Jane Austen’s Wit & Wisdom (an illustrated anthology)

Jane Austen For Every Day of the Year is a charming collection of 366 quotes and short passages drawn from her novels, with experts of her witty letters scattered throughout.

Perfect for reading or sharing, this book brings you passages from Jane’s best-known classics, alongside lesser-known works. The perfect companion to inspire and spark delightful conversation – a gift to treasure all year long.

Known your own happiness. You want nothing but patience – or give it a more fascinating name. Call it hope. Sense and Sensibility

It is a truth universally acknowledged. That a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife. Pride and Prejudice

There is no charm equal, to tenderness of heart. Emma

Who was Jane Austen?

Jane Austen was born (and is buried in) Hampshire, her humorous observations on middle-class England still make her one of our most read authors. She was born in Hampshire but spent much of her life in Bath, before dying (just 41, likely from Addison’s disease) in Winchester.

Despite one proposal of marriage which would have seen her financially secure for life, she refused (some believe, because it would have be meant she had to give up writing):

Enjoy her six novels:

Pride and Prejudice (Mrs Bennet is desperate to find rich husbands for her daughters, and Mr Darcy seems to have even more pride than money, and nobody likes him , including Elizabeth!)
Emma (a clever and confident woman believes she can find the perfect husband for new friend Harriet, but realises she may not understand people as much as she thought).
Northanger Abbey (Catherine wants to be like heroines from books, and on a trip away she gets her chance, when finding friendship at a spooky abbey).
Mansfield Park (Fanny is sent to live with rich relatives, and not fitting in is grateful for the friendship of her cousin Edmund, but years later, the arrival of Henry and Mary upset their quiet lives).
Sense and Sensibility (Elinor and Marianne have different ideas about love, one wants to be swept off her feet, the other’s feet are firmly on the ground). But when their father dies and they are forced to move, will then even be room for love?)
Love and Friendship (Laura lives a fairy-tale life, until a stranger knocks on her cottage door. Then her adventures (and troubles) begin).