#6 of 25 Gift Ideas for the Holidays

More gift ideas for the holidays

By Gabrielle Pantera

HOLLYWOOD, CA (Gosh!TV) 2011/12/20 – This article series offers holiday gift ideas to surprise and delight someone special. Watch for more gift ideas in future stories.

Persuasion an Annotated version

Jane Austen’s novels are timeless. Persuasion and Pride and Prejudice novels are great as gifts.

Pride and Prejudice, first published in 1813,was Austen’s most popular novel during her lifetime. It was also her favorite. This version of Pride and Prejudice has gorgeous illustrations and is annotated by scholar Patricia Meyer Spacks who explains the literary and historical contexts, allusions, and outdated language that can be a bit confusing. Spacks helps the reader delve deeper into the story and characters.

Jane Austen’s novels are the most beloved books of Western literature. Available wherever books are sold.

Persuasion: An Annotated Edition
Author Jane Austen, Editor Robert Morrison
Hardcover: 360 pages, Publisher: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press; Annotated edition (November 7, 2011), Language: English, ISBN: 9780674049741 $35.00

Pride and Prejudice: An Annotated Edition
Author Jane Austen, Editor Patricia Meyer
Hardcover, 464 pages, Publisher: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press; Annotated edition (October 1, 2010), Language: English, ISBN: 9780674049161 $35.00