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CEFR Level: B1 Theme: Love ‘Everybody knows that it is true that any rich, single man must definitely want a wife. And, of course, all mothers think this rich, single man is the perfect partner for one or another of their daughters.’   Tag: Love & ... more

'We have all been more or less to blame ... every one of us, excepting Fanny' Taken from the poverty of her parents' home in Portsmouth, Fanny Price is brought up with her rich cousins at Mansfield Park, acutely aware of her humble rank and with her cousin Edmund as her sole ally. During her uncle's absence in Antigua, the Crawford's arrive in the neighbourhood bringing with them the glamour of London life and a reckless taste for flirtation. Mansf ... more

CEFR Level: B1 Theme: Love The philosophical resolution of the novel is ambiguous: the reader must decide whether sense and sensibility have truly merged.    In this Reader you will find: Background information about this novel | A short biography of Jane Austen | Glossary of difficult words ... more

'Of what a mistake were you guilty in marrying a Man of his age! - just old enough to be formal, ungovernable and to have the Gout - too old to be agreable, and too young to die.'The scheming and unscrupulous Lady Susan is unlike any Austen heroine you've met in this fascinating early novella.One of 46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946. Each book gives readers a tast ... more

'She has many rare and charming qualities, but Sobriety is not one of them.'A selection of Austen's dark and hilarious early writings - featuring murder, drunkenness, perjury, theft, poisoning, women breaking out of prison, men forging wills and babies biting off their mothers' fingers... Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin C ... more

CEFR Level: B2 Theme: Love "You must be the best judge of your own happiness."   Emma Woodhouse is beautiful, rich, intelligent and a snob. She says she will never marry, but loves matchmaking and is determined to find a suitable husband for her friend Harriet Smit ... more

À la mort d’Henry Dashwood, sa femme et ses trois filles, injustement privées de leur héritage, sont contraintes de quitter leur Sussex natal pour s’installer dans le Devon, à Barton Cottage. Dans la petite société locale, les demoiselles Dashwood ont tôt fait de s’intégrer. Elinor, l’aînée, cache derrière une réserve et une tempérance à toute &am ... plus

« C’est une vérité universellement reconnue qu’un célibataire pourvu d’une belle fortune doit être en quête d’une épouse. » Élisabeth Bennet a quatre sœurs et une mère qui ne songe qu’à les marier. Quand parvient la nouvelle de l’installation à Netherfield, le domaine voisin, de Mr Bingley, célibataire et beau ... plus

En ce début du XIXe siècle où la bonne société anglaise découvre les bienfaits des bains de mer, les Parker se sont mis en tête de faire de la paisible bourgade de Sanditon une station balnéaire à la mode. Invitée dans leur magnifique villa, la jeune Charlotte Heywood va découvrir un monde où, en dépit des apparences « très comme il faut », se d&eacu ... plus

Young Adult ELI Readers Mrs Bennet has five daughters and they’re all unmarried. When rich, single Mr Bingley comes to live in the area, she’s sure that he’ll be the perfect husband for Jane, the eldest.Then proud Mr Darcy comes to stay with Bingley. Will any of the Bennet daughters be good enough for him? Lively, intelligent Elizabeth Bennet doesn’t think so. She dislikes Mr Darcy ... more

The philosophical resolution of the novel is ambiguous: the reader must decide whether sense and sensibility have truly merged.  In this Reader you will find: Background information about this novel | A short biography of Jane Austen | Glossary of difficult words | Comprehension activities | Preliminarystyle activities | Exit test  Tags Love | Society Elinor is careful but Marianne is not.  They both meet the man of their dreams, but will they f ... more

‘You must be the best judge of your own happiness.’ Emma Woodhouse is beautiful, rich, intelligent and a snob. She says she will never marry, but loves matchmaking and is determined to find a suitable husband for her friend Harriet Smith. However, her imagination often leads her to make mistakes, creating problems for both her and the people around her. Jane Austen describes the social values of her time and the novel is full of comical moments as Emma causes one disaster ... more

The only thing in the world that matters to Mrs Bennett, is marrying all five of her daughters to rich, landed gentlemen. So when two wealthy young gentlemen move to town, she vows that at least one of her daughters will marry into their fortunes. Jane and Elizabeth, her eldest daughters, soon discover that love is rarely straightforward and is often surprising. Because, surely that sullen, quiet, mysterious Mr Darcy can't be more than he seems . . . can he? ... more

Emma is young, rich and independent. She has decided not to get married and instead spends her time organising her acquaintances' love affairs. Her plans for the matrimonial success of her new friend Harriet, however, lead her into complications that ultimately test her own detachment from the world of romance. ... more

This beautiful book of this classic powerful romance is a wonderful keepsake and real treasure.Elinor is as prudent as her sister Marianne is impetuous. Each must learn from the other after they are forced by their father's death to leave their home and enter into the contests of polite society. The charms of unsuitable men and the schemes of rival ladies mean that their paths to success are beset with disappointment, but together they attempt to find a way to happiness. ... more