This week I've been (re)reading Emma by Jane Austen for a group read. I first read this one back in high school, and while many tout this as their favorite Austen, it is my least prefered. Austen frequently references some of the classics and popular novels of the time -- books she herself had read -- in her novels. Here are thirteen I found online for free (with one exception for 99 cents).
01. The Vicar of Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith (Emma)
Project Gutenberg * Amazon
02. The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Radcliffe (Northanger Abbey)
Project Gutenberg * Amazon
03. A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare (Emma)
Project Gutenberg * Amazon
04. The Monk: A Romance by M. G. Lewis (Northanger Abbey)
Project Gutenberg * Amazon
05. History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Henry Fielding (Northanger Abbey)
Project Gutenberg * Amazon
06. Camilla; or, A Picture of Youth by Fanny Burney (Northanger Abbey)
Project Gutenberg * Amazon
07. Evelina, Or, the History of a Young Lady's Entrance into the World by Fanny Burney (Pride and Prejudice)
Project Gutenberg * Amazon
08. The Lady of the Lake by Walter Scott (Persuasion)
Project Gutenberg * Amazon ($.99)
09. Marmion: A Tale of Flodden Field in Six Cantos by Walter Scott (Persuasion)
Project Gutenberg * Amazon
10. The Rivals: A Comedy by Richard Brinsley Sheridan (Mansfield Park)
Project Gutenberg * Amazon
11. Lover's Vows by Mrs. Inchbald and August von Kotzebue (Mansfield Park)
Project Gutenberg * Amazon
12. The School for Scandal by Richard Brinsley Sheridan (Mansfield Park)
Project Gutenberg * Amazon
13. Othello by William Shakespeare (Mansfield Park)
Project Gutenberg * Amazon
And for those who may be interested in reading Emma, it is also available for free online:
Project Gutenberg * Amazon
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9 comments:
Great resource--Thanks for the list. I will check them out!
Thanks, Beth! A couple of these caught my eye early last year, when I reread Northanger Abbey, but I've yet to get round to reading any of them.
Ah! You've got The Mysteries of Udolpho! I ran across that in a university library ages ago but didn't have a chance to read it. Thanks.
Recommended by Austen herself in a way. Pretty cool.
Alice: I've seen Mysteries of Udolpho mentioned in different lit over the years but, like you, have yet to read it. One of these days... ☺
Colleen: They are indeed! ☺
Thanks, Sandy!
When I ran across it in the library, I started to read it right there, but was run off by other patrons who wanted a book in that area. I couldn't decide if I liked it enough to read the whole thing, and I've been wondering years later.
Sounds like you need a copy then, in order to find out what you think of it. ;-)
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