Sam Collins is sent to a small bookshop in the heart of London for a college project, where he meets the young and beautiful Amy. She's willing to help him with his choice of book, but what else will she bring to him? Meanwhile, Sam's father keeps popping up in his life--something he is not excited about.

Follow Sam through one of the most exciting but also hardest years of his life as he tries to find his place in the world.

The text is that of the 1813 first edition, accompanied by revised and expanded explanatory annotations. This edition also includes: biographical portraits of Austen by members of her family and, new to the fourth edition, those by Jon Spence (Becoming Jane Austen) and Paula Byrne (The Real Jane Austen: A Life in Small Things). Also included are fifteen critical essays, twelve of them new to the fourth edition, reflecting the finest current scholarship.

Contributors include Janet Todd, Jim Co...

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Sam Collins is sent to a small bookshop in the heart of London for a college project, where he meets the young and beautiful Amy. She's willing to help him with his choice of book, but what else will she bring to him? Meanwhile, Sam's father keeps popping up in his life--something he is not excited about.

Follow Sam through one of the most exciting but also hardest years of his life as he tries to find his place in the world.