{"product_id":"sanditon-and-other-stories-introduction-by-peter-washington-9780679447191","title":"Sanditon and Other Stories: Introduction by Peter Washington","description":"\u003cp\u003eReaders of Jane Austen's six great novels are left hungering for more, and more there is: the marvelous unpublished manuscripts she left behind, collected here.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSanditon \u003c\/i\u003emight have been Austen's greatest novel had she lived to finish it. Its subject matter astonishes: here is Austen observing the birth pangs of the culture of commerce, as her country-bred heroine, a foolish baronet, a family of hypochondriacs, and a mysterious West Indian heiress collide against the background hum of real-estate development at a seaside resort.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Watsons\u003c\/i\u003e, begun in 1804 but never completed, tells the story of a young woman who was raised by a rich aunt and who finds herself shipped back to the comparative poverty and social clumsiness of her own family. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe novella \u003ci\u003eLady Susan\u003c\/i\u003e is a miniature masterpiece, featuring Austen's only villainous protagonist. Lady Susan's subtle, single-minded, and ruthless pursuit of power makes the reader regret that Austen never again wrote a novel with a scheming widow for its heroine. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe special joy of this collection lies in Austen's juvenilia-tiny novels, the enchantingly funny \u003ci\u003eLove and Freindship\u003c\/i\u003e, comic fragments, and a (very) partial history of England-romping miniatures that she wrote in her teens. Their high spirits, hilarity, and control offer delicious proof that Austen was an artist \"born, not made.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Everyman's Library\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/16\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780679447191\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 544\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.34h x 5.34w x 1.27d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eHarvard Business Review\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2010 pg. 150\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Jane Austen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42924886393013,"sku":"9780679447191","price":25.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_6f833b6d-3e48-4522-b3a7-a4a498c0c79f.jpg?v=1687840620","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/sanditon-and-other-stories-introduction-by-peter-washington-9780679447191","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}