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Book Title: Jane Austen - Mansfield Park

Author: Admin

Added: February 12, 2008

Synopsis:

Sisters Lady Bertram and Mrs Norris have another sister who was cast off from the family when she married much beneath her. On learning of her struggles with a brood of children and very little income they decide they shall take little Fanny off her hands, bring her to Mansfield Park and raise her with her cousins. Miss Fanny Price is never treated as an equal, and Mrs Norris makes sure she always knows the debt that she owes to the Bertrams and that she cannot expect to ever have the same opportunities as her cousins.

Only her cousin Edmund is kind to her, and Fanny loves none but him. When the Crawfords arrive things start to go drastically wrong for Fanny. Brother and sister Henry and Mary Crawford are fashionable and flirty, Henry first makes a beeline for Fanny's soon to be married cousin Maria, but when Maria marries he turns his attentions toward Fanny. But it is the growing attachment between Edmund and Mary Crawford that is the real concern of Fanny, who sees through Mary's flirty demeanour and knows she is not suitable for Edmund at all. Will Fanny ever bow to her uncle's wishes and accept Mr Crawford's proposals? Will Edmund ever see that his beloved Mary is not all he believes her to be, and what chance would there be for Edmund and Fanny anyway, the family is sure to object if he ever saw Fanny as marriage material.

Book Title: Jane Austen - Sense And Sensibility

Author: Admin

Added: February 11, 2008

Synopsis:

The Dashwood sisters Elinor and Marianne have been left poor and homeless after the death of their father left the entire estate of Norwood to their older half-brother John. The Dashwood women, including Mrs Dashwood, and Elinor and Marianne's younger sister Margaret must find a new home, Barton Cottage in the estate of Barton Park. Marianne first falls in love, and then is disappointed in a dalliance with Mr Willoughby. While the ever sensible Elinor pins no hopes on her affairs of heart ever coming to fruition.

Elinor is in love with Edward Ferrars, who is the brother of her sister-in-law. Unfortunately his mother has desires of him marrying much higher than Elinor, and Elinor sees the sense of this, and although she knows Edward is very fond of her she has no expectations of there ever being anything more intimate between them.

Book Title: Jane Austen - Emma

Author: Admin

Added: February 10, 2008

Synopsis:

After the marriage of her old governess, Emma Woodhouse decides she quites like matchmaking and sets about trying to match up her new friend Harriet, to Mr Elton who is the local vicar. Although councilled against meddling by her brother-in-law and good friend Mr Knightley, Emma begins her scheme to match her two acquaintances, completely unware, until she receives his proposal, that it is Emma herself that Mr Elton is interested in, and not Harriet.

Two new arrivals in the neighbourhood, Mr Frank Churchill, the stepson of her recently married governess, and Jane Fairfax the neice of her neighbour gives Emma a new outlook as she tries to fall in love with Mr Churchill herself. But on hearing that Mr Knightley may have taken a fancy for miss Miss Fairfax, Emma slowly begins to realise she wants him for herself.

Book Title: Jane Austen - Persuasion

Author: Admin

Added: February 09, 2008

Synopsis:

Miss Anne Elliot is preparing to let Kellynch the house of her father, a Baronet living beyond his means, who is to go to Bath with her elder sister. She learns the house is to be let to an Admiral and his wife, who just happens to be the sister of one Captain Wentworth, the man Anne had promised to marry many years earlier and was persuaded by her friends and family to break off the engagement.

Anne has never loved any but Captain Wentworth, and feels much differently now, she would never allow herself to be persuaded against him as she had in the past. When Captain Wentworth arrives in the neighbourhood he makes it abundantly clear that he is as unforgiving of the past as ever he was. Anne must suffer the heartbreak of seeing the man she loves attaching himself to her sister-in-law, or is he?

Book Title: Jane Austen - Pride And Prejudice

Author: Admin

Added: February 08, 2008

Synopsis:

When Mr Bingley comes to the neighbourhood bringing with him the distinguished Mr Darcy the residents are astir. Not the least Mrs Bennet, who with five unmarried daughters feels Mr Bingley, who has five thousand a year, must marry one of her girls. Mr Bingley indeed takes and instant liking to Miss Jane Bennet, the eldest of the sisters. But it is the relationship between the second sister, Miss Elizabeth Bennet, and the handsome and even richer Mr Darcy that Austen's Pride And Prejudice is concentrated on.

Elizabeth feels Mr Darcy to be the most proud and disagreeable of men, a man whom could not make her an offer in any way as to tempt her to marry him. Mr Darcy feels Miss Bennet to be from connections so far beneath his own as to not warrant his attentions. Can these two overcome their pride, and their prejudice to find in each other a soulmate with whom they have much in common.