Jane Austen

‘No sooner had he made it clear to himself and his friends that she had hardly a good feature in her face, than he began to find it was rendered uncommonly intelligent by the beautiful expression of her dark eyes … ‘ When Elizabeth Bennet first meets eligible bachelor Fitzwilliam Darcy, she thinks him arrogant […]

Albert Bonniers Förlag återutger ett urval av riktiga klassiker – tidlösa klassiker, böcker som ska finnas i var människas hem. Först ut är Stolthet och fördom, som är en kärleksroman som går att läsas om och om igen. Berättelsen om hur Elizabeth Bennet och den svåråtkomlige mr Darcy på kringliga vägar kantade av förvecklingar och […]

Why do we set so much store by marriage? Jane Austen was fascinated by this question, subjecting it to her forensic eye and wonderfully ironic wit again and again. Here are stolen glances and nervous advances, meddling parents and self-important cousins, society whisperings and the fluttering hearts of young lovers. All of them have their […]