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A young girl named Fanny Price comes to live with her wealthy uncle and aunt, Sir Thomas and Lady Bertram. Fanny’s family is quite poor; her mother, unlike her sister Lady Bertram, married beneath her, and Fanny’s father, a sailor, is disabled and drinks heavily. Fanny is abused by her other aunt, Mrs. Norris, a busybody who runs things at Mansfield Park , the Bertrams’ estate. The Bertram daughters,...

When Mr. Dashwood dies, he must leave the bulk of his estate to the son by his first marriage, which leaves his second wife and their three daughters (Elinor, Marianne, and Margaret) in straitened circumstances. They are taken in by a kindly cousin, but their lack of fortune affects the marriageability of both practical Elinor and romantic Marianne. When Elinor forms an attachment for the wealthy Edward...

„ Pride and Prejudice ” a novel about Elizabeth Bennet, who is a witty and independent young girl, lives in England with her four sisters, her mother, and her father. When Mr. Bingley, a handsome, rich, young bachelor, arrives to stay briefly in Hartfordshire (where the Bennets live), Mrs. Bennet immediately tries to get one of her daughters to marry him. Bingley is a charming young man and quickly...

Wymarzona lektura dla miłośników Jane Austen i sióstr Brontë. Niezapomniana historia o miłości, w której dobroć serca staje naprzeciw bezwzględnej walki o przetrwanie. Margaret Hale i John Thornton to niezwykła para. Ona, dobra i wrażliwa na ludzką krzywdę, pochodzi z zamożnego południa Anglii. On, przemysłowiec z północy, uważa, że światem rządzą prawa ekonomii. Poznają się, gdy Margaret wraz z rodziną...