Award-winning author Nancy Butler, known for her adaptations of Marvel's bestsellers, presents another Jane Austen classic, featuring the lively Emma Woodhouse, complemented by the stunning illustrations of Janet Lee.
Nancy Butler Book order (chronological)
Nancy Butler crafts Regency-era romances, infusing them with an enchanting perspective on English society. Her lifelong fascination with England fuels her storytelling, weaving tales rich in romance, wit, and period charm. With a keen eye for detail and a graceful style, she transports readers to another time, creating memorable characters and immersive experiences.
Sense and Sensibility
- 320 pages
- 12 hours of reading
Introduction and Notes by Professor Stephen Arkin, San Francisco University. 'Young women who have no economic or political power must attend to the serious business of contriving material security'. Jane Austen's sardonic humour lays bare the stratagems, the hypocrisy and the poignancy inherent in the struggle of two very different sisters to achieve respectability. Sense and Sensibility is a delightful comedy of manners in which the sisters Elinor and Marianne represent these two qualities. Elinor's character is one of Augustan detachment, while Marianne, a fervent disciple of the Romantic Age, learns to curb her passionate nature in the interests of survival. This book, the first of Austen's novels to be published, remains as fresh a cautionary tale today as it ever was.
Pride & Prejudice
- 114 pages
- 4 hours of reading
An adaptation of the original by Jane Austen that tells of Lizzy Bennet and her loveable, eccentric family as they navigate through tricky British social circles.