Northanger Abbey; Persuasion
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
This elegant volume presents two of Jane Austen's most beloved novels in a single collection, uniting the sharp satirical wit of Northanger Abbey with the mature, tender romanticism of Persuasion. Northanger Abbey chronicles the misadventures of the imaginative Catherine Morland, a young woman whose mind has been thoroughly steeped in Gothic fiction, as she navigates Bath society and hilariously misreads the mundane world around her as a landscape of sinister intrigue. In delightful contrast, Persuasion tells the story of Anne Elliot, a woman of quiet intelligence and deep feeling who must reckon with the consequences of a youthful engagement broken off under social pressure, and the unexpected return of the man she never stopped loving. Together, the two works illustrate the full range of Austen's genius — from playful, ironic comedy to nuanced emotional depth — and argue, with characteristic brilliance, that a woman's inner life and moral clarity are far more valuable than the social conventions that seek to constrain her.
Author: Jane Austen
Format: Hardback
Genre: Classic fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
This elegant volume presents two of Jane Austen's most beloved novels in a single collection, uniting the sharp satirical wit of Northanger Abbey with the mature, tender romanticism of Persuasion. Northanger Abbey chronicles the misadventures of the imaginative Catherine Morland, a young woman whose mind has been thoroughly steeped in Gothic fiction, as she navigates Bath society and hilariously misreads the mundane world around her as a landscape of sinister intrigue. In delightful contrast, Persuasion tells the story of Anne Elliot, a woman of quiet intelligence and deep feeling who must reckon with the consequences of a youthful engagement broken off under social pressure, and the unexpected return of the man she never stopped loving. Together, the two works illustrate the full range of Austen's genius — from playful, ironic comedy to nuanced emotional depth — and argue, with characteristic brilliance, that a woman's inner life and moral clarity are far more valuable than the social conventions that seek to constrain her.