Om Illustrated Classics: Collection of Jane Austen (Set of 3) (Emma, Mansfield Park, Northanger Abbey)

Emma is about the life of a beautiful, clever and rich woman of twenty-one, who lives with her father in their huge estate. The wealthy, and somewhat spoilt Emma Woodhouse has no interest in falling in love or getting married, but finds pleasure in trying to make romantic matches for her friends. After the successful union of Miss Taylor, her long time governess and friend, with Mr Weston, she takes young Harriet Smith under her wing, the next target of her matchmaking schemes. Mr Knightley, a trusted friend of the Woodhouses, is the only one who criticizes her and advises whenever necessary, but the nave Emma has a long way to go before she realises the consequences of her actions as a self-proclaimed matchmaker. The story follows Emmas journey through all her meddling and how she discovers a lot about herself and about an unrealised love! Shy and poor Fanny is sent off to live with her wealthy aunt, Lady Bertram, thanks to the manipulations of another aunt, Mrs Norris. But her life with the rich Bertrams and her four cousins is not an ideal one.Neglected, Fanny grows up in Mansfield Park and it is her cousin Edmunds kindness that saves her from being edged out. The arrival of the young Crawfords and their charming ways, coupled with the changed circumstances of Bertrams triggers a chain of events that brings romantic turmoil into the lives of Fanny and everyone at Mansfield Park. Will Fanny ever be able to come out of the fringe? Will Edmund be able to see through Mary Crawfords selfishness? Mansfield Park an intriguing exploration of manners, morals and relationships. A delightful tale of seventeenyearold Catherine Morland who is born and brought up in a small village and is introduced to the world of the rich and famous. What happens when she falls in love with the rich Henry Tilney? What are the circumstances that separate and then unite the two lovers? The book is also a satire on the obsession with gothic novels in those times, when fiction was often mistaken for fact. Read Jane Austins debut novel, Northanger Abbey to discover her brilliant storytelling and wit.