Which Jane Austen Book Should You Read First? Her Best Books Ranked 

I read Pride and Prejudice first and was glad I did as I didn't realise how witty Austen was and it drew me in, making me want to read other books too.

I like Northanger Abby as well. For those who don’t like Catherine’s naïveté, I think they need to realize that we are all naïve when we were young.

My favourite novel is Persuasion. The idea of an "older woman" Anne Elliot, getting a second chance at love. ❤ sigh. I always found it just perfect in the portrayal of what 'spinsterhood' meant for an unattached woman.

When I read Pride and Prejudice I was about the same age as Elizabeth, but I didn't know the ages of the characters. As a much older reader (age 69) I can see how insecure many of the young characters are, even Darcy.

I love Persuasion! It's a story about the one that got away, but they still get to enjoy some of their youthful love when they become re-engaged! They don't find each other as old people like so many stories these days. I related to Anne so much as I grew up, learning to trust myself more and not be swept along with what other people told me to do.

You said exactly what I have always thought, that Mr. Knightley is a true gentleman. Perhaps the most gentlemanly person of all the Jane Austen novels.

For those who have Audible there is a new collection of Austin's books that is excellent! There are actors reading each part and some music where appropriate. They produced it during quarantine so everyone was doing it from home. I am enjoying it very much.

I know modern adaptations aren't everyone's cup of tea, but I feel like it would be so easy to make one for Northanger Abbey. That book feels timeless!

I don't think there is a Jane Austen book I don't like but my favorites are Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility and Emma. However my favorite of all Austen heroines is Emma. I know many people see her as a spoilt brat but I find her so witty and smart and funny and so adorably headstrong. I absolutely love her!

Pride and Prejudice is such a fantastic novel. I watched the 2005 version this evening. The ending to the story is perfect for those who are hopelessly romantic.

I've read all of these except for "Emma" I'm reading it now, but I'm only on chapter 3. I love "Mansfield Park." In my opinion, it's second only to " Pride and Prejudice." I don't understand why so many people hate Fanny. She's such a gentle, kindhearted girl. She's my favorite Jane Austen Heroine. I hope I'm not being creepy by commenting on nearly every new video. I'm sort of obsessed with 1800's literature right now and every new video that feeds my current fixation makes me happy. 😁

THE TEXT MESSAGES ARE KILLING ME 😂😂😂

I love MANSFIELD PARK!!! It's my favorite to reread of all Jane Austen's books. Pride and Prejudice is brilliant too, but for me is so easy to remember the story that I don't read it as much as Mansfield and Northanger.

My favourite book is Persuasion, then Mansfield Park and then Pride and prejudice 😁 I love them all. I started to read Jane Austen books with Pride and Prejudice and I think that was the best decision. It is easy to read, funny and relatable and relatively short so everyone can enjoy it ;)

Three months ago, I read P&P just to try this e-book app advertised in the airport, and I absolutely loved it, so I was tempted to read more Regency era books, and this video just gave me the confidence I was lacking to go and buy this nice set of the full Austen collection because I have no control when it comes to collect books. I don't think I'll dislike any one of this. Thank you for your comments!

I once had a book called “Jane Austen’s guide to etiquette “. I found it fascinating and no doubt gave a context for the social customs highlighted in her novels

I started with Emma, as it was lent by a friend. As we're talking 40 years ago, and I was young, and not too discerning, I seem to have taken the first description of her as gospel truth, and in my first reading I found no faults in Emma. She could do no wrong! Once I was disabused of that notion (as supported much later by the movie "Clueless"), I found it fascinating. As a first book and with guidance, it helped me to understand societal norms of the time (why is the elder brother Mr. Knightley, and why is the younger brother Mr. John Knightley? And what is a "natural child", and what would that do to Harriet's prospects, and why was a yeoman so much above Emma's notice in one way, and so much below it in another? Why would being, or becoming, a governess be so frowned upon, or the prospect of it be such a horror? And what's up with the poverty of Miss Bates, and why would Emma think it necessary to show her any respect? And, what was the horror of Mrs. Elton's family having been "in trade"? I mean, hey, her brother has a barouche-landau, like a limousine!). By the way, your videos clear up almost all of these doubts really well, and sorry you didn't exist 40 years ago! You are a treasure! Anyway, with that cleared up by pre-RU-vid research, it opened up another world! I loved all the books! I've even found some "murder mysteries", with Jane Austen as a character (Jane and the Unpleasantness at Scargrave Manor), that I didn't find terrible, as they dealt with the same society from a different viewpoint. Side note from another video: trouble remembering the peerage? Do Men Ever Visit Boston? Duke-Marquess-Earl-Viscount-Baron.

