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Agnes Grey
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Agnes Grey is Anne Brontë's 1857 debut novel, published with sister Emily's Wuthering Heights. The novel follows Agnes Grey, a young Englishwoman seeking work as a governess and contributing to her impoverished family. Through her journeys, Agnes experiences trials, personal growth, and romance.

The story is closely based on Brontë's experiences working as a governess and its impact on her life. Like sister Charlotte's 1847 novel Jane Eyre, it addresses the unstable position of a governess, oppression, abuse, isolation, and empathy.

Anne Brontë and her sisters revolutionized literary romance, using it as a stage to interpret, critique, and explore issues of gender, independence, and the internal fortitude of women. For over 150 years since her death, her exceptional storytelling has earned her worldwide acclaim among critics and scholars, selling millions of copies of her works.
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Dracula
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Viking Classics brings you Dracula, by Bram Stoker, arguably the most famous horror novel ever written in English Literature.

Dracula is considered a timeless, supernatural masterpiece that has spawned hundreds of film and stage adaptions since its original publication in 1897. Be prepared to be introduced to a host of fascinating characters and a writing style so ingenious and subtle that you are left questioning whether the novel is based on a true story.

During a business visit to Count Dracula's grim castle in Transylvania, young English lawyer Jonathan Harker finds himself enmeshed in a series of horrifying incidents. Through a collection of diary entries, ship logs, and letters, we learn phantom women attacked Jonathan; he witnesses the Count's transformation from human to bat form and awakens to puncture wounds on his neck, which appear to have been made by human fangs. When Harker escapes the dark fortress and returns home, he discovers a friend's strange illness — involving sleepwalking, inexplicable blood loss, and mysterious throat wounds. These events trigger a frantic vampire hunt to which not everyone will survive.
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Emma
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Jane Austen's best-selling novel, Emma, is a romantic comedy about love, marriage, and personal growth.

Set in Highbury, England, in the early 19th century, Emma Woodhouse is a beautiful, clever, and single young heiress who is very content with her life and has no aspirations of marriage. What makes her happiest is acting as a matchmaker and interfering in the romantic lives of friends and family. However, after an entertaining sequence of comic mishaps and misunderstandings, Emma learns that what she wants is right in front of her.

With its imperfect but delightful heroine and witty and subtle exploration of relationships, marriage, and social status, Emma is frequently referred to as one of Jane Austen's most significant works.

Join the millions of readers who have made Jane Austen's comedy, Emma, one of the most beloved romance novels ever written. Austen's unique use of irony, witty realism and social commentary through a cast of endearing characters have earned her worldwide acclaim among critics and scholars for over two hundred years since her death, which has earned her worldwide acclaim among critics and scholars alike.

The Emma Jane Austen Edition is a beautiful and unique edition with detailed historical annotation and a biography of Jane Austen. It is ideal for collectors, admirers of Jane Austen novels, and enthusiasts of great classic literature.
  • Part of a 6-volume Jane Austen series including Sense and Sensibility, Mansfield Park, Pride and Prejudice, Northanger Abbey, and Persuasion.
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Jane Eyre
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Charlotte Brontë’s most beloved novel describes the passionate love affair between the courageous orphan Jane Eyre and the brooding and domineering Mr. Rochester.

A childhood filled with loneliness and cruelty cannot prepare Jane for what she encounters when she arrives as a governess at Thornfield Hall. There she meets the unhappy and mysterious Rochester, and they develop an unlikely mutual passion. However, as she falls in love, she soon learns a terrible secret and is forced to make a decision that may change her life forever.

Jane Eyre is considered one of the greatest romance novels ever written. Since its publication in 1847, it has captivated readers with its passionate and relatable quest for love, equality, and belonging.
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Little Women
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The classic 1868 Little Women by Louisa May Alcott is one of literature's most famous coming-of-age novels. The story follows the colorful lives of the four March sisters—Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy—and details their passage from childhood to womanhood, during which they experience personal growth, love, loss, and tragedy. Loosely based on the author and her sister's lives, it is considered an autobiographical or semi-autobiographical novel.

