Jane: 7213 books

Dancing at the Castle, a memoir, is the story of an American girl coming of age in the 1950s on the shore of Long Island Sound. It is set in Old Saybrook, Connecticut, where Katharine Hepburn also lived, enjoying the same view of the lighthouses at the mouth of the Connecticut River.  Growing up,...

This hilarious romantic comedy is perfect for readers of Nancy Thayer and Mary Kay Andrews! The sequel to bestselling author Jane Heller’s much-loved novel Princess Charming. "A hilarious culinary comedy dripping with both romance and suspense that deliciously sends up the farm-to-table...

Women and Education, 1800-1980 examines and celebrates the lives, aims, and achievements of six British women educational activists within nineteenth- and twentieth-century history: Elizabeth Hamilton, Sarah Austin, Jane Chessar, Mary Dendy, Shena Simon and Margaret Cole. Employing a biographical approach,...

Lady Susan is a short epistolary novel by Jane Austen, possibly written in 1794 but not published until 1871. Text and chapters are perfectly set up to match the layout and feel of a physical copy, rather than being haphazardly thrown together for a quick release. Features:...

The novel needs no introduction. But readers may not have realised that we have been losing “Pride and Prejudice” over the years, particularly digitally. Grammar, spelling, and punctuation have eroded significantly from the 1813 Egerton first edition, and many digital copies suffer from poor formatting....

A nostalgic culinary pilgrimage, rediscovering the sort of classic, robust, wholesome food that would have emerged from the kitchen of an Edwardian country house like Downton Abbey. In this sumptuous cookbook, Jane Fearnley-Whittingstall takes us on a nostalgic culinary pilgrimage, rediscovering...

Inspired by Jane Seymour's "Healing Hearts" paintings and the actress's trademarked Open Hearts Family jewelry collection, this book celebrates both the families we were born to and the families that we make for ourselves among friends and all who touch our lives. The Open Hearts design...

Jane Austen (16 December 1775 - 18 July 1817) was an English novelist known primarily for her six major novels, which interpret, critique and comment upon the British landed gentry at the end of the 18th century. Austen's plots often explore the dependence of women on marriage in the pursuit of favourable...

If a man has good legs, the rest of the body will follow; if a girl has good legs, men will follow. --Rudolf FrimlYou can be as old as the hills, Jane Merrill's mother advised her at a young age, and still show a little leg. Mom knew best. After all, she'd modeled for Vogue and other fashion...

Zwei ungleiche Schwestern Bereits in Jane Austens erstem Roman von 1811 dreht sich alles ums »match-making«. Elinor Dashwood, eine rationale junge Frau von unerschütterlicher Selbstdisziplin, und ihre impulsive, schwärmerische jüngere Schwester Marianne können über Mangel an Verehrern...

Die feine englische Gesellschaft zu Beginn des 19. Jahrhunderts: Nach dem Tod ihres Vaters stehen die Schwestern Elinor und Marianne Dashwood beinahe mittellos da. Kein Wunder also, dass sie sich nach einer guten Partie umsehen. Doch wie verschieden sind die beiden Schwestern. Während Elinor all ihren...

In Mansfield Park wächst die aus schwierigen Verhältnissen stammende Fanny Price bei ihrer wohlhabenden Tante und deren vier Kindern auf. Dort wird sie mehr geduldet als geliebt. Nur ihr Cousin Edward begegnet ihr mit Zuneigung. Doch das beschauliche Landleben gerät aus den Fugen, als die Londoner...

Stolz und Vorurteil (Pride and Prejudice) ist der bekannteste Roman der britischen Schriftstellerin Jane Austen. Er erschien 1813. Stolz und Vorurteil ist ein Entwicklungsroman, in dem die beiden Hauptfiguren Elizabeth Bennet und Fitzwilliam Darcy durch die Überwindung einiger Krisen reifen müssen,...

Mit dem Autorenporträt aus dem Metzler Lexikon Weltliteratur.Mit Daten zu Leben und Werk, exklusiv verfasst von der Redaktion der Zeitschrift für Literatur TEXT + KRITIK."Wozu leben wir, wenn nicht um unseren Nachbarn Anlass zum Lachen zu geben und dafür umgekehrt über sie zu lachen."...