Jane - Libros y biografía

Sense and Sensibility (1811) was Jane Austen´s first published novel. When their father dies the Dashwood sisters and their mother find themselves destitute and soon, under the influence of his greedy...

´It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.` So opens Jane Austen´s second novel Pride and Prejudice, which was first published...

In a new audio adaptation of some of Austen's lesser known works, Avita Jay brings to life the wit and satire of one of England's greatest authors. In Austen's final and unfinished novel, Charlotte Heywood...

With handsome rich men and ladies of leisure fluttering their eyelids trying to catch their attention, 'The Three Sisters' reads like a humorous trial run for 'Pride and Prejudice'. Told via correspondence,...

'Being good People themselves, their first & principal care was to incite in her a Love of Virtue & a Hatred of Vice, in which they so well succeeded (Eliza having a natural turn that way herself)...

"I cannot imagine," said Sir Godfrey to his Lady, "why we continue in such deplorable Lodgings as these, in a paltry Market-town, while we have 3 good houses of our own situated in some of the finest...

What do we usually find in Jane Austen's novels? At least one girl with a conflict and a handsome man or two to rush in and save the day. If nothing else, Jane was a romantic through and through!Catharine...

Do you love humorous and amusing stories? Then you will love this short story written by none other than Jane Austen when she was still a young teenager."In a retired part of the County of Sussex, there...

2187. Earth is cold, dead and divided. The rich hide away while the rest will do anything to survive.Humanity have only one hope: crossing hostile alien territory to reach a habitable planet. (It's lucky...

« À dévorer d'une traite ! » Cosmopolitan Le livre :À la suite d’un événement grave, Holly retrouve quelques vieux amis : Paul et Anna, qui tentent désespérément d'avoir un enfant ; Saffron, une actrice...

Voici une passionnante histoire des instruments de musique : les tambours rudimentaires utilisés par les tribus primitives pour chasser les esprits, le clavecin des musiciens classiques, le cor de chasse,...

Jane Kieffer vient du grand royaume errant ; elle est fille de gitane. Son climat est l’irréel, le fantastique, qu’elle ne sépare d’ailleurs jamais de la vie de tous les jours. « Qu’est-ce que la Poésie ?...

Le Maître des apparences et Le Choix de Betty racontaient avec une tendresse caustique et un humour noir la vie d’un grand avocat de Hong Kong, le Vieux Filth, et de sa femme, l'intelligente et incomprise...

Comment vit-on avec un génie ? A quoi ressemble l’existence aux côtés de « l’héritier d’Einstein » ? Pendant 25 ans, Jane Hawking a partagé le quotidien de Stephen, avec ses bonheurs, ses peines et ses...

En Iran, c'est un parcours du combattant pour se rencontrer et s'aimer sans devenir hors la loi. Un état des lieux de la jeunesse iranienne contrariée par un régime totalitaire.

Cet ouvrage est une réédition numérique d’un livre paru au XXe siècle, désormais indisponible dans son format d’origine.

Verity ne s’attendait pas à hériter du même coup une galerie d’art et une somptueuse demeure. Mais si elle avait su ce qu’impliquait pareil héritage, aurait-elle accepté de devenir la maîtresse de Sky...

Lou Morgan, the daughter of a wealthy American oil man had it all – now all she wanted was a husband to provide her with a notable title and comfortable life. She travels to Europe with her friend, the...

Carolyn Avon inherited an impressive house in the Scottish Highlands and made her way there during Christmas time to claim it. It was evident that she did not have the means to maintain such an enormous...

'When you are more intimately acquainted with my Alice, you will not be surprised, Lucy, to see the dear creature drink a little too much; for such things happen every day. She has many rare and charming...

'The Beautiful Cassandra and Other Stories' (1793) was written by the renowned English novelist Jane Austen, best-known for her novels 'Sense and Sensibility' (1811) and 'Pride and Prejudice' (1813).This...

'Mr. Harley was one of many children. Destined by his father for the church and by his mother for the sea, desirous of pleasing both, he prevailed on Sir John to obtain for him a chaplaincy on board a...

Perfect for fans of the Bridgerton series by Julia Quinn. Virginia Summers is extremely fond of the Meadow House, which has been bestowed to her by her father. Even the thought of parting with it is inconceivable,...

Smart, sassy and strong-willed Lizzie Bennett is facing a crisis: she and her sisters need to marry, and marry rich, otherwise they face losing their home. While her amazing older sister Jane is swept...

    Mustapha est beau comme un palmier, sa mère dit même comme un prince. Il est appétissant comme une brioche à la cannelle. Bientôt il quittera Sarcelles pour aller là-bas, à Tanger, au cap Spartel...

"Against All Odds: A Novel of Triumph and Perseverance" is a powerful and uplifting story of one woman's journey to achieve her dream of publishing a poetry collection. The book is a compelling narrative...

The point of view of a woman with such an environment must naturally be circumscribed and narrow; and in this Miss Austen's charm consists. Seeing little, she painted what she saw with absolute fidelity...

How often, in answer to my repeated intreaties that you would give my Daughter a regular detail of the Misfortunes and Adventures of your Life, have you said "No, my friend never will I comply with your...

Sir Walter Elliot, of Kellynch Hall, in Somersetshire, was a man who, for his own amusement, never took up any book but the Baronetage; there he found occupation for an idle hour, and consolation in a...

Mansfield Park shows the dark side of Jane Austen. Mansfield Park is built on the proceeds of the slave trade in the British home. Every literate person at the time of Austen knew the name of the most...