Appealing to girls and women of all ages, its relevance today cannot be understated enough. Little Women and Alcott's passion for female equality continues to enthuse girls, celebrate womanhood and inspire boldness and confidence in facing adversity. Since its publication, Little Women has been translated into numerous languages and frequently adapted for stage, television, and seven times to film.

Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888) was a prolific American poet, short story writer, and novelist best known for her novel Little Women, published in 1868, and subsequent sequels Little Men (1871) and Jo's Boys (1886).
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Mansfield Park
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Mansfield Park, Jane Austen’s 1814 third romantic novel, follows Fanny Price, who, at the age of ten, is sent from her impoverished home to live with her relatives, the Bertram family at Mansfield Park, All but the son, Edmund, treat Fanny poorly when she fails to conform to social standards.

As Fanny grows up, drama and scandals curse the family, and she quickly learns how the game of love can turn to heartbreak. Jane Austen, once again, crafts a beautiful novel of a young woman coming of age and trying to find her place in society.

Jane Austen (1775 – 1817) was an English novelist known for her six major novels, which interpret, critique, and comment upon the British elite of the 18th century and the dependent roles of women in society.

Join the millions of dedicated readers who have made Jane Austen one of the most beloved romantic novelists of all time. Austen’s biting use of irony, witty realism, and social commentary have earned her worldwide acclaim among critics and scholars for over two hundred years. Her works have been reproduced in writing, film, television, and theater for decades and she is widely considered the original romantic female novelist in English literature.

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Northanger Abbey
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Northanger Abbey, Jane Austen’s romantic novel follows the ever-optimistic, naïve heroine Catherine Moreland who is invited to spend a social season in Bath with a wealthy neighbor. Her point of view and impressions of the society she meets is primarily influenced and distorted by her love of gothic novels and a very active imagination.

Join Catherine as she tries to understand who she is and where she fits into the world through the delightful social encounters and trials that she experiences in this delightful coming-of-age novel.

Northanger Abbey has been critiqued as the most lighthearted and joyous of Austen’s novels. Yet it is also thought to be the most satirical commentary on love, marriage, and social status in England's late 18th and early 19th centuries.
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Persuasion
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Persuasion is Jane Austen’s last completed novel. Written six months before her death in 1817, Austen delivers a beautifully crafted satirical novel with her traditional biting wit towards social class importance, vanity, and pretension. It is also a touching love story filled with heartache and the resignation of missed opportunities.

At age 27, Miss Anne Elliot is no longer young and has even fewer romantic prospects. Years earlier, a friend reluctantly persuaded her to break off an engagement to the man she deeply loved, Frederick Wentworth, a handsome naval captain with neither rank, title, nor fortune. Now, eight years later, they reencounter each other. What will happen? Does true love ever die?

Jane Austen revolutionized literary romance, using it as a stage to interpret, critique, and explore issues of gender inequality, class consciousness, and the dependence of women on marriage in the pursuit of favorable social standing and economic security. A theme that was unheard of at her time. For over two hundred years since her death, her biting use of irony, witty realism, and social commentary have earned her worldwide acclaim among critics and scholars alike, selling over 30 million copies of her works. She is widely considered one of the most influential writers ever.

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Pride and Prejudice
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“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.”

Jane Austen (1775 – 1817) was an English novelist known for her six major novels, which interpret, critique, and comment upon the British elite of the 18th century and the dependent roles of women in society.

Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen’s1813 romantic novel, follows the turbulent relationship between the unknowingly, prejudiced Elizabeth Bennet, a daughter of a country gentleman, and Fitzwilliam Darcy, a proud, rich aristocratic landowner. Also included is a beautifully written supporting cast of endearing characters.

Follow their quick-witted, sparring courtship as Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy learn about the repercussions of hasty judgments and the importance of appreciating the true values in life.

