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Find out moreWhat a treat! All six Real Reads Jane Austen titles in a smart, tidy box. Now you can be the best-read Austen fan on the block with the most enjoyment and the least effort.
The box set contains: Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Emma, Norhnager Abbey, Persuasion and Mansfield Park.
Find out why Elizabeth says no to Darcy, how Marianne and Elinor come to understand the balance between sense and sensibility, all about Emma’s scheming and Catherine’s gothic fantasies, how Anne is persuaded against her better judgement, and how Fanny overcomes her rejections at Mansfield Park.
These books provide children with a wonderful introduction to Jane Austen, and are equally good for their parents who simply want a ‘quick fix’ of Austen for themselves. The ‘taking things further’ section at the back is a great idea. Donna Lodge, Jane Austen Centre, Bath
ISBN: | 9781906230227 |
Publication date: | 1st March 2009 |
Author: | Jane Austen - retold by Gill Tavner |
Publisher: | Real Reads |
Format: | Quantity Pack |
Suitable for: | 11+ readers |
Jane Austen was born on 16 December 1775, at the rectory in the village of Steventon in Hampshire, England. The youngest but one of eight children, she was educated mainly at home and never lived apart from her family. She played a lot with her brothers, but was closest to her older sister, Cassandra. The children wrote and performed plays to amuse themselves, and even as a little girl Jane was encouraged to write. When she was fourteen she wrote her first novel, Love and Freindship (yes, she couldn’t spell!), and then a rather ambitious History of England. In her ...
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