Jane Austen
Author
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
It is 1803, six years since Elizabeth and Darcy embarked on their life together at Pemberley, Darcy's magnificent estate. Their peaceful, orderly world seems almost unassailable. Elizabeth has found her footing as the chatelaine of the great house. They have two fine sons, Fitzwilliam and Charles. Elizabeth's sister Jane and her husband, Bingley, live nearby; her father visits often; there is optimistic talk about the prospects of marriage for Darcy's...
Author
Language
English
Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Wonderfully tender and hilariously funny, Eligible tackles gender, class, courtship, and family as Curtis Sittenfeld reaffirms herself as one of the most dazzling authors writing today.
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR AND THE TIMES (UK)
This version of the Bennet family—and Mr. Darcy—is one that you have and haven’t met...
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR AND THE TIMES (UK)
This version of the Bennet family—and Mr. Darcy—is one that you have and haven’t met...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Formats
Description
Emma Woodhouse arrives home in Norfolk ready to embark on adult life. Not only has her sister, Isabella, been whisked away on a motorcycle up to London, but her astute governess, Miss Taylor is at a loose end, abandoned in the giant family pile, Hartfield, alongside Emma's anxiety-ridden father. Someone is needed to rule the roost and young Emma is more than happy to oblige. But there is only one person who can play with Emma's indestructible confidence,...
Author
Language
English
Description
As the daughter of a well-known senator, Summer Knight is all too familiar with the nasty side of politics, and a change of scene is just what she needs. Sunny California seems like the perfect place, complete with the perfect man, Benson Hardy. But as they get to know each other, Summer discovers that Benson is not only in the political scene, but also asks hard questions about her faith, and is part of a series of embarrassing misunderstandings....
Author
Series
Publisher
Point
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
For Lizzie Bennet, a music scholarship student at Connecticut's exclusive, girls-only Longbourn Academy, the furor over prom is senseless, but even more puzzling is her attraction to the pompous Will Darcy, best friend of her roommate's boyfriend.
Author
Publisher
Bonneville
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Which is the key to love-practicality or passion? Sensible Elly and romantic Maren are sisters trying to hold their family together in the wake of their father's bankruptcy and death. As both unexpectedly encounter the madness and misadventures of love, they find out what true happiness means. This modern reimagination of the Jane Austen favorite will capture your heart all over again.
9) Epic fail
Author
Publisher
HarperTeen
Pub. Date
c2011
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
In this modern take on "Pride and Prejudice," Elise Benton, who has just moved to California, is a junior at an exclusive prep school where, in spite of her initial bad impression, she finds herself attracted to the moody and handsome son of Hollywood's most famous celebrity couple.
Author
Publisher
Berkley Books
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
Relive Jane Austens "Emma"--from Mr. Knightleys point of view. When a handsome newcomer arrives and catches Emmas attention, Mr. Knightley is shocked by his reaction, for his unreasonable dislike of the handsome newcomer seems suspiciously like jealousy.
Author
Language
English
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Description
"The summer after university, Emma Woodhouse returns home to the village of Highbury, where she will live with her health-conscious father until she is ready to launch her interior-design business and strike out on her own. In the meantime, she will do what she does best: offer guidance to those less wise in the ways of the world than herself. Happily, this summer brings many new faces to Highbury and into the sphere of Emma's not always perfectly...
18) Darcy's diary
Author
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
Pride and Prejudice is the most popular romance of all time, and in this enjoyable retelling Amand Grange allows us to see the events of Jane Austen's famous novel from Mr. Darcy's point of view. Scenes only hinted at in the original are here recorded in detail and brought to life as Darcy writes of his horror at discovering his sister's plans to elope with George Wickham, his efforts to separate Charles Bingley from Miss Jane Bennett and his disgust...
19) Emma
Publisher
Marketed and distributed by New Video Group
Pub. Date
c1999
Language
English
Description
A rich, clever and beautiful young woman risks missing out on her own perfect match as she carefully orchestrates other people's love lives.
20) Heartstone
Author
Series
Heartstone volume 1
Language
English
Description
"A debut novel that retells Pride and Prejudice in a world where creatures are dragons, hobgoblins, lamias, and gryphons are commonplace, HEARTSTONE takes Austen's classic tale and turns it into something new, engaging, and imaginative"--