“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.”

Jane Austen (1775 – 1817) was an English novelist known for her six major novels, which interpret, critique, and comment upon the British elite of the 18th century and the dependent roles of women in society.

Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen’s1813 romantic novel, follows the turbulent relationship between the unknowingly, prejudiced Elizabeth Bennet, a daughter of a country gentleman, and Fitzwilliam Darcy, a proud, rich aristocratic landowner. Also included is a beautifully written supporting cast of endearing characters.

Follow their quick-witted, sparring courtship as Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy learn about the repercussions of hasty judgments and the importance of appreciating the true values in life.

 
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Sense and Sensibility
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Sense and Sensibility is Jane Austen's first published novel. It brings to life her amazingly talented writing style known for love, comedy, personal growth, and a realistic portrayal of characters and their relationships.


Sense and Sensibility is the story of the Dashwood sisters, Elinor and Marianne, who are left in reduced circumstances and forced to live on the country estate of a distant relative with their mother and younger sister upon their father's death.


Adapting to their new circumstances, both sisters quickly find themselves attached to different eligible bachelors. Marianne, the romantically inclined and emotionally expressive younger sister, eagerly finds herself at the center of multiple romantic prospects. In contrast, Elinor, the more reserved sister who follows social conventions, warns Marianne that her impulsive behavior could lead to gossip and heartbreak.


Through their parallel experience of love - and heartbreak - the sisters learn that sense must mix with a sensibility to find lifelong happiness in a society where social status and wealth govern the rules of love..
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The Tenant at Wildfell Hall
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The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (1848) is the second and brilliant final novel by Anne Brontë andwas an instant success upon its publication.

It tells the story of Helen Graham, a mysterious young widow, who arrives at Wildfell Hall with her young son. Unknown to the gossiping villagers, Helen has fled a volatile and abusive marriage to protect her son and become a self-sufficient artist. Contravening 19th-century social conventions, Helen faces discrimination and scrutiny as she works to begin her life anew.

The honest depiction of marital discord and a women's ambition for a profession and self-reliance was shocking when it was first published. Critics and scholars have hailed it as the most controversial and progressive of all the Bronte novels and is generally considered the first feminist novel ever written. Beautifully crafted with themes of gender discrimination and sexism throughout, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall is Brontë's finest work and a true classic in English Literature.
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Villette
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Villette is Charlotte Brontë's 1853 third and final novel, often described as her lesser-known gothic masterpiece. Villette tells the story of Lucy Snowe, a young Englishwoman of an educated class, who travels from England to France to work at a school for girls. There she experiences adventure, romance, and unrequited love.

Through what many consider her finest writing, Brontë explores the themes of isolationism, independence, and resilience and their psychological impacts. The exquisite narration of Lucy's experiences is one of the most astute studies of a woman's consciousness ever written.

Charlotte Bronte and her sisters revolutionized literary romance, using it as a stage to interpret, critique, and explore issues of gender, independence, and the internal fortitude of women. For over 150 years since her death, her exceptional storytelling has earned her worldwide acclaim among critics and scholars, selling millions of copies of her works. She is widely considered one of the most influential writers in English Literature..
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Wuthering Heights
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“Whatever our souls are made out of, his and mine are the same.” -Catherine

Emily Brontë’s 1847 gothic novel is set on the windy moors of Yorkshire and depicts the tragic and ill-fated love between Catherine Earnshaw and her father’s adopted son, Heathcliff.

Utilizing vivid imagery to portray their volatile, passionate relationship, Brontë has crafted a timeless masterpiece honestly depicting the pain and anguish felt from love, hatred, and revenge.

For over 150 years, millions of readers have found Wuthering Heights to be a must-read of the greatest classical novels in English Literature. It has been translated into stage, film and television for decades. Completed as her only novel before her death, Emily Brontë is generally considered one of the most talented and gifted storytellers to have ever lived.
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