori ja nokkela Elizabeth kohtaa ylpeän herra Darcyn, napikkain joutuvat paitsi luonteet myös ennakkoluulot.Englantilainen romaanikirjailija Jane Austen (1775—1817) oli realismin uranuurtaja. Hän nousi kepeillä ja tarkkanäköisillä säätyläiskuvauksillaan aikansa luetuimpien brittikirjailijoiden joukkoon ja on säilyttänyt suosionsa aina näihin päiviin asti.

HarperCollins is proud to present its range of best-loved, essential classics. ‘The real evils, indeed, of Emma’s situation were the power of having rather too much her own way, and a disposition to think a little too well of herself…’ Beautiful, rich, self-assured and witty, Emma Woodhouse delights in matchmaking those around her, with no apparent care for her own romantic life. Taking young Harriet Smith under her wing, Emma sets her sights on finding a suitable match for her friend. Chided for her mistakes by old friend Mr Knightley, it is only when Harriet starts to pursue her own love interests that Emma realises the true hidden depths of her own heart. Delightful, engaging and entertaining, and with a dazzling gallery of characters, Emma is arguably Austen’s most well-loved social comedy.

Jane Austen's masterworks in a single beautiful Penguin English Library volume Few novelists have observed their society with the wit and insight of Jane Austen. This volume brings together her seven great novels: Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Emma, Northanger Abbey, Persuasion and Lady Susan. Ironic, comic and wise, these stories of irrepressible heroines, of love found, lost and regained, and of human nature in all its complexity, are among the most enduring works in the English language.The Penguin English Library - collectable general readers' editions of the best fiction in English, from the eighteenth century to the end of the Second World War.

HarperCollins is proud to present its range of best-loved, essential classics.'The real evils, indeed, of Emma's situation were the power of having rather too much her own way, and a disposition to think a little too well of herself...'Beautiful, rich, self-assured and witty, Emma Woodhouse delights in matchmaking those around her, with no apparent care for her own romantic life. Taking young Harriet Smith under her wing, Emma sets her sights on finding a suitable match for her friend. Chided for her mistakes by old friend Mr Knightley, it is only when Harriet starts to pursue her own love interests that Emma realises the true hidden depths of her own heart.Delightful, engaging and entertaining, and with a dazzling gallery of characters, Emma is arguably Austen's most well-loved social comedy.

Sense and Sensibility | Pride and Prejudice | Mansfield Park | Emma | Northanger Abbey | Persuasion | Love and FreindshipFew novelists have conveyed the subtleties and nuances of their own social milieu with the wit and insight of Jane Austen. Through her vivacious and spirited heroines and their circle, she paints vivid portraits of English middle-class life as the eighteenth century came to a close. 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 mere romances; ironic, comic and wise, they are masterly studies of the society Jane Austen observed. The seven books in this box set contain some of the most brilliant, dazzling prose in the English language.

I never have been in love; it is not my way, or my nature; and I do not think I ever shall. Emma Woodhouse is certain of one thing: that she's an excellent matchmaker ...even though she's never been in love. Emma dives into the game of finding an admirer for her newest project, Harriet Smith. But Emma quickly realizes she's in over her head and that she might lose everything if she keeps playing. Beautifully presented for a modern teen audience, this is the must-have edition of Jane Austen's timeless romantic satire.

Discover the classic story behind the major new film'Jane Austen's Emma is her masterpiece, mixing the sparkle of her early books with a deep sensibility' Observer Emma is young, rich and independent. She has decided not to get married and instead spends her time organising her acquaintances' love affairs. Her plans for the matrimonial success of her new friend Harriet, however, lead her into complications that ultimately test her own detachment from the world of romance.WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY ANDREW MOTION

Content with her life and not interested in marriage, Emma Woodhouse, a rich and beautiful heiress, causes complications with her matchmaking schemes.

With a foreword by Tessa Bailey, author of It Happened One Summer and Hook, Line and SinkerSelf-appointed matchmaker Emma Woodhouse is convinced that she’ll never marry. ‘Handsome, clever and rich’, the headstrong Emma has lived a charmed life and has no need for love.But, when her meddling ends a friend’s relationship and upsets the romantic social order, Emma discovers that her actions have consequences – and that love might have been waiting for her all along.Fall head over heels for First Impressions, Penguin's boldly designed new Jane Austen collection for young-adult readers featuring the complete and unabridged texts. Full of meet-cutes, missed connections and drama, this eye-catching six-book series is an open invitation to embrace your inner romantic.

'I wonder what will become of her!' So speculate the friends and neighbours of Emma Woodhouse, the lovely, lively, wilful,and fallible heroine of Jane Austen's fourth published novel. Confident that she knows best, Emma schemes to find a suitable husband for her pliant friend Harriet, only to discover that she understands the feelings of others as little as she does her own heart. As Emma puzzles and blunders her way through the mysteries of her social world, Austen evokes for her readers a cast of unforgettable characters and a detailed portrait of a small town undergoing historical transition. Written with matchless wit and irony, judged by many to be her finest novel, Emma has been adapted many times for film and television. This new edition emphasises the novel's extraordinary technical audacity. While apparently conservative in its choice of setting and range of characters, it was - and is - a formally revolutionary work.

HarperCollins is proud to present its range of best-loved, essential classics.

"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie inpossession of brains must be in want of more brains." Sobegins Pride and Prejudice and Zombies-- Austen's classicfiendishly mashed-up with scenes of zombie mayhem. Thisgraphic novel adaptation of the New York Times bestsellerand major pop culture phenomenon, featuring original art,will bring this sensational tale to a whole new audience.

This Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition celebrates 200 years of Austen's beloved novel. With a beautiful cover designed by illustrator Dadu Shin and comprehensive notes sourced from the Jane Austen Collection, this is an edition to be treasured by students and collectors alike. With its imperfect but charming heroine and its witty and subtle exploration of relationships, Emma is often seen as Jane Austen's most flawless work. Beautiful, clever, rich-and single-Emma Woodhouse is perfectly content with her life and sees no need for either love or marriage. Nothing, however, delights her more than interfering in the romantic lives of others. But when she ignores the warnings of her good friend Mr. Knightley and attempts to arrange a suitable match for her protégée Harriet Smith, her carefully laid plans soon unravel and have consequences that she never expected.