Customer Reviews
Novels by Jane Austen ~ Kindle eBook 
2008-07-02
Complete Illustrated Novels by Jane Austen
I love Jane Austen. This is an excellent ebook to have. Kindle friendly edition from Mobilereference. THANKS!
gotta love the classics 
2008-06-15
My only complaint about this collection is that it is bulky and could be difficult to read because of the small print. It is a great value though to get all of the books together.
Beautiful 2008-05-29
I absolutely adore this book. All of Jane Austens novels in one comfortable to read volume,perfectly achieved!
too heavy 
2008-05-19
While the book itself is great, it is really heavy to hold up and its only great for table reading, i would estimate the book weighing between 5-7lbs so if your a tub reader or an in bed reader i wouldn't recommend this book for you.
Exactly what I ordered! 2008-05-02
Thank you, this was exactly what I ordered. Wish they had made a movie out of the rest of her novels!!
Great for a personal Library 2008-04-20
Now in Penguin Classics—a treasure trove of Jane Austen’s novels Few novelists have conveyed the subtleties and nuances of their own social milieu with the wit and insight of Jane Austen. Here in one volume are her seven great novels:
Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Emma, Northanger Abbey, Persuasion, and
Lady Susan. Through her vivacious and spirited heroines and their circle, Austen vividly portrays English middle-class life as the eighteenth century came to a close and the nineteenth century began. Each of the novels is a love story and a story about marriage—marriage for love, for financial security, for social status. But they are not romances; ironic, comic, and wise, they are masterly evocations of the society Jane Austen observed. This beautiful volume covers the literary career of one of England’s finest prose stylists of any century.
“These modern editions are to be strongly recommended.”
—Brian Southam, The Jane Austen Society
You Get What You Paid For... 2008-04-19
I recently decided to do something that I had never had a chance to do for a LONG time, read. I mean reading actual books (not stuff on the internet, magazines, etc.). Getting back into the classics, my friend kept telling me to read Jane Austen. Back when I was a teenager my attempt to read Jane Austen totally fell flat (and unlike so many other reviewers, I was not ever required to read anything of Jane Austen (even up to my AP English Lit. class)...so fast forward to the present, where in my attempts to actually read and read classics...I decided to give her another shot. So I purchased the book because I love to have anthologies/omibuses as I get through books REALLY fast.
The book is exactly what I paid for. It is a bit pricey for a paperback, but when you are really reading you tend to think about other stuff. The reviewer who has problems with the font (without having poor eyesight) made me a bit confused. I am 27, and I don't have the best eyesight but I can easily read this a bit over 12 feet away from my face as I love to read while reclining or with the book on my lap (it is pretty hefty to have it not rest on something after a while). The only small font that I see is the
Hard to read paperback 
2008-04-12
After watching the Jane Austin Book Club, my wife and I decided to read the complete Jane Austin books to better understand the first movie. I purchased a paperback edition from Amazon.com, which arrived in a few days. The book, published by Penguin Paperbacks, has an uneven cut in the binding. The pages stick out like it had come apart and been re-glued. The paper, since it is a paperback, is an off white that with the small print is too hard for my aging eyes to read, although younger readers may not have a problem. In order to read the books, I went online and found the entire series for free since it is in the public domain. I am reading the book on my laptop instead where I can increase the font size for easier reading.
The stories, of course, are worthwhile reading. More is understood than just what the videos on PBS and BBC shows, as is always the case when comparing books to film. But, for $[...], it is nice to have a hard copy of the books.
Mobilereference Illustrated Edition 2008-04-10
Just a quick note to let folks know that the Mobilereference edition illustrated is very nice. Most reviews speak of other publishers editions besides this specific one.
There lots of illustrations for all novels but none for Lady Susan.
Download a sample of the book as it is quite generous in size.
Great book 2008-04-07
I really enjoy this book.I love having all the works together.
Great book for the price!!
