Books featuring a female main character.
About: (From Wiki)Lady Susan is an epistolary novella, possibly written in 1794 but not published until 1871. This early complete work, which the author never submitted for publication, describes the schemes of the title character—the widowed Lady Susan—as she seeks a new husband for herself, and one for her daughter. Although the Read more…
About: (Wiki) The story concerns Anne Elliot, an Englishwoman of 27 years, whose family moves to lower their expenses and reduce their debt by renting their home to an Admiral and his wife. The wife’s brother, Captain Frederick Wentworth, was engaged to Anne in 1806, but the engagement was broken Read more…
About: (Wiki) Northanger Abbey is a coming-of-age novel and a satire of Gothic novels. Austen was also influenced by Charlotte Lennox‘s The Female Quixote (1752). Northanger Abbey was completed in 1803, but not published until after Austen’s death in 1817. The story concerns Catherine Morland, the naïve young protagonist, and her journey to a better understanding of herself and Read more…
About: (Wiki) The novel tells the story of Fanny Price, starting when her overburdened family sends her at the age of ten to live in the household of her wealthy aunt and uncle and following her development into early adulthood. From early on critical interpretation has been diverse, differing particularly Read more…
About: (Wiki) Sense and Sensibility … was published anonymously; By A Lady appears on the title page where the author’s name might have been. It tells the story of the Dashwood sisters, Elinor (age 19) and Marianne (age 16½) as they come of age. They have an older half-brother, John, and a younger Read more…
About: (Wiki) Emma is a novel about youthful hubris and romantic misunderstandings. It is set in the fictional country village of Highbury and the surrounding estates of Hartfield, Randalls and Donwell Abbey, and involves the relationships among people from a small number of families. Austen explores the concerns and difficulties of genteel Read more…
About: Undoubtedly one of Jane Austen’s best known works, Pride and Prejudice has become a seemingly timeless classic. One of the most popular novels in English literature, selling over 20 million copies. Reworked and revised through theatre, movies, books, etc., this story has managed to stay in the public eye Read more…
~~~~~~~ The mind forgets the dark places in the heart. The heart hides a blemish in shame. The inward eye does not seek any festering. Between the deception of the three, a man thinks he is good. ~~~~~~~ Review: [coming soon] Places to purchase: WaterBrook & Multnomah (publisher) – paperback Read more…
~~~~~~~ “The odd thing, my dear,” said her father, “is that once one has ceased trying to protect self, one finds one’s self in a very comfortable position.”“Where?” asked Kale“In Wulder’s care.” Donita K. Paul, DragonFire ~~~~~~~ Review: [coming soon] Places to purchase: WaterBrook & Multnomah (publisher) – paperback & Read more…
~~~~~~~ You, little Dragon Keeper, are important in Wulder’s plan. I would give you wisdom if it were like a gem to be plucked from one of my crowns. But I can only whisper caution. I can only say, ‘Be still when dark clouds threaten. Listen for the word of Read more…