I just reread pride and prejudice for the first time since high school and now I'm hooked. The only problem with this video is they all sound so good!

I felt the same way the first time I read Northanger Abbey! I felt like I related so much to Catherine.

Indeed! The "best book" is so subjective, and it changes. I used to love P&P over all, but now Persuasion is mine.

I love sense and sensibility the juxtaposition between the sisters is brilliant and then in the scene where elinor tells marianne what she has gone through is heart breaking

Thanks for sharing! I personally rank them as follows: Pride and Prejudice, Persuasion, Emma, Sense and Sensibility, Northanger Abbey, and, Mansfield Park. Northanger Abbey is really funny, sweet, and underrated, IMHO. Regarding Mansfield Park, I actually like Fanny Price but get very, very, VERY annoyed by her cousin Edmund!

I agree with you the BBC Sense and Sensibility (2008) did a much better job of fleshing out the male characters. When I originally read the book, Edward came across as such a non-entity I didn't think Elinor was going to end up with him - I actually thought Colonel Brandon was going to end up with her instead of Marianne. In the miniseries it made much more sense that Elinor really was in love with Edward.

I just love Austen's characters! Yes, the main characters are wonderfully fun and witty and 'sparkly', but people like Mr Woodhouse - he's so wonderfully quirky and might be my spirit animal in his hypochondria. I think Mr. Bennet is another who is just interesting. The Crofts! I love them! So many rich backgrounds characters that i want to see full stories about them 😁 Mrs. and Miss Bates. I would read a book about Colonel Brandon and his adventures in the military any day. That kind of thing. Lol sorry, I'm weird.

Personally, I started with pride and prejudice and can only say it was literally (haha) the best decision I have ever made. I did not grow up with classics - my parents still have no clue about them whatsoever - but I thought it did give me the best insight into literature and really made me fall in love with it (for heaven’s sake I’m a lit student now 😂). But all in all - it’s Jane Austen : you really can’t go wrong with whichever novel you choose

I read them all, my favorite is PP, it was my first classic novel. My least favorite is SS, because of Marianne. 19th century culture is so interesting for me, I found many interesting things from your channel.

I stan Henry Tilney.

What I have come to believe about Mansfield is that it is very important in terms of the economics of the time, and the use of slaves in the West Indies. The Bertrams have a hard time with slave revolts which is why Mr. Bertram has to go to the West Indies. Yes, I am officially a Jane Austen nut, have read all the books multiple times. My favorite remains Pride and Prejudice because I love Elizabeth so much. Next is Persuasion, and then Northanger Abbey. Quite a mix! I like Sense and Sensibility least because NEITHER Elinor or Marianne are attractive to me. I am writing a very odd book, which is a series of letters to Jane Austen, trying to explain current life. Very tricky! I did not start reading Austen until my mid-20’s. I am now 77, so wish me luck finishing my book. My hope is to tell her what is happening in the world today....complicated!

I think one of the things that makes P&P so successful is it's character study of Lizzie Bennett - she has all of her father's caprice and wit, and all of her mother and younger sister's force of nature "this setup stinks and I shall not abide it." That, and it has the archetypal fairy tale plot (cf Beauty and the Beast) of how to conduct a love affair when there's a huge power difference. If she accepts either of her first two proposals, her marriage is going to fail because she wouldn't be able to tolerate a husband who doesn't respect her; Lizzie's big plot arc isn't just about understanding Mr Darcy, it's about _making him respect her_ when he has all the money and power. But also, I probably wouldn't enjoy being friends with Lizzie - she sucks all the air out of the room, and very clearly inherited her Mum's dismissive and competitive views. Emma, who is openly vain and selfish, translates that into doing a lot of kind things, right from the beginning of the novel (charity works etc), her challenge is to see the world clearly. And for the novel well down your list - I honestly think that Northanger Abbey should be required reading for every teenager. It just, so lays out the mechanics of how mean girl politics work; it lets you listen to the Thorpes' and General Tilney's explanation of themselves, and then it _shows_ you what they actually do. And Henry Tilney, what a keeper. And the big rants about novelists who don't like patronising novels in their books, and women being fine for themselves alone, and history being mostly made up. [Chef's kiss]

I am currently reading Pride & Prejudice and am loving the tone of it, but you have convinced me that Northanger Abbey should be my next Austen read. Thanks for the great video!

