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Hi purpledot,
Unfortunately, Jane Austen never wrote sequels to any of her novels. 
But, if you did like Pride and Prejudice then you should try some of Austen's other novels:
Other authors have created sequels based on Austen's work. Here are some based on Pride and Prejudice, but you might want to run them by your parents because the subject matter can be far more mature in these books than in Austen's original novels, these books having been written in the last 15 years:
The "Fitzwilliam Darcy, Gentleman" series (An Assembly Such as This, Duty and Desire, and These Three Remain) tell the story of Pride and Prejudice from the view of Mr. Darcy; they are written by Pamela Aidan
Elizabeth Aston started by writing Mr. Darcy's Daughters, which picks up about 20 years after Pride and Prejudice left off.
Jane Dawkins writes the Letters from Pemberley series.
Carrie Bebris writes a mystery series where Lizzie and Darcy sleuth their way through Regency England. The first novel in the series is Pride and Prescience.
purpledot505 wrote:
Even though i am in middle school i liked this book a whole lot, is there a sequel to this?
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Whoops, I almost forgot. We're reading Northanger Abbey over in the Literature by Women group. You're welcome to join us 
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Austen did say that in Emma she had created a heroine that only she could love. 
purpledot505 wrote:I took your advice and I am reading Emma right now. I can hardly put it down, I love it. But it is not as good as Pride and Preduice.
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I think you've already replied to the bio thread but I think, long story short, Jane Austen was a very shrewd, observant lady. Very intelligent also and she filled her books with wit and humor. Unfortunately, she never married and lived with her mother and sister until her death.
purpledot505 wrote:
Read them again in twenty years, and see whether your opinions is still the same. My own experience is that P&P is more attractive to younger Austen readers, being more romantic and having the wider cast of characters and more exciting events, but that after time Emma, with its more careful study of character, gets more appreciation. It is now my favorite Austen novel. But that's just my own experience.
purpledot505 wrote:I took your advice and I am reading Emma right now. I can hardly put it down, I love it. But it is not as good as Pride and Preduice.
Everyman wrote:
Read them again in twenty years, and see whether your opinions is still the same. My own experience is that P&P is more attractive to younger Austen readers, being more romantic and having the wider cast of characters and more exciting events, but that after time Emma, with its more careful study of character, gets more appreciation. It is now my favorite Austen novel. But that's just my own experience.
purpledot505 wrote:I took your advice and I am reading Emma right now. I can hardly put it down, I love it. But it is not as good as Pride and Preduice.
My favorite Austen is Persuasion, which is a love story about a mature man and woman. I like both characters, each living without illusion after the disappointments of the past. The pettiness of those around them is presented comically but with keen observation. The settings, around Bath and Lyme Regis, are so evocative. And the adaptations for TV have been pretty true to the novel as well.
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Everyman wrote:
Read them again in twenty years, and see whether your opinions is still the same. My own experience is that P&P is more attractive to younger Austen readers, being more romantic and having the wider cast of characters and more exciting events, but that after time Emma, with its more careful study of character, gets more appreciation. It is now my favorite Austen novel. But that's just my own experience.
purpledot505 wrote:I took your advice and I am reading Emma right now. I can hardly put it down, I love it. But it is not as good as Pride and Preduice.
My favorite Austen is Persuasion, which is a love story about a mature man and woman. I like both characters, each living without illusion after the disappointments of the past. The pettiness of those around them is presented comically but with keen observation. The settings, around Bath and Lyme Regis, are so evocative. And the adaptations for TV have been pretty true to the novel as well.Persuasion is also my favorite. I agree with Everyman's observation that one's favorite Austen can change as one matures, but in my case, I went from Northanger Abbey (which I still love and think is absolutely hilarious and the funniest of her novels) to Persuasion. Makes sense to go from perhaps her most immature heroine to perhaps her most mature!
I'm also a huge Jane Austen fan, and I'd have to say my favorites are Pride and Prejudice and Persuasion. Mansfield Park and Sense and Sensibility are wonderful as well... I have yet to read Northanger Abbey and Emma, but they're definitely up there on my reading list... Unfortunately with school I don't have much time to read. But Austen's life was fascinating (albeit a bit sad), and her novels are beautiful, in my opinion. You might like to see the movie Becoming Jane if you haven't already. While a lot of her relationship with Tom Lefroy is quite exaggerated and not particularly factual, it's still a very good movie that portrays the societal position that led her to write her novels. And I must say that if you have any interest in writing whatsoever, it's the kind of film that, as soon as it has ended, makes you pull out paper and pen and start writing away... Maybe it's just me, though...
But Austen's life was fascinating (albeit a bit sad), and her novels are beautiful, in my opinion. You might like to see the movie Becoming Jane if you haven't already. While a lot of her relationship with Tom Lefroy is quite exaggerated and not particularly factual, it's still a very good movie that portrays the societal position that led her to write her novels. And I must say that if you have any interest in writing whatsoever, it's the kind of film that, as soon as it has ended, makes you pull out paper and pen and start writing away... Maybe it's just me, though... 
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