Books by Jane Austen (7)
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Emma by Jane Austen RO
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„Jane Austen avea cel mai minunat dar din câte am întâlnit în a descrie implicaţiile, sentimentele şi caracterele din viaţa obişnuită. Rafinamentul cu care transformă personajele şi situaţiile din banale în interesante, tuşa de veridic pe care o imprimă descrierilor şi sentimentelor sunt lucruri la care eu nu pot decât să aspir.” – SIR WALTER SCOTT
„Domnişoara Austen a înţeles perfect dimensiunea măruntă a vieţii... A fost o mare creatoare, egală – în mica ei sferă – cu Shakespeare…” – ALFRE... continue
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Mândrie şi prejudecată by Jane Austen RO
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Elizabeth Bennet, una dintre cele cinci fiice ale unui gentleman din mediul rural al Angliei secolului al XIX-lea, se afla in fata unei dileme privind viitorul ei si al surorilor sale: in cazul eventualei morti a parintelui lor, neavand drept la mostenire, fetele trebuie sa-si asigure o existenta decenta, printr-o casatorie convenabila si sigura. Acest lucru devine o obsesie pentru mama lor, care se arata dispusa la orice compromisuri numai ca sa obtina garantia ca fetele vor avea un viitor stabil si sigur. O oportunitate neasteptata se iveste in clipa cand in vecinatate se intaleaza domnul Da... continue
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen EN
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"He began to feel the danger of paying Elizabeth too much attention." Pride and Prejudice , one of the most famous love stories of all time, has also proven itself as a treasured mainstay of the English literary canon. With the arrival of eligible young men in their neighbourhood, the lives of Mr. and Mrs. Bennet and their five daughters are turned inside out and upside down. Pride encounters prejudice, upward-mobility confronts social disdain, and quick-wittedness challenges sagacity. Misconceptions and hasty judgements bring heartache and scandal, but eventually lead to true understanding, s... continue
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Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen EN
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Jane Austen's first published work, meticulously constructed and sparkling with her unique wit Marianne Dashwood wears her heart on her sleeve, and when she falls in love with the dashing but unsuitable John Willoughby she ignores her sister Elinor's warning that her impulsive behaviour leaves her open to gossip and innuendo. Meanwhile Elinor, always sensitive to social convention, is struggling to conceal her own romantic disappointment, even from those closest to her. Through their parallel experience of love - and its threatened loss - the sisters learn that sense must mix with sensibility ... continue
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The Beautifull Cassandra by Jane Austen EN
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Austen's riotous early stories of drunks, poisoners and prison-breaks, written for her family's entertainment when she was a teenager.