AN OVERVIEW OF JANE AUSTEN'S NOVELS

Most of the drama in Austen’s novels revolve around who loves whom and what that means, given their social station. Social status in 19th-century England was determined by a confluence of factors, including, but not limited to, birthright, reputation, and wealth, and it dictated much about the course of a person’s life. Members of the higher social classes were not expected to intermarry, let alone interact, with members of a lower class. In fact, in some cases, such marriages were considered inappropriate.

We want to share with you several books written by Jane Austen. These books are

special ones for us and Jane Austen’s favorites.

Emma

Emma, the fourth novel by Jane Austen, published in 1815. This book is the apple of the eye for Jane Austen. She said that Emma was the most loved book of herself. The story happened in Highbury, England, in the early 19th century, the novel centers on Emma Woodhouse, a precocious young woman whose misplaced confidence in her matchmaking abilities occasions several romantic misadventures. On the other hand, while processing a young girl's search for true love, the book criticized England's strict and hypocritical traditions.

Pride and Prejudice

Pride and Prejudice, a romantic novel by Jane Austen, published in 1813. A classic of English literature, written with an incisive wit and superb character delineation, it centers on the interesting relationship between Elizabeth Bennet, the daughter of a country gentleman, and Fitzwilliam Darcy, a rich aristocratic landowner. Initially, although the book looks like a simple romance novel, it is the best choice to understand social status in England and to observe the self-development of a young girl who is called Elizabeth Bennet. ‘Pride and Prejudice’ has consistently appeared near the top of lists of & quote; most-loved books&quote; among literary scholars and the reading public. It has become one of the most popular novels in English literature, with over 20 million copies sold, and has inspired many derivatives in modern literature.

Mansfield Park

Mansfield Park, a novel by Jane Austen, published in 1814. In its tone and discussion of religion and religious duty, it is the most serious of Austen’s novels. The heroine, Fanny Price, is a self-effacing and unregarded cousin cared for by the Bertram family in their country house. Fanny’s moral strength eventually wins her complete acceptance by the Bertram family and marriage to Edmund Bertram himself. Throughout the whole book, Fancy has to endure difficulties and pressures, come from her surroundings. Either the argument about religion and religious duties or phraseology in the book caused the book is regarded as the most serious novel of Jane Austen.

Sense and Sensibility

Sense and Sensibility is the first novel Austen published in 1811 and pictures perfectly how women of the British high society lived their lives, only being concerned with marriage, money, and manners. The story focuses on the two Dashwood sisters, Elinor and Marianne, who are members of a wealthy English family of the landed gentry. As their family must deal with circumstances of financial loss, they are forced to move and seek financial security through marriage. Consequently, the entire novel exclusively deals with their mission of finding wealthy husbands. Sense and Sensibility became a classic of all the time. If you ask me, it is the first book that comes to mind when Jane Austen is mentioned.