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Jane Austen's‚ Love and Friendship, is an epistolary story, written in 1790 when she was fourteen, and dedicated to her cousin Eliza de Feuillide. Featuring improbable coincidences and turns of fate, in form, the story satirizes conventional romance novels of the time, and shows the early development of wit and observation that would make Austen one of the most famous of all British writers. Even the subtitle, "Deceived in Friendship and Betrayed...
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"Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen is a literary masterpiece that unfolds with the grace and wit characteristic of the author's keen observational skills and biting social commentary. Set against the backdrop of Regency-era England, the novel is a timeless exploration of love, class, and the complexities of human relationships.
At the heart of the narrative is the headstrong and intelligent Elizabeth Bennet, one of five daughters in the Bennet...
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Extrait: "La famille des Dashwood était depuis longtemps établie dans le comté de Sussex. Leurs domaines étaient étendus, et leur résidence habituelle était à Norland-Park, au centre de leurs propriétés, o plusieurs générations avaient vécu avec honneur, aimées et respectées de leurs vassaux et de leurs voisins."
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The author of one of the greatest romance novels of all time, Pride and Prejudice, takes her readers on a satiric tour through England's history, mercilessly exploiting the comedic potential of human foibles within British royalty. Part of Jane Austen's Juvenilia of the 1790s, The History of England was written during the author's teenage years. Filled with puns and parodies, the history begins with the reign of Henry IV and concludes with the death...
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