“Persuasion” is the last and the most mature work of Jane Austen which she was intending to revise a bit before publication at the time of her death. The book was published posthumously with a title provided by her brother Henry. Persuasion has the best of construction, characterization and style amongst all Jane Austen works with deeper emotions than ever ... Read More »
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Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen | Book Review
Northanger Abbey is one amongst Jane Austen‘s earliest written works but was not published until after her death. And though it is believed that Jane Austen wanted to revise the work before publishing it, the story is complete in itself and quite a good one at that. Read More »
Emma by Jane Austen | Book Review
Published in 1816, “Emma” is considered a Jane Austen masterpiece, second best in her works after “Pride and Prejudice”. It was the last of her published works during her life. “Emma” is a story of a beautiful, rich and clever girl who finds her share of love after and in spite of a lot of mistakes on her part. Boook ... Read More »
Mansfield Park by Jane Austen | Book review
“Mansfield Park”, the third published work of Jane Austen is considered to be one of her mature works written after 1801. While her narrative remains as witty and satiric as ever, Mansfield Park deals more with the emotions and feelings of its heroine Fanny as she grows from a child to a woman in her uncle’s home that is called ... Read More »
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen | Book Review
This is considered the Jane Austen masterpiece and is one of the most popular books of English literature (approx. 20 million copies sold till date) that has been successfully casting its spell on generation after generation of readers. Written by her as “First Impressions” and later published with the title “Pride and Prejudice“, this is one of the best love ... Read More »
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen | Book Review
This very first published novel of Jane Austen is a remarkable peace of work which more or less defines her style of writing that she later on perfected and is celebrated for. Her witty and satiric language describing all the commonplace situations and circumstances with her excellent insight and humour makes the incidents interesting and entertaining to the reader. The ... Read More »