Our Favorite Jane Austen Editions

Part of Penguin’s beautiful hardback Clothbound Classics series, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith, these collectible editions are bound in high-quality colorful, tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design. Set in the fashionable societies of Lyme Regis and Bath, Persuasion is a brilliant satire of vanity and pretension, but, above all, it is a love story tinged with the heartache of missed opportunities.

Jane Austen x Puffin in Bloom with a gorgeous illustrated cover by Anna Bond, the artist behind the renowned lifestyle brand Rifle Paper Co. Told through sisters Elinor’s and Marianne’s parallel experiences of love — and its threatened loss — the sisters learn that sense must mix with sensibility if they are to find personal happiness in a society where status and money govern the rules of love.

Offering readers selections ranging from celebrated works in translation to cherished American classics, Vintage Classics is an essential collection of the world’s finest literature. Mansfield Park is the novel that featured Jane Austen’s own favorite among her heroines — the modest, unassuming, but quietly determined Fanny Price.

The culmination of Jane Austen’s genius, a sparkling comedy of love and marriage — now in a stunning 200th-anniversary Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition.

“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.” So begins Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen’s witty comedy of manners — one of the most popular novels of all time.

The Modern Library features treasured classics, volumes of essential writings, major translations of great works from around the globe, and rediscoveries of literary and historical merit. Though Austen’s fallible heroine is repeatedly drawn into scrapes while vacationing at Bath and during her subsequent visit to Northanger Abbey, Catherine Morland eventually triumphs, blossoming into a discerning woman who learns truths about love, life, and the heady power of literature.

Introducing Little Clothbound Classics: Irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas, and essays from the world’s greatest writers. Recently widowed, the unscrupulous and beautiful Lady Susan Vernon is determined to scheme her way through high society in the hope of a profitable new match — all while trying to marry off her unfortunate daughter. Told through a series of letters, Jane Austen’s magnificent first novella is as subversive as it is charming.

The Modern Library Torchbearers series features books by women who wrote on their own terms, with boldness, creativity, and a spirit of resistance. Jane Austen’s last completed novel, Persuasion is a brilliantly insightful story of regret, second chances, and the courage to follow our hearts.

Part of the Signet Classics series, Jane Austen’s witty comedy of manners is one of the most universally loved and admired English novels of all time. As Elizabeth and Darcy’s first impressions lead to civilized sparring and ultimately true and endearing love, it becomes clear why this masterwork is renowned for its romance and wit.