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"Archaeology in Practice: A Student Guide to Archaeological Analyses" offers to students taking archaeology laboratory courses a detailed and invaluable how-to manual of archaeological methods. Written by specialists in material analyses, whose expertise represents a broad geographical range, "Archa... More

Emma, published in 1816, is the story of self-deception in Emma Woodhouse, an intelligent young woman, who believes she can manage other people's lives better than she does her own. In this attempt, she nearly messes up the life of her protege, young Harriet Smith. All, however, ends well.... More

Published in 1811, Sense and Sensibility has delighted generations of readers with its masterfully crafted portrait of two sisters, Elinor and Marianne Dashwood. Forced to leave their home after their father's death, Elinor and Marianne must rely on making good marriages as their means of support. B... More

Introduction by Judith Terry "From the Hardcover edition.Jane Austen's last completed novel, Persuasion is a delightful social satire of England's landed gentry and a moving tale of lovers separated by class distinctions. After years apart, unmarried Anne Elliot, the heroine Jane Austen called "almo... More

Mansfield Park, published in 1814, praises social stasis. When we have exhausted our anger at the offence which Mansfield Park offers to our conscious pieties, we find it possible to perceive how intimately it speaks to our secret inexpressible hopes.... More