Thank you for this!! The way you break each book down is just delightful! Also- now I have to read Persuasion!!! 💗 So far, Emma is my favorite Austen read; it’s the most fun, I think!

Great video! I love your nerdy passion and soft voice, you describe these stories so well. I need to read the rest of Her books, I’ve read Jane Eyre, and love the pride and prejudice movies I need to read the book.

I just discovered your videos and have been watching for hours lol! I'm on an Austen kick recently as I reread P&P (though it felt like the first time) and decided to read all the rest of JA's books. I am on Emma at the moment! I also love watching the various film/tv adaptations before and after i read (I'm a mixed-media nerd) and love comparing all of them! I also love researching things so all your vids on the P&P economics are absolutely wonderful!

this video made me interested in northanger abbey and convinced me to read it, and now its one of my all time favorite books! thanks for making this video :)

I love all her novels so much that I don't know that I could rank them, with one exception; I like Mansfield Park the least. Not that I don't like it, and I like Fanny just fine, but it's not the first I go to when re-reading one.

I'm currently reading Pride and Prejudice, my third Jane Austed after Emma and Persuassion books I LOVED so far, let me tell you this video it's SO well made and lovely, I wish you did more videos like this with other famous classical authors

I must admit I've had difficulties with Jane Austen since I was a teenager, I just couldn't relate to the stuff I've read by her. But I'll give it another try. Northanger Abbey and also Persuasion seem interesting to me personally.

I actually love Mansfield Park. I feel like there is such beauty in the description.

i'm in love with how you explain the plot points and the usage of images in your videos makes it so fun to follow along!

Thank you, Ellie, for this video. I've now made it my mission to read all of Austen's works. Seems like I've been missing out.

Thanks so much for this. Your presentation was both charming and just! I like very much how you organized it and explained the character of the novels without giving anything away. I actually just finished reading The Mysteries of Udolpho and, although I read Northanger Abbey before, it was a long time ago and without having read Ann Radcliffe's novel. I look forward to rereading Northanger Abbey with a better appreciation of what Jane Austen is doing in that novel. Thanks again. I truly enjoyed the video.

I love them all! But mansfield park is definitely my favorite. I was actually surprised to find a lot of people don't like it.

I love Emma and Northanger Abbey. Fun fact! If you're a fan of the 1995 movie Clueless, the plot of Emma will feel somewhat familiar

Emma was a not a usual heroine in the times where women didn't inherit estates, had very little rights and become the property of their husband in legal terms. Emma was rich, young and had no male relatives to kick her out or reduce her life to charity once her father died. Emma is very relatable to today's female readers because we all have the same rights to study, earn and make the life as we want.

I’ve only read the top 4 of these but persuasion was my favorite… so far! You’ve convinced me I finally need to read the other two 😄

Too hard to choose, I love them all.☺️Also I love the animation and comments, they’re perfect! 😂

this is soooo helpful thank you so much!!

I managed to go all the way through school and university without ever reading any Jane Austen. It wasn’t until 1995 when the sublime BBC adaptation of Pride and Prejudice was being shown on TV that I decided to read the book at the same time. I fell in love with the novel and regularly reread it. I then went on to read all of the other novels and when I start my re-reading of P&P, I usually end up following it with all of the other books. As a result I have now read all of them numerous times, and there’s none that I dislike, but I do have favourites. Pride and Prejudice comes first, for me it is a perfect book and the BBC TV version is as close as you can get to a perfect adaptation, much better in my opinion than the 2005 film, which although I still enjoyed it, annoyed me with the way it made the Bennett’s appear to be living in a barn, when they were actually quite rich for the time. Sense and Sensibility comes next. I love the dynamic between your namesake Elinor Dashwood and her headstrong sister Marianne. Perhaps growing up in England made me more familiar with some of the social mores but I didn’t find any of it off putting at all. The film with Emma Thompson, Hugh Grant and Kate Winslet really captures the essence of the novel for me too. Persuasion is a close third. It’s themes of long lost love, and second chances resonate with me even now. It’s not showy, but quietly affecting. There was a TV series made of it starring Ciaran Hinds, which I remember as very good, but I can’t find it anywhere. It is surely a novel that’s ripe for a new version. Emma is an enjoyable book but Emma herself can be so irritating. I don’t dislike her as such, but would sometimes like to give her a strong talking to. Austen treats this novel with a light touch, making scenes and characters very funny at times. I didn’t care for the recent film of Emma, but enjoyed the Gwyneth Paltrow version much more. Mansfield Park and Northanger Abbey are both novels I enjoy for different reasons, but they would never be the book I’d pick up first. Perhaps it’s because I find the heroines less appealing, I don’t know, but they are still masterpieces and well worth persevering with. I’d love to see a modern version of both of these. A recent discovery has been Lady Susan and Sanditon. Both are more like novellas, but enjoyable nonetheless. The recent movie of Lady Susan called Love and Friendship was an absolute joy. It took a few liberties with the narrative but was just hilarious. Kate Beckinsale as Lady Susan was so deliciously wicked, a truly horrible person that you can’t help kind of loving. I find your explorations of English novels, history and society very interesting, keep up the good work 😊

