In early nineteenth-century England, a spirited young woman copes with the suit of a snobbish gentleman, as well as the romantic entanglements of her four sisters.

Persuasion unfolds against the backdrop of early 19th-century England, where societal norms and familial expectations shape the lives of its characters. At the heart of the narrative is Anne Elliot, a woman of quiet strength and discernment. The story begins with a fateful decision: Anne, guided by the counsel of her family, reluctantly breaks off her engagement with the charming and ambitious Captain Frederick Wentworth. Eight years pass, and the...

The backbone of Mansfield Park is based around the marriages of sisters Lady Bertram, Mrs. Norris, and Mrs. Price. Each of these sisters marries a man from a different social class. Lady Bertram marries an extremely wealthy baronet Sir Thomas Bertram; Mrs. Norris marries a clergyman that makes a decent living; and Mrs. Price marries a naval lieutenant, who is injured shortly after they marry causing his career to end with living in poverty. This tale...

La señora Bennet ha criado a sus cinco hijas con el único deseo de encontrar marido. La llegada al vecindario, junto con algunas amistades, del rico y soltero Charles Bingley despierta el interés de las hermanas Bennet y de las familias vecinas, que verán una excelente oportunidad para cumplir su propósito. Elizabeth, una de las hijas de los Bennet, empezará una singular relación con Darcy, uno de los amigos de Bingley, que desencadenará esta...

Emma Woodhouse arrives home in Norfolk ready to embark on adult life. Not only has her sister, Isabella, been whisked away on a motorcycle up to London, but her astute governess, Miss Taylor is at a loose end, abandoned in the giant family pile, Hartfield, alongside Emma's anxiety-ridden father. Someone is needed to rule the roost and young Emma is more than happy to oblige. But there is only one person who can play with Emma's indestructible confidence,...

From Joanna Trollope, one of the most insightful chroniclers of family life writing fiction today, comes a contemporary retelling of Sense and Sensibility, Jane Austen's classic novel of love, money, and two very different sisters. John Dashwood promised his dying father that he would take care of his half-sisters. But his wife, Fanny, has no desire to share their newly inherited estate. When she descends upon Norland Park, the three Dashwood girls-Elinor,...