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The Ultimate Classics Collection: Volume Five is the fifth instalment of our wide-ranging classic collections. Volume Five features 14 essential works that reach across Europe, America, and Russia - from Twain to Dostoyevsky to Austen - to bring together some of the most influential authors of the 18th and 19th century. Read by a cast of incredible narrators, this is a chance to expand your listening by going deeper into some of your favourite authors' works and find your new favourite piece of classic literature.

The Essential Classics: Volume 8 brings together 5 of the greatest classics ever written, perfectly read by an esteemed cast including Emma Gregory, Lucy Scott, Mark Meadows, and Rachel Atkins. From the quiet introspection of Persuasion, where Anne Elliot faces the complexities of love and second chances, to the thrilling escapades of The Scarlet Pimpernel, this volume offers a diverse array of experiences. The Mysteries of Udolpho will immerse you in gothic suspense, while The Provincial Lady offers a humorous and sharp look at the life of a woman in the early 20th century.

Read by Belinda Lang, and seen through the eyes of Emma Woodhouse, Jane Austen paints a charming, often ironic, picture of courtship and love. The novel is set in Highbury, a sizeable village in Surrey, where social life is dominated by the intelligent and wealthy young lady Emma, who has too...

This masterpiece of wit and perception by Jane Austen, is set in the early 19th century, when young ladies were groomed for matrimony - and not much else. Mrs. Bennet is eager to marry off her three daughters, Jane, Elizabeth, our heroine, and Lydia. Suitors lined up at the ball include Mr...

Beautifully told by Anna Massey, this is the engaging story of sisters Elinor and Marianne, whose lives are turned upside down when they are left almost penniless following the death of their father. Two men with whom the sisters form attachments present more unforeseen challenges along the way...

Anne Elliot made a big mistake: she let the love of her life get away. But seven years later, he comes back from the sea. As with all Jane Austen novels, this draws much of its appeal from the author's talent for observation and satire. The snobberies of a genteel world are exposed by its...

Listen to audio presented by Literary Affairs: Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility.View our feature on Jane Austen. Marianne Dashwood wears her heart on her sleeve, and when she falls in love with the dashing but unsuitable John Willoughby she ignores her sister Elinor's warning that her...

Meet the women who wrote. They wrote against all odds. Some wrote defiantly; some wrote desperately. Some wrote while trapped within the confines of status and wealth. Some wrote hand-to-mouth in abject poverty. Some wrote trapped in a room of their father’s house, and some went in search of a...

Persuasion is a novel by Jane Austen that follows the story of Anne Elliot, an unmarried woman struggling to reconcile her feelings for a man she met and fell in love with eight years earlier, Captain Frederick Wentworth. The fast-paced novel explores themes of love, class, and social expectations in 19th-century England. Austen uses Anne's character to highlight the societal limitations placed upon women during this time. Women were expected to marry for financial security and status, rather than for love.

Sense and Sensibility was written by Jane Austen and published in 1811. The novel follows the lives of the Dashwood sisters, Elinor and Marianne, as they navigate the complexities of love, society, and family in 19th-century England. In this essay, we will explore the themes, characters, and plot of Sense and Sensibility in detail. One of the central themes is the contrast between sense, represented by Elinor, and sensibility, represented by Marianne. Elinor is rational and reserved, while Marianne is impulsive and romantic.

Jane Austen’s fourth and funniest novel introduces us to many different characters. We learn about their relationships and love life. Emma Woodhouse is a twenty-year-old girl, whose governess, Miss Tylor, has recently married a Mr Weston. Emma takes credit for their marriage and decides that she is naturally gifted in conjuring love matches. This becomes her new hobby and she starts arranging dates for her acquaintances.

This collection contains Jane Austen's six best-loved titles: Emma, Persuasion, Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Northanger Abbey and Mansfield Park.

Anne Elliot is persuaded to reject the love of her life, Captain Wentworth, when her good friend Lady Russell hints that there is a better match to be found. Now eight years later, Anne's family has been forced to retrench and move to Bath. But while visiting her married sister, Anne meets Captain Wentworth again, who is now a wealthy man and seeking a wife. Will fate give Anne a second chance at happiness, or will the Captain look elsewhere as he still bears the hurt of her rejection.

Jane Eyre is one of the great classics of English literature, a powerful story of love, independence, morality, and self-respect. The novel follows Jane, an orphaned girl who grows up facing cruelty, loneliness, and social limitation, yet refuses to surrender her inner dignity or moral judgment. Her journey takes her from a harsh childhood to the mysterious Thornfield Hall, where she becomes governess and meets the complex, brooding Mr. Rochester.

Sharp wit, social tension, and the quiet pull of the heart—‘Pride & Prejudice’ by Jane Austen unfolds in a world where manners conceal deeper truths and first impressions often mislead. At its center is Elizabeth Bennet—quick-minded, perceptive, and unwilling to accept anything at face...

Pride and Prejudice is a novel of manners by Jane Austen, first published in 1813. The story follows the main character, Elizabeth Bennet, as she deals with issues of manners, upbringing, morality, education, and marriage in the society of the landed gentry of the British Regency. Elizabeth is...

Sense and Sensibility is a classic novel of love, family, manners, and emotional restraint. The story follows the Dashwood sisters, Elinor and Marianne, after the loss of their family fortune forces them into a more uncertain life. As they navigate romance, disappointment, social pressure, and questions of security, the sisters reveal two different ways of facing the world: one guided by reason and self-command, the other by passion and feeling.

Two complete Jane Austen classics for the price of one - two of the most beloved novels in the English language, narrated in full. Pride and Prejudice follows Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy through one of literature's great slow-burn romances - sharp wit, stubborn pride, and two people who are...

The greatest romance ever written, brought to life in a whole new way. Elizabeth Bennet is smart, witty, and entirely unimpressed by Mr. Darcy. Mr. Darcy is wealthy, proud, and completely unprepared for a woman who won't be dazzled by either. Their first meeting goes badly. Their second goes...

Jane Austen's wittiest novel, brought to life in a whole new way. Emma Woodhouse is handsome, clever, and rich - and she knows it. She has never had to worry about money, never had to worry about marriage, and never had to worry much about being wrong. Which is unfortunate, because she is wrong...