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Begun in 1811 at the height of Jane Austen's writing powers and published in 1814, Mansfield Park marks a conscious break from the tone of her first three novels, Northanger Abbey, Sense and Sensibility, and Pride and Prejudice, the last of which Austen came to see as "rather too light." Fanny Price is unlike any of Austen's previous heroines, a girl from a poor family brought up in a splendid country house and possessed of a vast reserve of moral fortitude and imperturbability. She is very different from Elizabeth Bennet, but is the product of the same inspired imagination.

From Stonehenge and the Empire State Building to Angkor Wat and the Pyramids, this book surveys every continent to discover the most impressive, exotic, and intriguing manmade wonders of the world Arranged in order of longitude, this spectacular guide to the 50 most breathtaking constructions on the planet reveals the awesome architectural achievements that people have created over the centuries. This is also the story of the extraordinary peoples and civilizations that created these buildings and the key roles they played as centers of religion, culture, or trade. Most selections are from previous centuries, reminders that whatever the achievement of our own technologically advanced civilization, previous cultures were capable of extraordinary monuments.

This edition is a new collection of Hugh Thomson illustrations selected from the edition of Pride and prejudice originally published in 1894 by George Allen.

Jane Austen's sparkling and witty novels continue to entrance readers today--as proven by the rapturous reception given the many film and TV adaptations of her work. Pride and Prejudice, Austen's most well-loved story, tells of Lizzy Bennet and her five sisters as they search for true love-a love Lizzy nearly loses because of pride. Fanny, of Mansfield Park, comes to live with her aunt and uncle in their elegant mansion. But she finds herself both out of place and in love with her handsome cousin Edmund. Can shy Fanny win him from the outgoing and charming Miss Crawford? Persuasion, Austen's last final novel, explores the consequences of giving in to the opinions of others, rather than following one's own heart. Delightfully illustrated with delicate line drawings.

When Rosalind is banished by her uncle, who has usurped her father's throne, she flees to the forest of Arden where her exiled father holds court. There, dressed as a boy to avoid discovery, she encounters the man she loves - now a fellow exile - and resolves to remain in disguise to test his feelings for her.

In nineteenth-century England, two sisters are drawn into unhappy romances despite the cool judgment of one and the emotional intensity of the other.

York Notes on Jane Austen's Persuasion. This is a study guide, not the novel.

The lost cities of South America captivate the imagination, with the ruins of the Incas and other pre-Columbian civilizations scattered across largely uncharted territories, especially in the Eastern Andes. Two decades ago, Hugh Thomson embarked on a journey into the cloud-forest to rediscover a ruin that had been lost after its initial discovery, marking his entry into the intriguing realm of Inca archaeology. Since then, he has traversed numerous interconnecting paths laid by the Incas, exploring remnants of a civilization that remains only partially understood. Thomson's gripping narrative incorporates the stories of past explorers, including Hiram Bingham, who uncovered Machu Picchu; Robert Nichols, who tragically lost his life searching for the mythical temple-site "Paiti"; and the modern explorer Gene Savoy, known for his discoveries of impressive sites like Espíritu Pampa, the last refuge of the Inca court post-Spanish Conquest. The exploration delves into the Inca people and their heartland, vividly bringing to life their extraordinary culture and the complexities of their often hostile world.