The Cambridge Edition of the Works of Jane Austen 9 Volume Hardback Set

Product Description<br/><br/><br/>The first modern, fully annotated edition of the works of Jane Austen is now published complete in nine volumes. Six volumes on the published novels - Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Emma, Northanger Abbey and Persuasion - are accompanied by two devoted to Austen's manuscripts, her brilliant juvenile writing, and the unpublished work of her adulthood. Each is edited by leading Austen scholars, and includes comprehensive information on the circumstances of the creation and publication of the work concerned, and its critical reception, together with textual and explanatory notes. To complete the set Jane Austen in Context offers a wide range of essays illuminating Austen's life, work and times. Together these volumes complete the picture - as far as we now have it - of the work of one of the greatest, as well as best-loved, British novelists.<br/><br/><br/>Review<br/><br/><br/>'The excellent Cambridge edition looks [...] certain to be the standard critical edition of all Austen's works.' Simon Jarvis, Times Literary Supplement<br/><br/>'The Cambridge Edition justifies its claim to be 'the first ever scholarly edition of the works of Jane Austen', and is a fine tribute to her for the twenty-first century.' Jane Austen Society<br/><br/>"Well! This is brilliant indeed! - This is admirable! - Excellently contrived upon my word. Nothing wanting. Could not have imagined it.' Miss Bates at the ball at the Crown Inn might have been welcoming The Cambridge Edition of the Works of Jane Austen.' Jane Austen Society Newsletter<br/><br/>'The introduction to the Cambridge text is much more substantial than one would expect to find in a paperback edition.' Michael Wheeler, Winchester<br/><br/>'... the Cambridge editions are exemplary in their accurate and succinct coverage of such matters as the circumstances of composition, publication, contemporary reception ...' J. A. Downie, Goldsmiths' College, University of London<br/><br/>'The Cambridge Edition of the Works of Jane Austen performs an admirable service for readers - and particularly scholars - of Austen. It is a service that will no doubt last for generations to come. The two volumes under review are especially welcome ones in providing texts that will no doubt encourage more informed (and historically and textually accurate) interpretations of this monumental author.' Devoney Looser, University of Missouri<br/><br/>"This first three-volume set in Cambridge's new Austen series includes two of her best titles plus a collection of essays about her work. The novels are fully annotated and include scholarly introductions covering the context and publication history of each novel, plus explanatory notes on the texts. The series eventually will include nine volumes." -- Library Journal<br/><br/>"The Cambridge Edition of the Works of Jane Austen performs an admirable service for readers - and particularly scholars - of Austen. It is a service that will no doubt last for generations to come." -- Editionen in der Kritik<br/><br/>"Need hard-pressed college libraries spend hundred of dollars on the new Cambridge Jane Austen set? The answer is yes - and the sooner the better." --Choice<br/><br/>"...certain to be the standard critical edition of all Austen's works." -Times Literary Supplement<br/><br/><br/>Book Description<br/><br/><br/>This is the first fully annotated scholarly edition of Jane Austen's complete works. Each volume features an extensive introduction covering the context and publication history of the work, full explanatory notes to the text and an authoritative textual apparatus. The Cambridge Austen is the definitive edition for the twenty-first century.<br/><br/><br/>“The Cambridge Edition justifies its claim to 'the first ever scholarly edition of the works of Jane Austen', and is a fine tribute to her for thetwenty-first century.”<br/>-Jane Austen Society Newsletter<br/>  <br/>Sense and Sensibility – Jane Austen’s first novel is a masterpiece of subtle irony, and familiar to many through its numerous adaptations on screen and stage.<br/>Pride and Prejudice – Consistently name