The Complete Works Of Jane Austen: Northanger Abbey; Persuasion; Sense And Sensibility; Pride And Prejudice; Shorter Works; Mansfield Park; Emma
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: 10th pr.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: Slipcase: Good
Pages: Good
Few names in the English literary canon command the reverence and adoration afforded to Jane Austen, and this magnificent seven-volume boxed set from the Folio Society presents her complete works in a form worthy of her genius. The collection chronicles the full sweep of Austen's novelistic achievement — from the gothic parody of Northanger Abbey and the autumnal romance of Persuasion, through the sharp social comedy of Sense and Sensibility and Pride and Prejudice, to the moral complexity of Mansfield Park, the sparkling wit of Emma, and the rich miscellany gathered in Shorter Works. Austen's prose remains a masterclass in irony, restraint, and devastating psychological acuity, dissecting the manners and matrimonial anxieties of Regency England with a precision that reads as both timeless satire and deeply human drama. Each volume in this Folio Society edition is sumptuously produced — bound in rich crimson cloth with gilded decorative motifs adorning the spines — making it as much a collector's treasure as a literary one. Whether you are a lifelong devotee or discovering her voice for the first time, this set invites you to inhabit a world where every drawing room conversation carries the weight of a destiny, and where wit, as Austen herself proves, is the sharpest instrument of all.
Author: Jane Austen
Format: Hardback
Published: 1991, The Folio Society
Genre: Classic fiction
Edition: 10th pr.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: Slipcase: Good
Pages: Good
Few names in the English literary canon command the reverence and adoration afforded to Jane Austen, and this magnificent seven-volume boxed set from the Folio Society presents her complete works in a form worthy of her genius. The collection chronicles the full sweep of Austen's novelistic achievement — from the gothic parody of Northanger Abbey and the autumnal romance of Persuasion, through the sharp social comedy of Sense and Sensibility and Pride and Prejudice, to the moral complexity of Mansfield Park, the sparkling wit of Emma, and the rich miscellany gathered in Shorter Works. Austen's prose remains a masterclass in irony, restraint, and devastating psychological acuity, dissecting the manners and matrimonial anxieties of Regency England with a precision that reads as both timeless satire and deeply human drama. Each volume in this Folio Society edition is sumptuously produced — bound in rich crimson cloth with gilded decorative motifs adorning the spines — making it as much a collector's treasure as a literary one. Whether you are a lifelong devotee or discovering her voice for the first time, this set invites you to inhabit a world where every drawing room conversation carries the weight of a destiny, and where wit, as Austen herself proves, is the sharpest instrument of all.