Works
Emma
Emma Woodhouse, 'handsome, clever, and rich,' amuses herself by matchmaking for her neighbours — with results that are by turns comic, painful, and finally illuminating. Austen's most structurally perfect novel, published in 1815.
Mansfield Park
Fanny Price, a poor relation taken into the grand Mansfield Park, navigates the gap between wealth and virtue. Austen's 1814 novel is her most morally serious and most debated — a rigorous examination of character, education, and the conditions that allow conscience to survive.
Pride and Prejudice
Published in 1813, Austen's most celebrated novel follows the spirited Elizabeth Bennet as she navigates questions of manners, marriage, and morality — and her evolving, often combative relationship with the proud Mr. Darcy.
Sense and Sensibility
Austen's first published novel (1811) contrasts the temperaments of two sisters — the reserved Elinor and the passionate Marianne — as they search for love and financial security in Regency England.
