В романе «Мэнсфилд-Парк» Джейн Остин рисует картины жизни английских буржуа, давая представление об их взаимоотношениях, о морали и нравах, эгоизме и своекорыстии провинциального дворянства и духовенства. Цепь их нелепых поступков и действий, основанных на честолюбии и денежном интересе, напоминает бесконечно кружащуюся карусель. Лишь появление главной героини романа, Фанни Прайс, ее честность, доброта и бескорыстие помогает внести разумное течение в этот хаос всеобщего несогласия. В книге...
«Мэнсфилд-Парк» – шикарная загородная резиденция сэра Томаса Бертрама. В этом бастионе британской аристократии 18 века проживает его семья. И здесь же воспитывается Фанни Прайс, бедная родственница Бертрамов. Умная и прилежная, она лишена материнского тепла и заботы, и по-настоящему дружна только со своим кузеном Эдмундом. Через несколько лет Фанни превращается в очаровательную девушку и должна решить: выбрать ли ей благополучие или последовать зову сердца…
Может ли история любви сочетать в себе романтизм и искрометный юмор? Способна ли история приключений одновременно захватывать и смешить? Может, если речь идет о романе Джейн Остин «Нортенгерское аббатство». Самая ироничная и самая озорная книга Джейн Остин.
HarperCollins is proud to present a range of best-loved, essential classics.‘Northanger Abbey! These were thrilling words, and wound up Catherine's feelings to the highest point of ecstasy.’Considered the most light-hearted and satirical of Austen’s novels, Northanger Abbey tells the story of an unlikely young heroine Catherine Morland. While staying in Bath, Catherine meets Henry Tilney and his sister Eleanor who invite her to their family estate, Northanger Abbey. A fan of Gothic Romance...
"Northanger Abbey" was one of the first novels that Jane Austen wrote, however it was not published until 1818, after her death. It is the story of Catherine Morland who travels to Bath to stay with a family friend for several weeks. While there she meets the Tilney siblings who live at the estate from which the book takes its title, Northanger Abbey. Catherine's naiveté gets her into all sorts of trouble when she goes to stay with the Tilney's at their estate. «Northanger Abbey»...
Catherine Morland is modest and well mannered, more comfortable reading her novels than socializing with people. When she is unexpectedly invited to the English resort city of Bath for the winter season, where many wealthy families reside, Catherine seizes the opportunity. Eager to create some excitement in her life, Catherine will not miss the doldrums of her home in the countryside. Catherine quickly makes friends with Isabella Thorpe, a coquettish young woman who has a predilection for...
"Sense and Sensibility" is the story of two sisters, Elinor and Marianne Dashwood, who have contrasting temperaments. On the surface Elinor, the older sister represents sense or reason while Marianne represents sensibility or emotion, however upon closer examination we find that they both exhibit varying aspects of each characteristic. A classic coming of age story «Sense and Sensibility» was Jane Austen's first published novel.
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The story's heroine, seventeen year old Catherine Morland, is invited by her neighbours, the Allens, to accompany them to visit Bath for a number of weeks. While, initially, the excitement of experiencing such a place was dampened by her lack of other acquaintances, she is soon introduced to an intriguing young gentleman named Henry Tilney, though her attention was quickly taken upon meeting a young lady named Isabella Thorpe. Isabella tries to make a match between Catherine and her brother...
Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen (1775-1817) was published after the author's death in (1818). The main character is Catherine Morland, a young heroine 17 year old who loves to read gothic novels. Whilst staying in Bath, she meets John Thorpe and Henry Tilney and is one day invited by Henry's father to his estate, Northanger Abbey. Catherine's love of gothic novels makes her unrealistic towards the world around her by envisioning life through fictional eyes and becomes...
In this spirited comedy of manners Catherine Morland, a plain, unspoiled small-town girl on holiday in Bath, meets and falls in love with Henry Tilney, a handsome young clergyman. Henry's father, believing Catherine to be wealthy, invites her to be a guest at Northanger Abby, the family's country estate. Catherine, who has read too many Gothic romances and who is possessed of too vivid an imagination, views the abbey as a house of nightmarish horror — an aspect of the book...
To coincide with the launch of The Austen Project an ebook collection of Jane Austen’s timeless novels.‘Northanger Abbey! These were thrilling words, and wound up Catherine's feelings to the highest point of ecstasy.’Considered the most light-hearted and satirical of Austen’s novels, Northanger Abbey tells the story of an unlikely young heroine Catherine Morland. While staying in Bath, Catherine meets Henry Tilney and his sister Eleanor who invite her to their family estate, Northanger...