Quotable Austen

Memorable Quotes from Our Favourite Writer

Max Morris

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Hardback

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English

Summersdale
12 August 2025

Literature, Poetry & Criticism; Literature: history & criticism; Dictionaries of quotations; Gift books

Celebrating Jane Austen's 250th birthday, this book is a charming collection of notable quotes from her most celebrated nineteenth-century novels

A fine collection of the wisest and wittiest quotes from one of the most beloved and prominent British writers of all time, this book is sure to win you over with Jane Austen's ability for turning typical people and mundane events into charming and relatable stories. With over 140 quotes from her completed novels - Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Emma, Northanger Abbey and Persuasion - this book is the perfect opportunity for readers to immerse themselves in the refinement of the Regency era.

Austen was well known for her astute social observation and keen insight into the lives of women in the early nineteenth century. This collection will urge you to:

- Ardently admire and love

- Feel the pangs of disappointed love

- Find comfort in words of wisdom

- Acquaint yourself with the refinements of polished society

- Learn witty comebacks to leave your friends speechless

After all, it is a truth universally acknowledged that this would be the ultimate gift for Janeites and Austenites.

By: Max Morris
Imprint: Summersdale
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 136mm, Width: 101mm,
ISBN: 9781837996438
ISBN 10: 1837996431
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 12 August 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Max Morris's love of poetry began when he was interrailing round Europe as a teenager, with just a volume of poems to while away the hours. Ever since then, he has been passionate about sharing the joys of poetry through his many anthologies.