Emma is my favorite. A story about someone who screws things up and figures out her errors and her own heart.....and wins the best Austen hero is wonderful. We've all screwed up in ways that affect others negatively and that is why I love it most. After that, Persuasion for the long standing love against all odds. P&P is great....but like Jane said "bright and sparkling". It's fun and funny. But I really prefer her deeper content.

I always imagined pride and prejudice was a MASSIVE novel. I've mostly been reading Russian literature lately, so I guess I assumed if the book is titled X and Y, it's lengthy 😂

Really great content in this video. I have only read Pride and Prejudice and was looking for where to go next. Now I know. Persuasion. Also, even though you don't mention it in this video, that you for putting me on to Elizabeth Gaskell. I just finished North and South and really enjoyed it. I'd never heard of her before.

Great video! And I love the hair takes at the end. So relatable 😆

Hi, new subscriber! I started with Pride & think I will go with Emma next. I love your deep dives in the author, the era & the books. Thank you ❤️

I love them all for different reasons, I really do have a hard time picking a favorite!!!

Pride and Prejudice is ofcourse always going to be #1, but Northanger Abbey is a great coming of age story.

I read Jane Austen for the sake of improving my vocabulary. Pride and Prejudice is hilarious though.

Persuasion for sure is a must to read sometime.

Thank you for such a beautiully explained take on these works. I am new to your channel and look forward to anything new that you offer.

Ellie: Which book should you read first? Me, who has read four of the mains and is missing just northanger abbey: Do tell, I want to choose I tried to get through Emma, twice, but really couldn't. I did adore persuasion and Fanny in Mansfield park. I obviously like pride and prejudice and sense and sensibility. I plan to reread sense and sensibility and then go for northanger abbey. I feel like Fanny and Emma are the most controversial characters in Jane books, as people either love them or hate them. Do you think there's a relation between loving Fanny and hating Emma and vice versa? They seem to be in separate ends of the spectrum as far as personality goes, with Emma being a bright, rich, self confident woman who pretty much does as she pleases and Fanny being a quiet, frail little mouse who is pretty much holding on to life by charity and her morals.

I haven't read all Jane Austen books yet. As a self-taught non native English speaker they are harder to read. But I'm getting there slowly. So far I have read Pride and Préjudice, Northanger Abbey and Sense and sensibility. I have watched adaptations of all 6 books though. Elinor is my favorite heroine. We are extremely similar so I relate to her so much. I also appreciate the fact that her character is portrayed very positively. There are so few Elinor-like characters and they are rarely appreciated (at least in the fandoms I am in). Even in real life, we are not always appreciated. So it feels good. That video was interesting and funny. I enjoyed your humour through the messages. Maybe, if you haven't done it yet, you could make book, series and movies recommendations for each of these books? (as in you you liked X you could like Y)

I love Persuasion and Pride and Prejudice the best. I can read them over and over while I only read Emma and Sense and Sensibility once a year or so. I’ve read Mansfield Park and Northhanger Abbey and may read them again at some point in the future.

P&P is my least favorite lol but I'm going to read it again to see how I feel! I just finished Emma and I loved it! I'm currently reading Sanditon and next will read Sense and Sensibility. So glad I found your videos.. they've helped me so much!

