The author of one of the greatest romance novels of all time, Pride and Prejudice , takes her readers on a satiric tour through England's history, mercilessly exploiting the comedic potential of human foibles within British royalty. Part of Jane Austen's Juvenilia of the 1790s,...
The History of England is a playful and sharply satirical take on the schoolroom history texts of Jane Austen's time, written when she was just 15. Covering the reigns of English monarchs from Henry IV to Charles I, this early work reveals Austen's...
Introduction by A. S. Byatt. The first-ever full-color facsimile edition of one of Jane Austen's early works, with delightful portraits painted by her sister Cassandra, followed by a transcribed version of the text. Sixteen-year-old Jane describes herself as "a partial, prejudiced,...
The History of England is a playful and sharply satirical take on the schoolroom history texts of Jane Austen's time, written when she was just 15. Covering the reigns of English monarchs from Henry IV to Charles I, this early work reveals Austen's...