Major Works

Pride and Prejudice was first written in the late 1700’s, then rewritten in 1811 and finally published in 1813 (The Works of Jane Austen). It is one of the most popular of Jane Austen’s works. Pride and Prejudice is the journey of dealing with misjudgments that occur when you first meet someone. Then how those misjudgments can change after learning more from the other person (The Works of Jane Austen).

Mansfield Park was written between 1811 and 1813 (The Works of Jane Austen). It is Jane Austen’s most complex novel. It has multiple themes, dealing from education to the differences between appearances and reality (The Works of Jane Austen).

Emma was written in 1814-1815 (The Works of Jane Austen). Emma is a coming-to-age novel about a young woman and the trouble she gets into along the way (The Works of Jane Austen).

Sense and Sensibility was first published in 1811 (Sense and Sensibility). It is the story of two sisters, Elinor and Marianne Dashwood. They are upper class meaning they could not work. This novel gives a detailed portraiture of the decorum surrounding courtship and the importance of marriage to a woman’s livelihood and comfort (Sense and Sensibility).

Northanger Abbey was not published until after her death (Jane Austen's Writings). It is the story of Catherine Morland and her first trip away from home. After she meets a young man and visits his family’s house, she learns to distinguish between Gothic fiction and ordinary life (Jane Austen's Writings).

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