Found this video while already reading my first Austen book, Northanger Abbey. I wanted to read it because I really loved The Mysteries of Udolpho. I really love it so far and I definitely want to read her other books, too. And, yeah, Catherine is super relatable^^

Funny how something as simple as watching a movie can start an obsession. I watched the 1997 version of Emma on cable tv and was hooked. Have seen every Jane Austen based movie since and have read the books. Love this channel - it answers many of the questions regarding women & class of that era. Emma is a great book and my favorite, if I were going to recommend a first book that would be it. If I had to go back in time and become a Jane Austen heroine - it would definitely be Emma Woodhouse. Bring on George Knightley - he's my idea of a good, loving friend & husband... :) Very interesting to read other's opinions on the subject!

My favorites ,story wise ,have to be Persuasion and Northhanger Abbey.Mabey Mansified Park as well.😊

It's easy. All of them are for me. 🤩🥰

I have trouble choosing a favorite! My top choices are P&P (would probably be #1,) Persuasion, Sense & Sensibility, and Mansfield Park. I do like Fanny- I think she has a strength of character that a lot of people don't give her credit for. I can relate to Fanny's temperament and personality, I think, though I've grown more bold as I've gotten older. I am "sensitive" I guess, & therefore have to be in just the right frame of mind to reread either Emma or Northanger Abby. I feel embarrassed for the characters, lol, but throughly enjoy how the stories come out in the end! Totally loving your channel! ~Liz

I am not a bit like Emma, but loved it. My favorite.

I BOUGHT THE ENTIRE SET, CAN'T CHOOSE

Your videos are amazing and your videos on the Victorian Era are amazing!

I'm listening to the Audible included collection, as I never finished all her works in college. I read P&P, S&S, and possibly Persuasion years ago, along with her history of England, which is the most snarky thing she probably ever wrote. I wonder what I'll think of them now, since so much has changed. I got bored with Mansfield Park and DNFed it back then. Now I'd probably relate to it better. I recently got through Emma. It was fun. I was the girl often wanting to be told what to do, because I knew I lacked social talents.

Awesome vlog! I feel like I want to start with Northanger Abbey. I really like your channel because it definitely goes into more of deep dive into what it was like in the regency era or Georgian era. What do you think of Jane Austen books vs Tom Hardy vs the Brontë sister books ? And would you consider reviewing those types of books ?

I’m often divided between Emma and Pride and prejudice because I’ve seen theatrical versions but I might as well add Northanger Abby to my list of decisions because my aunt had us go to a community play based on it

My favorite Austen novel is and will remain Northanger Abbey. Considering the way you talk about it, I did well to read it when I was a teenager. (I didn’t know it was a youth work btw). The novel compiles everything I like to find in art: the impossibility of distinguishing reality from imagination, strong characters (especially male here) with a hint of horror.

I was introduced to P&P via "Wishbone" on PBS, and soon after heard about the BBC version. I was intrigued and I ended up reading all of the novels, one by one. Even started finding other adaptations to watch. S&S has a warm place in my heart because I saw the mid-90s version. MP and Fanny Price have a strong hold on me. I suspect it's because I feel like Fanny lacked key support to be able to stand up for herself much more than she did, and it was her own loyalty to her family (along with society norms of the time which modern people may not relate well to) that worked against her when she wanted Henry Crawford to go away. I suppose that my protective instincts were triggered, because I've imagined many ways her life could've been better. I'm interesting in seeing you do a video on the relationships in MP. Particularly covering why Mary Crawford and Edmund Bertram would've had a very rough marriage, and why Henry Crawford is truly a man that no self-respecting woman would want to marry. Or wish to impose on her worst enemy.

I am very excited to read my first Jane Austen books. I did now realize how much I might enjoy them, until Hallmark peaked my interest. I don't know why I didn't read them, except I am dyslectic and growing up was so difficult to learn to read. I only did the least amount of reading until now. I am a well educated 70 year old children's author, with a masters +. I retired as an elementary school teacher of 40 years mostly second grade. I now am a slower reader, but with the larger print on Kindle helps. I am able to peruse through most books, if romance of the G rated. I hope I find these books of Jane Austen in that same range. Thank you for your enlightening narrative of her books. Rhonda-Kay Gatlin

