Description: E M M ABY JANE AUSTEN === ILLUSTRATED "WILLIAM C. COOKE" EDITION === ~~~~~~~~~~~~ This sale is for a 3 VOLUME SET of Jane Austen's works, including an original 1897 edition of "EMMA" the COOKE EDITIONin two volumes (COMPLETE), edited by Reginald Brimley Johnson.with an ADDED BONUS of"DUOLOGUES" YOU'LL LOVE THESE BOOKS !!! Many illustrators have attempted to interpret Jane Austen's characters over the years. Some have succeeded, though it is a challenge for any artist to transform the essence of Austen's intention visually since so little description was forthcoming in her novels, leaving the reader to apply their own interpretation. Even though I admire this artistic choice by Austen, her illustrators have had a less than clear picture and have taken free rein. One artist that added his own unique view wasWILLIAM C. COOKE. English author JANE AUSTEN (1775-1817) wrote six major novels, one novella, minor works and juvenilia that are available for our enjoyment today. Her first novel to be published during her lifetime was Sense and Sensibility (1811) followed by Pride and Prejudice (1813), Mansfield Park (1814) and Emma (1815). Northanger Abbey and Persuasion were published posthumously after her death in 1817. Emma (1816)Thinking herself impervious to romance of any kind, the handsome, clever and rich Miss Emma Woodhouse tries to arrange a wealthy marriage for her poor friend Harriet Smith, but refuses to recognize her own feelings for here gallant neighbor Mr. Knightley. What ensues is a delightful series of scheming escapades in which every social machination and bit of 'tittle-tattle' is steeped in Austen's delicious irony. Ultimately, Emma discovers that "Perfect happiness, even in memory, is not common." Pride and Prejudice (1813)"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife." Thus memorably begins Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, one of the world's most popular novels. Pride and Prejudice – Austen's own "darling child" – tells the story of fiercely independent Elizabeth Bennet, one of five sisters who must marry rich, as she confounds the arrogant, wealthy Mr. Darcy. What ensues is one of the most delightful and engrossingly readable courtships known to literature, written by a precocious Austen when she was just twenty-one years old. CONDITION Published in 1897, this set is in GOOD+ CONDITION for its age and especially for being 127 YEARS OLD!!! ALL PAGES ARE PRESENT!!! and firmly bound with NO TEARS! or stray in text markings. This RARE! set does not come available often so…GET IT WHILE YOU CAN!!! Please see our other books too!
Price: 239.99 USD
Location: Cameron, North Carolina
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Shipping Cost: 8.13 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Binding: Hardcover
Place of Publication: LONDON
Publisher: J. M. Dent and Company
Modified Item: No
Subject: Literature & Fiction
Year Printed: 1897
Original/Facsimile: Original
Language: English
Illustrator: WILLIAM C. COOKE
Special Attributes: Collector's Edition, Illustrated, Georgian, Classics, Romance, Drama
Region: North America
Author: Jane Austen
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Topic: Romance
Character Family: British Aristocracy
