Mansfield Park was written between February, 1811 and the summer of 1813. It was the third novel Jane Austen had published and it first appeared on May 4, 1814. During her lifetime, it was attributed only to "The author of Sense and Sensibility and Pride and Prejudice", and the author's identity was unknown beyond her family and friends.

Mansfield Park, is Jane Austen's most complex novel and deals with many different themes, from the education of children, to the differences between appearances and reality. This version of the novel is slightly annotated and is housed here at Austen.com.

Lovers' Vows

Lovers' Vows is the play that the Bertrams wish to enact in the first volume of Mansfield Park. In addition to the text of the play, a synopsis is provided here, as well as a short analysis explaining some of the objections to the play within the novel, and a cast list.

Pride and Prejudice

Pride and Prejudice was first written in the late 1700's, then rewritten in 1811-1812 and finally published in early 1813. It is probably the most-read of all of Jane Austen's novels and is a popular favorite among many.

Pride and Prejudice, originally entitled First Impressions, deals with the misjudgments that often occur at the beginning of an acquaintance, and how those misjudgments can change as individuals learn more about each other. This version of the novel is housed here at Austen.com.

Emma

Emma was written in 1814-1815, and while Jane Austen was writing it, it was suggested to her by a member of the Prince Regents' household that she dedicate it to His Royal Highness. Austen took the suggestion as it was intended--as a command--and Emma was thus dedicated, but the dedication itself is rather slyly worded.

Emma deals with a young woman's maturation into adulthood and the trouble she gets herself into along the way. This version of the text is slightly annotated and is housed here at Austen.com.

Persuasion

Persuasion was written in 1815-1816, while Jane Austen was suffering from her fatal illness. She was still working on some revisions at the time of her death in 1817. The novel was published posthumously by her brother, Henry Austen.

You can also read the preface which Henry wrote telling the world of his sister's authorship, life, and untimely death: A Biographical Notice of the Author.

Persuasion is a novel of second chances, expectations of society, and the constancy of love. This version of the text is housed here at Austen.com.

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In addition to the novels or links to the novels, this site has Juvenilia, some of Jane Austen's letters, as well as biographical information and much more.

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