Those graphics + "text messages" remind me of "Darcy Swipes Left", a YA adaptation of Pride & Prejudice told entirely via imagined "text messages" between the characters. My favorite edition of Pride and Prejudice (the book) is one I found from a publisher of "inspirational romance novels", which uses a slightly larger font, is formatted as if it were one of that publisher's novels by modern authors (so trade paperback & neither nerdy nor old-timey-looking), and has oodles of cultural notes and comparisons with movie/TV adaptations of the novel (mostly the 1980 & 1995 TV miniseries versions and the 2005 film). I've found that movie & TV adaptations of the Jane Austen novels are great introductions to the books for me, and I'll often start reading the book because I saw the movie. I've also run across manga & "Classics Illustrated" comic book adaptations of some of the novels (such as Emma), and especially enjoy dramatized audiobook versions of the novels, where they have different voice actors for each of the parts. (I believe there's a Librevox audio dramatization of Mansfield Park here on RU-vid that's rather good.) All that being said, although I have copies of all 6 Jane Austen novels, I haven't yet read all of them (still have to start or finish the unabridged versions of Sense & Sensibility, Emma and Persuasion).

I really like the moral discussions involved in Mansfield Park! Persuasion is probably my latest favorite. I think I would have such a hard time getting through Emma! By the way, your hair looks really cute and a tiny bit curly 🙂

I'm just getting into Jane Austen's books. In the past I have listened to Pride & Prejudice audiobook. Currently I just read Sence & Sensibility. I recommend it to those who suffer from insomnia. 🤣 It was a slow read as you said due to the vocabulary, & complex theme. I did appreciate her writing complexity. My favorite character was Marianne!

After watching this video I’m excited to read Persuasion.

This is my ranking of the books from most favourite to least favourite - 1 pride and prejudice 2 sense and sensibility 3 emma 4 northanger abbey 5 mansfield park 6 persuasion.

Patty- I loved Fanny. I think my favorite is Sense & Sensibility . Had a tough time with Northanger Abbey. Never finished it. Need to try it again. Haven't read Persuasion yet. Guess I need to try that one.

I started with Emma, I was given it second hand in a box of books. Im so glad I did, bc it was so funny and the social dynamics felt relatable. I was 20 and Emma reminded me of people I know- I was so eager to figure how it all go!

Personally, my favourites are Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Sense and Sensibility and Northanger Abby. I haven't read persuasion yet. However, I HATED Emma. Mansfield Park is so much better. I can't be bothered with Emma's Character. Everyone seems to hate Mansfield Park, but I loved the characters. Everyone is weird and unique and interesting.

I read Persuasion first. It is AMAZING! I doubt anything will top it for me. I am in love. I am aware of the other books and settings. I have yet to read them all, yet I HAVE seen all the films. Multiple versions. I am reading Northanger Abbey. I am pretty excited!

Love P&P and also Northanger Abby. I also enjoyed Sanditon, would love to hear your opinion of this title

P&P: The story would be very different if Mr D had said, "Yes she is pretty, but she is not really my type" or "She is pretty, but I am a boring country man and we won't have anything to talk about." The boasting is a little self protective to me, or awkward conversationalist. I

I would love to see a video on where you discuss whether P&P is a romance or not. Personally I think it's a subplot (class and marriage being the main) however I thought it was solidly only a romance because I watched the 2005 movie first and was genuinely surprised at how many issues she explores.

New subscriber to your channel and I love the content and you’ve a great personality

You make me want to read them all over again!!

Also, completely not related to the order to read the books, but I was just reminded of the series The Lizzie Bennet Diaries and Emma Approved. Loved those.

I have a friend who is just like you who is a great reader of Jane Austen Books and before covid when I was visiting with her I told her that I think I like Pursuasion more than Pride and Prejudice now and she said well that makes sense because you are older now so you have grown to like it more. Which at the time I was the same age as Anne was (27) So I Guess I related to her more than Elizabeth Bennett. Now I haven't read any Jane Austen books but I have seen and watched and watched the film adaptations. Im not saying that Pride and prejudice isn't great it is but It has a lot of events happening throughout and I think Persuasion is more slowed down like my life is now. When I was younger there were more parties and more socialization etc so pride and prejudice was more exciting with the fancy balls etc. The thing is that specifically remember watching 1995 Persuasion back in my late teens and early 20s and I didn't care for it at all. I felt like they were older and why should I care? I don't know anyways I found the film again a few years ago and I LOVED IT. I BOUGHT IT. I watch it pretty regular now a few times a month.I Appreciate the fact that Captain Wentworth's Love was still true to Anne despite the fact that he definitely could have married a younger more "pretty' woman but he didn't....Also I like how Anne learned to come out of her shell more and not allowing those around her to influence her. I do think it has to do with your age to whether or not you relate to Jane Austen's main character. I have attempted to read pride and prejudice but only got a few chapters in, and I've tried several time to listen to persuasion in audiobook format but I have never finished. I will read it someday!! ----- side note I know there's a new Persuasion film coming out and I have no idea how its going to top the 1995 version but since there are so many pride and prejudice versions I guess sits good to get more versions of other Jane Austen's books.

