Jane Austen's last and most melancholy novel was published posthumously in 1818. In PERSUASION, Austen creates a strong, mature, and independent heroine, Anne Elliot. Having foolishly broken off an engagement eight years earlier to Frederick Wentworth, a penniless naval officer, Anne at the age of 27 has remained unmarried--and secretly devoted to ...more
In early nineteenth-century England, a spirited young woman copes with the suit of a snobbish gentleman as well as the romantic entanglements of her four sisters. Includes explanatory notes throughout the text, an introduction discussing the author and the background of the story, and a study guide.
In SENSE AND SENSIBILITY, Jane Austen writes about two ways of looking at the world in the personalities of two sisters, Elinor the determinedly practical and Marianne the madly romantic. Forced to live in reduced circumstances with their widowed mother and younger sister, the Dashwood girls must rely on marrying well if they are to survive in the ...more
In 'Twilight', Bella Swan's move to Forks could have been the most boring move
she ever made. But when she meets the mysterious and alluring Edward Cullen, ...
In New Moon, the author delivers another combination of romance and suspense
with a supernatural twist. The 'star-crossed' lovers theme continues as Bella
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Language: French
Quelques jours avant son mariage, Julia reçoit un coup de fil du secrétaire particulier de son père.
Comme elle lavait pressenti, Anthony Walsh homme daffaires brillant, mais père distant ne pourra pas assister à la cérémonie.
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