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Jane AUSTEN

English novelist
(16 December 1775 - 18 July 1817)

The writer - Listening - CD-rom -
'Sense and Sensibility'
- 'Pride and Prejudice' -
'Emma' -
Interactive activities - Lesson plans - Webquests -
Games to print
- Videos - Cinema

(Updated on 19/10/2010)

 


Related pages :

Pride and Prejudice (Cinema) - Becoming Jane (Cinema)

 


The writer :
  • Jane Austen (Wikipedia)
    1 Life 1.1 Family and Education 1.2 Writing 1.3 Romances 1.4 Later Life and Death
    2 Works 2.1 Literary Influences
    3 Criticism
    4 Bibliography
    4.1 Novels 4.2 Shorter works 4.3 Juvenilia
    5 Filmography
    5.1 Pride and Prejudice 5.2 Emma 5.3 Sense and Sensibility 5.4 Persuasion 5.5 Mansfield Park 5.6 Northanger Abbey
    5.7 Non-book based
    6 Plays and Musicals
    7 References
    8 Further reading
    9 External links
    9.1 Works 9.2 Author information 9.3 Fan sites and societies 9.4 Miscellaneous
  • Jane Austen s World (janeaustensworld.wordpress.com)
    "This blog brings Jane Austen and the Regency Period alive through food, dress, social customs, and other 19th C. historical details."
    - with LINKS to E-texts of Jane Austen s Novels, E-Texts About Jane, Free Online Audio Books & Podcasts, Online Movies & Trailers, Music, Musicals...

 

 

Listening :

 

 

CD-rom :

  • Jane Austen (cati.paris4.sorbonne.fr)
    "Ce cédérom contient le texte intégral de neuf romans de Jane Austen, et offre des fonctionnalités de recherche avancées de l'interface Acrobat Reader.
    Les romans qui figurent sur le cédérom :
    Emma
    Mansfield Park
    Northanger Abbey
    Persuasion
    Pride and Prejudice
    Sense and Sensibility
    Lady Susan
    Sanditon
    The Watsons"

 

 

'Sense and Sensibility' (1811) :

  • Sense and Sensibility (Wikipedia)
    1 Plot introduction
    2 Plot summary
    3 Characters in Sense and Sensibility
    4 Critical appraisal
    5 Culture
    6 Notes


 

 

'Pride and Prejudice' (1813) :

  • Pride and Prejudice (Wikipedia)
    1 Plot summary
    2 Role of women in the 18th century
    3 Characters in Pride and Prejudice
    4 Artistic depictions of and related to Pride and Prejudice

    4.1 Film, television, and theatrical adaptations 4.2 Related works of film and literature
    5 Awards and nominations
    6 External links

 

  • Pride and Prejudice : a lesson plan (school.discoveryeducation.com)
    " Students will understand the following:
    1. Classics are those pieces of literature that continue to be popular long after they were authored.
    2. Classics tend to have universal themes.
    3. Austen s writing has been updated and dramatized and, most likely, will continue to be."

 

 

'Emma' (1816) :

  • Emma (Wikipedia)
    1 Plot summary
    2 Principal characters
    3 Criticism and themes
    4 Film and television adaptations
    5 Further reading
    6 External links


  • THE THEME OF EMMA (dickens-theme.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk)

 

 

INTERACTIVE activities :

 

  • Jane Austen Quiz (about.com)
    "Why was Jane Austen so famous? What are some of her most well-known works? Which characters fall in love?
    And what happens? Test your knowledge about Jane Austen."

 

 

Lesson plans :

 

Webquests :

  • Jane Austen - Questions (uen.org)
    "Sample the ... internet sites and complete the activities for each one to learn more about the author of Emma and Sense and Sensibility."

 

  • Living in the 19th Century with Jane Austen! (questgarden.com)
    "This WebQuest will include a tour of the 19th Centery, more specifically, a tour of Jane Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice. It will include a look into Regency England, the dress, the food, activities, etc, in relation to the view points of the characters in Pride and Prejudice."

 

 

Games TO PRINT :

 

 

Videos :

 

Cinema :