And i personally love the Jane Austen Book Club movie. They explain the books to us newbs. And the special features are awesome.

The first and only one I have read was Pride and Prejudice and I absolutely loved it, it was my first taste of classic literature and I was hooked, I was 14 years old at the time and then I re read it 3 more times throughout the years but I never went back to Austens books until now, I am currently on chapter 5 of Northanger Abbey and I’m enjoying it very much.

I love both types of romances, sad, lonely ones and sparkly ones. All books but Sense and Sensibility interest me.

My favourite is Northanger abbey

English is my second language so I struggled through my first attempt of Sense and Sensibility and only tried the books again when I saw the BBC version of Pride and Prejudice. I have not read Northanger Abbey and Persuasion yet but saw the film versions. Lovely video :)

I recently started reading Jane Austen. I firstly read Sense and Sensibility, and I loved it!!!! I loved Elinor, her sense and stoicism is something one does not often see in romantic literature. Then I read Pride and Prejudice, and I loved it even more!!!! Even though Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy are not so perfect at first, the character growth and change makes them and the story so relatable and enjoyable. Lastly I read Mansfield Park and I liked it, but not as much as the other two books. I liked Fanny and her sense, and thought her the victim of Mr. Norris, not a stuck up girl. I also liked how she sees life differently after visiting her own family, though I found those chapters very sad. The romance on the part of Edmund was a bit weak, in my opinion. He spent months and months captured by Ms. Crawford, even justifying away all the things that she did and he normally considered wrong, and then just took a look at Fanny and was like, she's nice, I'll marry her. I had a bit difficulties with the language. While my english is good I think, it is not my mother tongue. And I read them all in english. I had a hard time grappling the concept of sensibility in the first book. Because nowadays a person with sense and a sensible person is pretty much the same. And other words puzzled me too. However I enjoyed the books very much.

Amazing editing and animations on this video, really loved the text messages and tweets and such, lol! They are funny and interesting, but not as forcedly quirky as to be obnoxious, like what you see in many videos by other people. Also really liked the close-ups of the books, they are very artistic (Plus your copies of the books are really pretty, especially Emma!). You may or may not have reminded my little German ass of the time I first tried to read Pride and Prejudice (in translation) with a very limited understanding of English naming conventions, and between Elizabeth, Lizzy, Lydia, Liddy, Catherine, Kitty, Mary and Jane wondering just HOW many daughters these people had??? I was not the brightest, clearly 😂 The way I see Austen's novel is thus: I, too, would generally suggest P&P to readers new to her, since it and Emma are maybe the closest to modern romance novels people might already be more familiar with. Emma is a bit sillier (not in a bad way, just in overall tone) so if someone wants to not take ther first Austen book too seriously, Emma would be my pick for them. Persuasion (my personal favourite) feels a bit more mature and subdued, likely due to Austen herself being more mature when she wrote it, but if readers don't mind that, it would be a good first Austen book as well. S&S is very steeped in Austen's own time and less universal, so in my opinion it works best for people who have an interest in and/or some knowledge of social customs of the Regency era. Northanger Abbey doesn't work at all for people who don't know about Gothic novels, especially the really old classics of the genre. It also feels more like a coming-of-age novel due to Catherine's young age compared to most of Austen's heroines. Mansfield Park has political themes that would go over the head of anyone who doesn't already know about the era, particularly slavery (It's not a coincidence after all that a judge named Mansfield, a few decades before Austen wrote the novel, significantly contributed to slavery being forbidden in Britain). So... we agree on a lot of points! Have you ever read Georgette Heyer's novels? And if so, will you review them or do videos about them? It would be so cool to see younger Austen fans getting into Heyer as well!

"How I Planned The 1810 Clerkenwell Diamond Robbery"? A true classic in the genre!