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"History of England ..." is an (20 p.) historical satire produced by 16-year-old Jane Austen. It is a spoof on the history of the British monarchy from 1399 to 1649. What you find are brief, opinionated pieces, ranging from two sentences on Edward V who "lived so little a while that nobody had time to draw his picture" to 19 sentences on Elizabeth, of whom "It was the peculiar misfortune ... to have had bad ministers --since wicked as she herself was, she could not have committed such extensive mischief, had not these vile & abandoned men connived at, and encouraged her in her crimes. Charles Dicken's "A child's history of England" was originally intended as a study-piece for his children. With it's flamboyant narrative it served as an unconventional counter text to the more straitlaced historical canon of his times.
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Любовь и дружба ; Уотсоны ; Сэндитон / Джейн Остен ; [перевод с английского А. Я. Ливерганта, Н. Калошиной, И. Гуровой].
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Леди Сьюзен ; Замок Лесли ; Собрание писем ; История Англии / Джейн Остен ; [перевод с английского А. Я. Ливерганта, О.Я. Мяэотс].
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A definitive compilation of the author's seven great novels offers a vivid portrait of English middle-class life, its mores, institutions, and society around the turn of the nineteenth century.
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"A novel of manners about the romantic pas de deux between Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy, two perfectly suited lovers who, at first, find each other insufferable. Despite Elizabeth's negative feelings about Darcy, fate seems determined to keep throwing this pair together, and Darcy, almost in spite of himself, will make revelations that will end up causing Elizabeth to question everything she believes. Set in a time when marrying well was a woman's only way to assure a secure and comfortable future, Pride and Prejudice is arguably the forerunner of all romantic comedies and certainly one of the best-loved novels of all time."--from Amazon.com.
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Shy young Fanny Price is sent to live with wealthy relatives at Mansfield Park, where of her four cousins only Edmund show her any real kindness. When the wealthy, flirtatious Henry Crawford and his vivacious sister Mary arrive in the neighbourhood, Fanny's world is thrown into disarray. Edmund falls under the spell of Mary while Henry declares his love for Fanny--but the path to happiness doesn't run smoothly.
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Sent to live with her rich cousins, the Bertrams, at the age of ten, Fanny Price is acutely aware of her humble rank. As she grows up, she falls in love with her cousin, Edmund Bertram, her only ally and friend. But when the Crawfords move into the neighborhood, bringing the glamour of London, and a reckless taste for flirtation, the Bertram family is thrown into scandal. Together, Fanny and Edmund must overcome the chaos around them in to come to terms with the love they have for each other.
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