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 Emma

 Emma was written in 1814-1815, and while Jane Austen was writing it, it was

suggested to her by a member of the Prince Regents' household that she dedicate it

to His Royal Highness. Austen took the suggestion as it was intended--as a

command--and Emma was thus dedicated, but the dedication itself is rather slylyworded. Emma deals with a young woman's maturation into adulthood and the

trouble she gets herself into along the way. The version of the novel housed here at

Austen.com is slightly annotated.

 Persuasion

Persuasion was written in 1815-1816, while Jane Austen was suffering from her

fatal illness. She was still working on some revisions at the time of her death in

1817. The novel was published posthumously by her brother, Henry Austen.

Persuasion is a novel of second chances, expectations of society, and the constancy

of love. You can also read the preface which Henry wrote telling the world of his

sister's authorship, life, and untimely death: A Biographical Notice of the Author .

 Juvenilia

Jane Austen's works from her childhood are full of enthusiasm, humor, and very

creative spelling.