Jane Austen
- Books on site
- 5
- Total words
- 564,264
- Reading time
- 31.4 h
- Years covered
- 1811–1817
- Longest
- Emma
Jane Austen (1775-1817) published four novels in her lifetime, all anonymously; Sense and Sensibility appeared in 1811 with the title page credit “By a Lady”. Two more came out after her death. She wrote in the parlour at Chawton, on small sheets of paper, and revised obsessively; the six novels are the most carefully made in English of their period.
The shelf below lists the Austen novels on this site: the first published, the most famous, the most tightly plotted, the last completed, and the late Gothic parody.
Every Jane Austen title on editions.ink
In publication order, with word counts and reading time. The list is generated from the book pages themselves, so a new release appears here automatically.
Sense and Sensibility1811 · 119,000 words
Pride and Prejudice1813 · 122,000 words
Emma1815 · 160,000 words
Northanger Abbey1817 · 80,264 words
Persuasion1817 · 83,000 words| Year | Title | Words | Reading time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1811 | Sense and Sensibility | 119,000 | ~8 h |
| 1813 | Pride and Prejudice | 122,000 | ~8 h |
| 1815 | Emma | 160,000 | ~11 h |
| 1817 | Northanger Abbey | 80,264 | ~5 h |
| 1817 | Persuasion | 83,000 | ~6 h |
Still only at Project Gutenberg
Further Jane Austen titles are in the public domain but not yet built here. They are listed so you can see the shape of the whole bibliography; the links go to Project Gutenberg, where the plain text is available today.
- Mansfield Park (Gutenberg #141)
- The Complete Project Gutenberg Works of Jane Austen A Linked Index of… (Gutenberg #31100)
- Love and Freindship [sic] (Gutenberg #1212)
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Authors whose books sit closest on the shelf:
Mary ShelleyAlexandre DumasHerman MelvilleCharles Dickens
Questions readers ask
How many Jane Austen books are free on editions.ink?
There are 5 editions on the site, together about 564,264 words, or roughly 38 hours of reading. Each page has the full text as EPUB, AZW3 and KEPUB.
What is the best Jane Austen book to start with?
Persuasion (1817): it is the shortest complete work here, at about 5.5 hours.
Are these editions complete or abridged?
Complete. The text comes from the public-domain transcription and is checked against the printed edition named on each book page; nothing is cut, modernised or annotated away.
Which format should I download?
EPUB is the safest default for phones, tablets, Kobo and most reading apps. AZW3 suits older Kindles, and KEPUB is the Kobo-native format with better page-turn and footnote handling on a Kobo device.
Do I need an account or an app?
No. The download links are direct files served from the site; no account, newsletter or paywall is involved.
How long does Emma take?
About 10.7 hours at 300 words per minute for 160,000 words — the longest title on this page. The whole list runs to roughly 32 hours.
Part of the author index and the complete catalogue. Every book page carries the full text, chapter summaries, characters, themes and the download links.