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read the complete works of Jane Austen


 

How to read the complete works of Jane Austen by whoretic

"She is so much funnier than I expected"

How I did it: Such a great writer, with so much to say about men and women and their roles. Start with Pride and Prejudice, as it is funny and wonderful, but do go on to Sense and Sensibility, which is fantastic in it's celebration of, well, being sensible. Northanger Abbey is my least favourite, it is a bit too frothy and silly for my taste, but there is value in all of her works. Jane Austen is like the wiser, common sense part of your inner voice. If we were all like the wiser of her heroines, life would run much smoother.

I was going through a nasty breakup and was still living in the same house as my ex for a month as we sorted out new accommodation, I was sleeping on the couch and needed distraction. Read Sense and Sensibility and the lessons of not letting all of your emotions hang out was a useful one.


 

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    Lady Susan 5 months ago

    I’m skipping the juvenalia, but I thought I’d start with Lady Susan, a short epistolary novel Austen wrote in her late teens/early twenties. It was never published during her lifetime.

    It’s about a beautiful, charming, ruthless and selfish thirtysomething widow whose goals in life are a. getting a new (young, handsome and rich) husband and b. getting rid of her annoying teenage daughter. It isn’t a brilliant book, but it’s quite funny (if you remember that Austen’s world isn’t always romantic).

    Someone should film this. Or make a modern version, that could be interesting.

    Jul 10, 11:50PM PDT | 1 cheer | 1 comment


    Manorea

    All of the major works done! On to the minor works! 2 years ago

    I’ve read all of these in a year and a half:
    Northanger Abbey
    Mansfield Park
    Pride and Prejudice
    Emma
    Sensen and Sensibility
    Persuasian

    I need to read her juvenilia, Lady Susan, The Watsons, Sandition, and her light verse

    Jul 21, 2007, 10:14PM PDT | 0 comments


    SunnyKat

    Untitled 3 years ago

    I’m close! I’ve read:

    Pride and Prejudice
    Emma
    Northanger Abbey
    Persuasion

    All four of these are wonderful. I’m about halfway through Sense and Sensibility and am planning to try out Mansfield Park again (I’ve tried reading it twice but had trouble getting into it). I’d also like to read everything she wrote in addition to the six completed novels: Lady Susan, Sandition, and The Watsons.

    Jul 03, 2006, 10:03PM PDT | 0 comments


    Dave Babbitt

    Financially Feasible 4 years ago

    I had a large delivery route across Western MA and borrowed audio books from every library until I conpleted my goal.

    Aug 14, 2005, 02:06PM PDT | 0 comments



     

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