Top Ten Tuesday is an original blog meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s topic is a Freebie. Freebie week is always fun. I love how creative some of you can get with your lists and because I wasn’t feel too creative this week, I thought I’d just put together a post featuring the Jane Austen editions I so desperately need. Covers are linked to Goodreads or website they are available on.
1. Pride and Prejudice (illustrated by Alice Pattullo) – I know I’ve mentioned this one before, but I really really want it. I had plans to buy it for myself, but it’s not available 😦
2. Collector’s Library Box Set – I have copies of P&P and Persuasion in this edition and they are so small and cute, I’d love to complete my collection with the other four.
3. Juniper Book’s Pink Set – I don’t think I’ve ever seen a prettier set of Jane Austen books *cries forever because she is not rich*.
4. Penguin Classics Hardcover Box Set – I’d love this box set so much. If you look at the individual book covers, they are so lovely (I will overuse this word while talking about Jane Austen editions).
5. Barnes & Noble Collectible Edition of Sense and Sensibility – I have the blue edition of Pride and Prejudice (you may recognize it from my profile picture), but I really want this beautiful edition of S&S. There’s also a really lovely Persuasion edition as well. I don’t see them in stores anymore however.
6. Vintage Classics Editions – I want all of these editions of Jane Austen’s novels. They are so pretty and I’d just stare at them all day.
7. Penguin English Library Editions – I have P&P and Persuasion in this edition, but what’s the point of only having two? I need the whole collection!
8. Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition of Emma – I’m not as fond of the other books in this edition, but this Emma cover is so lovely.
9. Penguin Complete Jane Austen – It’s not really practical to own an edition that contains all of Austen’s books, but where is logic when it comes to my love for all these editions? That cover is really hard to resist.
10. UK Vintage Classics Editions – Look how pretty this Northanger Abbey edition is! I need all of Austen’s books in this edition yesterday.
Do you happen to own any of these? Are you an Austen fan? Do you have a favorite Austen book? Any one author whose books you own multiple editions of? Let me know in the comments and be sure leave a link to your own TTT post, so I can visit.
Oh my goodness ❤ These books are absolutely beautiful. I hope you can eventually get your hands on them.
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Aren’t they gorgeous? Thanks, Chrissi, one can dream!
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This TTT may have been specially formulated for you. 😉 Juniper is so gorgeous, and so is their price tag. Not! But, well worth every penny!
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I got to say, I had quite a good time compiling this list. It’s so expensive for that pink set. I know what I’ll buy first if I ever win the lottery.
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I won’t read classics, do not ask me why. But all of the covers in your list look very pretty , I would get them all to make my bookshelves look beautiful!
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That’s too bad, there are some great classics out there. Haha, I can’t blame you there, a beautiful cover goes a long way!
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I would love that illustrated P&P edition! I do have two of the vintage classics ones, for Pride and Prejudice and Northanger Abbey. I want to collect them all because they are beautiful but also easy to hold and read 😄
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Check out these pictures of the illustrated edition: http://milliebot.tumblr.com/post/138701611907/hello-beautiful
Isn’t it breathtaking?
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YES! NEED. NEED. NEED.
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I’ve never read anything by her. She just never came up academically and while I’ve meant to before, I’ve never gotten to it.
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I never read her in school either, but happened to pick up Pride and Prejudice on a whim and completely fell in love.
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The Penguin Classics covers are gorgeous! Whenever I’m in Waterstones, I always end up spending too much time starting at all those covers, they’re too pretty not to!
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I can’t blame you! I would not be able to resist myself and who says you can’t have a million editions of the same book?
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I like the first one- so nice- and the Collector’s and Penguin boxed sets as well. Both of those look fab. I have that B&N version of Sense and Sensibility- I love those editions too.
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I’m quite fond of the first one myself. Those B&N editions are so pretty, sometimes I go in the store and just stare at the all.
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These are all so pretty! I really love the Vintage Classics Editions. I hope you can get your hands on all of these.
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I really like the Vintage Classics as well. Thank you so much!
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These are all very beautiful. I can see why you would want to collect them!
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Yes, they are so very lovely. See, it’s perfectly reasonable to want all of these!
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These are all so beautiful! I think I might like the illustrated Pride & Prejudice and the UK Vintage Classics editions the most, but it’s hard to decide.
Great list! 🙂
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I know, I just need all of them, so I don’t have to decide which ones to pick. Thank you!
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I love all these pretty editions. Thanks for sharing them so I can put them on my #ItssosprettyIwantit pile.
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So happy to hear you admire them all as well! Pretty sure my own pile would probably kill me if it toppled over.
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These are all gorgeous, but I’d never buy one for myself, I’d probably just drop it in the bath or something. I did get my mum the Barnes and Noble Persuasion though, it’s lovely 🙂
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I want all of these, but a part of me would be ever fearful that I might accidentally damage one of them. Oh yes, the Persuasion one is very lovely. I’m sure your mother loved it.
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Collecting different editions is always so fun. These are all absolutely beautiful. I hope you’re able to get your hands on all of them.
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Yes, though I always get puzzling looks from non-bookworms. Thank you so much, I’m hoping to at least get my hands on a couple of these.
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Gaah, these are all so gorgeous! I think the B&N and Penguin English Library editions of Sense & Sensibility are my favorites. I have to admit that I’ve only read that one and Pride & Prejudice, but I liked both of them a lot, so one day I’ll find the time to read the rest. 🙂
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Aren’t they so lovely? I really like those editions of S&S as well. P&P is my personal favorite, but S&S is also really good. Persuasion is probably my second favorite and I believe it’s the shortest, so if you’re thinking of picking up another one, I’d say go with Persuasion.
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Thanks for the tip! 🙂
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All of these are gorgeous but that Penguin Classic edition gets me every time! So pretty!
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Right? Every time I see it on tumblr, I want to buy it!
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I really like that Northanger Abbey edition – so pretty! 🙂
Lauren @ Always Me
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Me too. There’s something very simple and lovely about it.
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I hope you receive them all!!
Here’s a link to my TTT post for this week: http://captivatedreader.blogspot.com/2017/01/top-ten-tuesday-freebie-top-ten.html
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Thank you so much, I do too!
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Hi! These are such beautiful books. I would just want to stare at them all day long. 🙂
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Leslie
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You and me have the same idea 😉
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I’d like a fancy collection of Austen books, too. What a fun idea.
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Wouldn’t it be great to just own all of these?
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Not a Jane Austen fan but these are gorgeous!
My TTT: https://jjbookblog.wordpress.com/2017/01/24/top-ten-tuesday-93/
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I’m glad you think so, even if you aren’t a fan.
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